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Evans Church of Christ. The Father And His Family. The Father And His Family. “And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” Eph. 6:4. Responsibility as the Head of the Home. Abraham - 100 Sarah - 90.
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The Father And His Family
The Father And His Family “And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” Eph. 6:4
Responsibility as the Head of the Home Abraham - 100 Sarah - 90 Abraham - Gen. 17:15-17 Isaac Abraham was a good father Test – Gen. 22:1-12 Offer son Heb.11:17 “By faith Abraham”
Deut.6:6 "And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. 7. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.
Head of the Wife and Provider of the Home Eph. 5:22-25 Love his wife as Christ loved church Love his wife as he loves his body Be one flesh with his wife The wife Submit as unto the Lord – Col.3:18 Subject to their husband – 1 Pet.3:1
Honor the Father in Heaven Eccl. 12:13 “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. 14. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
John the Baptist – Lk.1:17 Reconcile in the Lord Malachi 4:5-6 “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: 6. And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.”
Adam turned his heart away Cain followed God sent his son to reconcile all John the Baptist came to “to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.” Luke 1:17
Patriarchal Age Whole family punished Joshua 7 Achan Christian Age 2 Cor. 5:10 “that every one may receive the things done in his body”
Jesus would have been a great father Complete Obedience to His Father Phil. 2:7-8 Made in likeness of men Humbled himself Obedient unto death Heb. 5:8-9 Learned obedience Author of salvation
Honor the Father in Heaven If the father does not have respect for God then how can he expect his family to have respect for Him ?
The Father And His Family
The Father And His Family Responsibility as the Head of the Home Head of the Wife and Provider of the Home Honor the Father in Heaven
Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249 evanscoc@bellsouth.net www.evansgachurchofchrist.org Sunday Morning June 15, 2014