For the Good of the Individual For the Good of the Individual For the Good of Other Family Members For the Good of Other Family Members For the Good of Society For the Good of Society For the Good of the Church For the Good of the Church

There Are Three Divine Institutions HOME CHURCH GOVERNMENT Genesis 2:18-24 Ephesians 3:8-11 Romans 13:1-4

Although the Home & the Church Are Both Divine Institutions, They Are Two Distinct Institutions  They May Have Some Overlapping Responsibilities  Teaching  Benevolence Must Maintain Distinctiveness 1 Tim. 5:16 Must Maintain Distinctiveness 1 Tim. 5:16

By Shouldering Its Responsibility To Teach The Bible  Family Members Spend More Time At Home Than They Do in the Assembly.  The Church Can & Should Influence the Home.  Deut. 4:5-10; Psa. 78:2-8; Eph.6:1-4  Family Members Spend More Time At Home Than They Do in the Assembly.  The Church Can & Should Influence the Home.  Deut. 4:5-10; Psa. 78:2-8; Eph.6:1-4 WAYS THE HOME CAN INFLUENCE THE CHURCH Families That Neglect Bible Study in the Home Will Soon Neglect the Church

By Instilling Wholesome Attitudes Toward Authority  Children Should Learn To Respect Authority of Their Parents  Eph. 6:1-2; Prov. 1:8  If Authority Is Not Respected in the Home, It Will Not Be Respected in the Church  Eph. 1:22; Heb. 13:17; Tit. 2:15  Children Should Learn To Respect Authority of Their Parents  Eph. 6:1-2; Prov. 1:8  If Authority Is Not Respected in the Home, It Will Not Be Respected in the Church  Eph. 1:22; Heb. 13:17; Tit. 2:15 WAYS THE HOME CAN INFLUENCE THE CHURCH

By Teaching & Practicing Discipline  Respect for Discipline Begins in the Home  Pro. 13:24; 19:18; 22:15; 29:15-16  If Family Members Do Not Respect Discipline in the Home, They Will Not Respect It in the Church  Heb. 12:5-11; 1 Cor. 5; 2 Thess. 3:6-14  Respect for Discipline Begins in the Home  Pro. 13:24; 19:18; 22:15; 29:15-16  If Family Members Do Not Respect Discipline in the Home, They Will Not Respect It in the Church  Heb. 12:5-11; 1 Cor. 5; 2 Thess. 3:6-14 WAYS THE HOME CAN INFLUENCE THE CHURCH

By Establishing & Maintaining Proper Priorities  God Demands First Place  Exod. 20:3-6; Matt. 22:37; 6:33  Family Members Who Learn To Put God First in the Home Will Put God First in the Church.  God comes before recreation  God comes before vacation  God comes before family  God Demands First Place  Exod. 20:3-6; Matt. 22:37; 6:33  Family Members Who Learn To Put God First in the Home Will Put God First in the Church.  God comes before recreation  God comes before vacation  God comes before family WAYS THE HOME CAN INFLUENCE THE CHURCH

By Developing Love & Respect For One Another  Love & Respect Should Be Shown in the Home  Col. 3:18-21  Learn To Express in the Church:  Fellowship (Acts 2:42-47)  Comfort (1 Thess. 4:18)  Encouragement (Heb. 3:13)  Love & Respect Should Be Shown in the Home  Col. 3:18-21  Learn To Express in the Church:  Fellowship (Acts 2:42-47)  Comfort (1 Thess. 4:18)  Encouragement (Heb. 3:13) WAYS THE HOME CAN INFLUENCE THE CHURCH

By Establishing High Moral Values  What Is Learned in the Home Will Be Practiced in the Church  Why Are Some Congregations Having Problems With Smoking, Drinking, Dancing, Gambling, Immodest Dress, Sexual Immorality, Pornography, Adultery…?  The Church Is To Be Pure (Eph. 5:25-27)  What Is Learned in the Home Will Be Practiced in the Church  Why Are Some Congregations Having Problems With Smoking, Drinking, Dancing, Gambling, Immodest Dress, Sexual Immorality, Pornography, Adultery…?  The Church Is To Be Pure (Eph. 5:25-27) WAYS THE HOME CAN INFLUENCE THE CHURCH