Leading Family Worship

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Leading Family Worship
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Leading Family Worship
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BIBLICAL FOUNDATION A. God created the family to
be a discipleship center a spiritual
transformation center. The biblical purpose of
grand/parenting is to impress the hearts of
children with a love for God.
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Deuteronomy 65ff Love the Lord your God with
all your heart, with all your soul, and with all
your strength. 6 These commands I give to you
today are to be upon your hearts.
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Deuteronomy 65ff Love the Lord your God with
all your heart, with all your soul, and with all
your strength. 6 These commands I give to you
today are to be upon your hearts. 7 Impress them
on your children.
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Deuteronomy 65ff Love the Lord your God with
all your heart, with all your soul, and with all
your strength. 6 These commands I give to you
today are to be upon your hearts. 7 Impress them
on your children. Talk about them when you sit
at home.
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Biblical Foundation B. Family worship is the
engine that powers the family.
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Biblical Foundation C. Family worship advances
the Great Commission, and Gods plan to fill the
Earth with worship.
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Genesis 1819 18 Abraham will surely become a
great and powerful nation, and all nations on
earth will be blessed through him.
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Genesis 1819 For I have chosen him (Abraham)
so that he will direct his children and his
household after him to keep the way of the Lord,
by doing what is right and just, so that the Lord
will bring about for Abraham what He has
promised.
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Psalm 78 O my people, hear my teaching listen to
the words of my mouth.  2 I will open my mouth in
parables, I will utter hidden things, things from
of old, 3 what we have heard and known, what our
fathers have told us.
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Psalm 78  4 We will not hide them from their
children        we will tell the next
generation        the praiseworthy deeds of the
LORD,        his power, and the wonders he has
done.  5 He decreed statutes for Jacob       
and established the law in Israel,        which
he commanded our forefathers        to teach
their children,
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Psalm 78  6 so the next generation would know
them,        even the children yet to be born,
       and they in turn would tell their
children.  7 Then they would put their trust in
God        and would not forget his deeds
       but would keep his commands.
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Ephesians 64 Fathers do not exasperate your
children, but instead bring them up in the
training and instruction of the Lord.
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• Historical Foundation
• Family worship in the early church.

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• Historical Foundation
• Family worship in the early church.
• Clement of Alexandria (153-217) Preached that
  husband and wife should practice united prayer
  and Scripture reading every morning.

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• Historical Foundation
• Family worship in the early church.
• The Apostolic Constitutions (200-400) said that
  in order for someone to be a pastor, he had to
  educate his children piously, and demonstrate
  that he was bringing them up in the nurture and
  admonition of the Lord.

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• Historical Foundation
• Family worship in the early church.
• John Chrysostom (347-407), Bishop of
  Constantinople, urged that every household be a
  church, and every head of family a spiritual
  shepherd.

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• Historical Foundation
• Family worship in the early church.
• B. Family worship and the Reformation.

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• Historical Foundation
• Family worship in the early church.
• B. Family worship and the Reformation.
• In 1557 John Knox wrote, You must make your
  children partakers in reading Scripture,
  exhorting, and in making common prayers, which I
  would in every house was done once a day, at
  least.

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• Historical Foundation
• Family worship in the early church.
• B. Family worship and the Reformation.
•  Jonathan Edwards put it this way in his final
  sermon, Family education and order are some of
  the chief means of grace. If these fail, all
  other means are likely to prove ineffectual.

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• Historical Foundation
• Family worship in the early church.
• B. Family worship and the Reformation.
•  C. Family worship through the industrial
  revolution up to today.

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• Historical Foundation
• Family worship in the early church.
• B. Family worship and the Reformation.
•  C. Family worship through the industrial
  revolution up to today.
• The last 50-100 years of Christianity is
  completely out of phase with the previous 2300
  yearswhen it comes to the priority of family
  worship.

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Principles of Family Worship A. Family worship is
the intersection of right relationship with God
and right relationship with family.
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• Principles of Family Worship
• Family worship is the intersection of right
  relationship with God and right relationship with
  family.
• Family worship will be a key target of the enemy.

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• Principles of Family Worship
• Family worship is the intersection of right
  relationship with God and right relationship with
  family.
• Family worship will be a key target of the enemy.
• Family worship is the foundation for worship in
  the family of God (church)

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Practice of Family Worship A. Start somewhere
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• Practice of Family Worship
• Start somewhere
• Vary your approach

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• Practice of Family Worship
• Start somewhere
• Vary your approach
• Engage your passion and creativity

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• Practice of Family Worship
• Start somewhere
• Vary your approach
• Engage your passion and creativity
• Schedule the time well in advance

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• Practice of Family Worship
• Start somewhere
• Vary your approach
• Engage your passion and creativity
• Schedule the time well in advance
• Consider designing a worship space in your home

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