1. “As for Me and My House, We Will Serve the L ORD ” Advice for Men

2. Seek the Lord “As for ME and my house, we will serve the Lord” “As for ME and my house, we will serve the Lord” We cannot lead others to God unless we follow Him ourselves. We cannot lead others to God unless we follow Him ourselves. Seek the Lord before you ever think of marriage. Seek the Lord before you ever think of marriage. This is a lifelong commitment to be honored without excuse. This is a lifelong commitment to be honored without excuse.

3. Seek a Godly Companion Marriage is not for everyone… Marriage is not for everyone… – Certain circumstances are more difficult – 1Corinthians 7 – If a man has doubts about his ability to provide, “But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.” - Timothy 5:8 (NKJV)

4. Joshua said, “As for me AND MY HOUSE” Joshua said, “As for me AND MY HOUSE” If you decide to marry, choose a spiritual helper… If you decide to marry, choose a spiritual helper… – “And the L ORD God said, "It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” - Genesis 2:18 (NKJV) Seek a Godly Companion

5. The right woman can make a better man or a worse man… The right woman can make a better man or a worse man… – Proverbs 31 is about the virtuous wife, yet notice what is said about her husband (Verses 11, 12, 23) – “But there was no one like Ahab who sold himself to do wickedness in the sight of the L ORD, because Jezebel his wife stirred him up.” - 1 Kings 21:25 Seek a Godly Companion

6. Train Your Children Joshua said, “WE will serve the Lord” Joshua said, “WE will serve the Lord” “Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.” - Proverbs 22:6 (NKJV) “Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.” - Proverbs 22:6 (NKJV)

7. “For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded you” - Titus 1:5 (NKJV) “For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded you” - Titus 1:5 (NKJV) “Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.” - Proverbs 22:6 (NKJV) “Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.” - Proverbs 22:6 (NKJV) Train Your Children

8. Men need to accept the majority of spiritual responsibility… Men need to accept the majority of spiritual responsibility… – “And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.” - Ephesians 6:4 (NKJV) Train Your Children

9. DARE TO STAND LIKE JOSHUA Leading our family does not require us to be faultless. Leading our family does not require us to be faultless. Joshua made mistakes… Joshua made mistakes… Joshua confronted and corrected his mistakes! Joshua confronted and corrected his mistakes!