Family Matters
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How important is your
family to you?
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Is "family" one of your
dominant values?
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Why is it that so many of
us are hitting "home runs" in the world, but we are "striking out" at home?
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Can you afford to strike
out at home? What are (would be) the consequences of striking out at home?
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Whose idea is the family, any
way?
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Why is the family
important?
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If I am from a
dysfunctional family, does that mean that I am doomed to perpetuate this
vicious cycle for the rest of my life?
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Is there something better
to pass on to posterity? (Legacy)
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What does the Bible say
about the family?
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Does the Bible offer
help to those who would like to focus on the family in the anti-family and
anti-marriage society
that we live in?
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Do we still believe in
the "antiquated, patriarchal drivel" that the husband is the head of the
family?
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What is the meaning of
headship?
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Does male headship mean that the
wife is a doormat?
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Do I own my kids, or are
the a gift (a stewardship trust) from God?
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What is your greatest
mark on this world?
So many questions!
Are there any answers?
Read on . . .
Preparing for a Good Thing
& Making a Good Thing Better!
Family and Marriage are God's
ideas. In the creation account in Genesis, when He created the universe, the
Scriptures tell us that it was "very good"
(Gen 1:31). But, we saw among the prefect creation, that was very
good, there was something that was "not good", i.e. man being alone
(Gen 2:18). So God in His infinite wisdom and love, decided to do something
about it. His solution was "to make a helper" that was suitable for man.
We often say that when a child
came into the world that he/she did not come with an instruction manual. In a
sense that is true. But we fail to realize that there is an instruction
manual. This manual is given "before" the child came into the world. Come
to think about, this is the best time to have an instruction manual. We need to
use it to prepare. God has not only given us a manual for children, but
for: marriage, home, family, parents, husbands, wives, fathers, mothers and
children. There is guidance, if we would seek and heed it. Whatever
God commands, He does for our ultimate and eternal well-being. Whenever
we disregard and disobey Him, we do so to our peril.
The best thing we can do for
society is to get back to the Biblical basis for family and marriage and start
applying the principles of the Bible where it matters most. Some one has
well said: "If what you believe does not make a difference, it makes no
difference what you believe."
Marriage is the commitment of a life time, yet many couples spend more time
preparing for the wedding than they do for the marriage. It is
not uncommon to witness a declining significance of the vow in proportionate to
the extravagance of the ceremony.
This material was designed as a Course to Prepare a Couple for Marriage.
However, it was done in a way where it can
be
easily modified to be used in
a Marriage Enrichment Seminar. Using the texts and questions in each session,
it can also be used in a Family Bible Study or a Sunday School Class.
Use it as much as
you want to. Remember, your returns will be proportionate to your
investment!
Funerals &
Memorials of Family & Friends
More to come . . .
