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America’s Home Today. Divorce Prevalent (over 1,180,000/year) Children Born Our of Wedlock Cohabitation or Shacking Up Same Sex Unions – Gay Marriage Single Parent Homes on Increase Child Abuse In Many Different Forms Sin-filled homes: Drinking, Drugs, Filthy Entertainment, Lying
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America’s Home Today • Divorce Prevalent (over 1,180,000/year) • Children Born Our of Wedlock • Cohabitation or Shacking Up • Same Sex Unions – Gay Marriage • Single Parent Homes on Increase • Child Abuse In Many Different Forms • Sin-filled homes: • Drinking, Drugs, Filthy Entertainment, Lying • Gambling, Cheating, Filthy Language • Parents Fighting & Cursing
Breakdown of the Home • Increase In Materialism • Rebellion Against Authority • Television: Constant Attack on the Home • Friendly Portrayal of Homosexuality • Cohabitation Presented as Normal & Healthy • Alcohol, Gambling, & Lewd Conduct Glamorized • Parents Pictured as Dopes & Unable To Lead Children • Children As Competent & Able To Control Own Life • Irresponsible Way Marriage Entered Into • Immature Youths & Uneducated Adults • Disrespect or Disregard For God’s Word
Jesus Visits In The Homes • Simon & Andrew’s Home (Mark 1:29-31) • Jarius’ Home (Mark 5:22-43) • Bethany: Mary & Martha (Luke 10:38-42) • Zaccheus (Luke 19:1-10)
Christ In The Home • Welcomed In Each Home • A Real Need Existed In Each Home • Jesus Brought Blessings Into Each Home • Left Each Home Better Then He Found Them • Health to Peter’s Mother-in-law • Life to Jarius’ Daughter • Confirmation of Mary’s Choice & Wisdom to Martha • Salvation to the House of Zaccheus
Christ Is Needed In Our Home Today • Help Us Raise Our Children • Help Us Deal With Illness in the Proper Way • Help Us When Death Invades Our Home • His Word Needed Today To Teach Us: • Salvation • The One True Church • True Worship • Righteous Living, True Morality • Proper Values or Priorities In This Life