The Church: The Household (family) of God

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The Church The Household (family) of God

• Inspired by Mike Willis article
• The Church The Household of God
• in Guardian of Truth magazine

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Introduction

• This morning I want to take a look at the term
  household as used in Acts 1631 and 188
• Definitions of household and family
• Household The people of a house collectively a
  family including its servants
• The people living together in one house
  collectively
• Family A basic social unit consisting of parents
  and their children, considered as a group,
  whether dwelling together or not
• A social unit consisting of one or more adults
  together with the children they care for
• A primary social group consisting of parents and
  their offspring, the principle function of which
  is provision for its members
• This lesson will draw several teachings from this
  comparison of Church and family

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Observation 1 God is the father

• There are only two spiritual familiesThe family
  of God or the family of the devil
• Jn 112 Rom 816 1 Jn 31-2 Jn 842-27
• Which father have you chosen???

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Observation 2 Christians are brothers and
sisters

• As stated by Christ
• Mt 238, 2810 Mk 333-35
• As stated by Paul
• I Cor 156 2 Cor 11 Philemon 15-16
• In families, brothers and sisters share in
  individual successes and painsthe Church should
  as well
• Rom 1215 1 Cor 1226 Gal 62 Jam 513-16

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Observation 3 We must be obedient children to
God our father

• Old Testament Examples
• Deut 281-2, 2815 1 Sam 1522
• New Testament Examples
• Acts 528-29 2 Cor 29 Eph 56 Phil 28
• Questions to consider
• Do you attend worship like your Father directs?
• Do you study your bible as the Father directs?
• Do you visit the sick or needy or imprisoned as
  the Father directs?
• Do you teach others the gospel as your Father
  directs?
• Are you an obedient or disobedient child?

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Observation 4 We should wear the family
name with pride

• As a child of God we have the privilege of
  bearing His family name
• Eph 314-15 Rom 116-17
• Dow we have the same attitude and boldness as
  Paul when it comes to our Christianity?
• Do we proudly wear the name Christian?
• Christian implies we are Christ-like in our
  actions
• Are you what your name implies or are you ashamed
  of your spiritual family as some of their
  physical one?

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Final Observation We will live in an eternal
home with our father

• If God is our Father, we have a mansion in Heaven
  to look forward to
• Jn 141-3
• If we remain a child of the devil, we have
  judgment and suffering to look forward to
• Jn 527-29 Mk 943-45

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Conclusion

• God has blessed those who are part of His
  household
• Ask yourself this morning if you have accepted
  these blessings
• If not, why not?
• There is no greater family to be a part of than
  the family of God