1. GOD’S LOVE FOR FAMILIES

2. I. REASONS TO BELIEVE GOD LOVES FAMILIES A. Gen. 1:26-31 = Start a family; “it was all very good”. A. Gen. 1:26-31 = Start a family; “it was all very good”. B. Finding a wife is a blessing, Prov. 18:22 B. Finding a wife is a blessing, Prov. 18:22 C. Jesus’ use of weddings in parables, Matt. 22:1-3; 25:1-13 C. Jesus’ use of weddings in parables, Matt. 22:1-3; 25:1-13 D. The blessing of children, Ps. 127:3-4; 133:9 D. The blessing of children, Ps. 127:3-4; 133:9 E. The qualifications for elders and deacons, 1 Tim. 3:1-5 E. The qualifications for elders and deacons, 1 Tim. 3:1-5 F. Marriage is used to exemplify Christ’s relationship to the church, Eph. 5:22-33; Matt. 12:46-50; Gal. 3:26-27; 1 Tim. 3:15 F. Marriage is used to exemplify Christ’s relationship to the church, Eph. 5:22-33; Matt. 12:46-50; Gal. 3:26-27; 1 Tim. 3:15

3. GOD’S LOVE FOR FAMILIES II. GOD’S DESIRES FOR THE FAMILY A. That husbands treat their wives properly, Col. 3:19; 1 Pet. 3:7 A. That husbands treat their wives properly, Col. 3:19; 1 Pet. 3:7 B. That wives respond to their husbands as God wills, Titus 2:4-5; Col. 3:18; Eph. 5:22-24; Prov. 21:19 B. That wives respond to their husbands as God wills, Titus 2:4-5; Col. 3:18; Eph. 5:22-24; Prov. 21:19 C. That fathers raise their children up in the Lord, Eph. 6:4; Prov. 13:24; 1 Sam. 3:12-13 C. That fathers raise their children up in the Lord, Eph. 6:4; Prov. 13:24; 1 Sam. 3:12-13 D. That mothers raise their children with love and care, Titus 2:4; 2 Chrn. 22:1-3 D. That mothers raise their children with love and care, Titus 2:4; 2 Chrn. 22:1-3 E. That children honor and obey their parents, Eph. 6:1-3; Prov. 31:28; Mk. 7:10-11 E. That children honor and obey their parents, Eph. 6:1-3; Prov. 31:28; Mk. 7:10-11 F. That all are dedicated to serving him, Gen. 18:19; 2 Tim. 1:5; Matt. 10:37 F. That all are dedicated to serving him, Gen. 18:19; 2 Tim. 1:5; Matt. 10:37

4. GOD’S LOVE FOR FAMILIES I. REASONS TO BELIEVE GOD LOVES FAMILIES A. Gen. 1:26-31 = Start a family; “it was all very good”. A. Gen. 1:26-31 = Start a family; “it was all very good”. B. Finding a wife is a blessing, Prov. 18:22 B. Finding a wife is a blessing, Prov. 18:22 C. Jesus’ use of weddings in parables, Matt. 22:1-3; 25:1-13 C. Jesus’ use of weddings in parables, Matt. 22:1-3; 25:1-13 D. The blessing of children, Ps. 127:3-4; 133:9 D. The blessing of children, Ps. 127:3-4; 133:9 E. The qualifications for elders and deacons, 1 Tim. 3:1-5 E. The qualifications for elders and deacons, 1 Tim. 3:1-5 F. Marriage is used to exemplify Christ’s relationship to the church, Eph. 5:22-33; F. Marriage is used to exemplify Christ’s relationship to the church, Eph. 5:22-33; Matt. 12:46-50; Gal. 3:26-27; 1 Tim. 3:15

5. GOD’S LOVE FOR FAMILIES II. GOD’S DESIRES FOR THE FAMILY A. That husbands treat their wives properly, Col. 3:19; 1 Pet. 3:7 A. That husbands treat their wives properly, Col. 3:19; 1 Pet. 3:7 B. That wives respond to their husbands as God wills, Titus 2:4-5; Col. 3:18; Eph. 5:22-24; Prov. 21:19 B. That wives respond to their husbands as God wills, Titus 2:4-5; Col. 3:18; Eph. 5:22-24; Prov. 21:19 C. That fathers raise their children up in the Lord, Eph. 6:4; Prov. 13:24; 1 Sam. 3:12-13 C. That fathers raise their children up in the Lord, Eph. 6:4; Prov. 13:24; 1 Sam. 3:12-13 D. That mothers raise their children with love and care, Titus 2:4; 2 Chrn. 22:1-3 D. That mothers raise their children with love and care, Titus 2:4; 2 Chrn. 22:1-3 E. That children honor and obey their parents, Eph. 6:1-3; Prov. 31:28; Mk. 7:10-11 E. That children honor and obey their parents, Eph. 6:1-3; Prov. 31:28; Mk. 7:10-11 F. That all are dedicated to serving him, Gen. 18:19; 2 Tim. 1:5; Matt. 10:37 F. That all are dedicated to serving him, Gen. 18:19; 2 Tim. 1:5; Matt. 10:37