The Church Is The Family Of God

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The Church Is The Family Of God

• Eph. 211-19

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What Does God Expect Of Us As A Family?
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Different Roles

• God is the Father. Gal. 11-4
• We are children. Gal. 326-27
• We are brethren. Gal. 61

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Different Stages Of Growth

• Babies. 1 Tim. 36 1 Pet. 22 Eph. 414 1 Cor.
  1613 Heb. 512ff 2 Pet. 318
• In some ways we ARE to behave like children. Mt.
  181-6 Lk. 148-11 Rom. 123 1 Cor. 1420 1
  Pet. 21

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Different Stages Of Growth

• Some old enough to know better.
• King Saul. 1 Sam. 15
• Apostle Peter. Acts 221 1034f 1112 157f
  Gal. 211-12
• Some are weak. Rom. 151 1 Thess. 514

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Common Characteristics

• Love each other. 1 Jno. 419-21 Jno. 1334-35 1
  Cor. 13

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Common Characteristics

• Care for each other. 1 Cor. 1225-26 Phil.
  22ff, 20 Rom. 129-19
• Physical needs. Acts 244-45 432ff
• Beginning the life of a Christian. Mt. 2819
• Burdens of life. Job 122 1 Kgs. 1914

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Common Characteristics

• Care for each other.
• Responsibility.
• Elders. Acts 2028 1 Pet. 52 Heb. 1317
• Preachers. Eph. 619-20
• Sin. Gal. 61

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Common Characteristics

• Desire companionship.
• Worship. Heb. 1024-25
• Encouragement. 1 Cor. 1533
• Common aims.
• Please the Father. Phil. 313-15
• Hope of heaven. 2 Tim. 46-8

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Problems

• Examine self. Lk. 173 Acts 2028 2 Cor. 135
  1 Tim. 416
• Pray. Jms. 516
• Do not spread what I think. Jms. 35ff
• Work to restore. Gal. 61 Mt. 523 Mt. 1815

Results Jms. 519-20
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Blessings Of Family Life

• Heirs
• Rom 814-17 For as many as are led by the Spirit
  of God, these are sons of God. For ye received
  not the spirit of bondage again unto fear but ye
  received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry,
  Abba, Father. The Spirit himself beareth witness
  with our spirit, that we are children of God and
  if children, then heirs heirs of God, and
  joint-heirs with Christ if so be that we suffer
  with (him), that we may be also glorified with
  (him).

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• If you are not in the family of God, you cannot
  enjoy the blessings of family life!
• Gal 326-29 For ye are all sons of God, through
  faith, in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as
  were baptized into Christ did put on Christ.
  There can be neither Jew nor Greek, there can be
  neither bond nor free, there can be no male and
  female for ye all are one (man) in Christ Jesus.
  And if ye are Christ's, then are ye Abraham's
  seed, heirs according to promise.