The Godly Home Introduction:
God instituted the family, it is His creation and carries His blessings. God’s
word contains instructions concerning the godly home. As a means of “wrapping up” our
study on the godly home, let us turn to God’s word to see His will for our homes. I. Parents
A. Parental Influence
1. Influence is worth more than words.
2. David/Solomon I Kings 9:4.5
3. Will your children walk as you walk? Would you want them to?
4. Things children learn from watching parents:
a. How to treat their spouse
b. How to cheat the government
c. How to talk about others (friends, employer, the preacher,
elders, church members)
d. What is important in life
e. What kind of action to condone
f. What kind of friends to have
g. How to treat their future children
B. A parents responsibilities
1. teach Deut. 6:7
2. train (Prov. 22:6)
3. provide 2 Cor. 12:5
4. control 1 Tim. 3:4
5. love Titus 2:4
6. nurture Eph. 6:1-4
C. Partiality
1. Isaac/Jacob and Esau (Gen. 5: 28)
2. Jacob/Joseph (Gen. 42:4) II. Children
A. Eph. 6:1-4 This passage brings us to the duties of children
1. Obey
2. Honor
3. Promise of well being
B. Prov. 15:20 Don’t be foolish
C. 2 Tim. 3:1-5
1. Disobedient to parents is included with other sins
2. “holding to a form of godliness”
D. Use your youth to God’s glory (Eccl. 12:1) III.Husband/Wife
A. Eph. 5:22-33
B. Without the love of husband and wife, the family can not be strong.
C. Children learn from the way parents treat each other
D. God’s will for married couples 1Peter 3:1-7 Conclusion:
The godly family seeks to honor and glorify God. By building a family upon the
precepts of the all -wise God, we can be assured a foundation for a strong family that will
last through the years and love through the tears.
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