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Welcome back to our series on family matters. As I have said many times before, family does matter. It is the cornerstone of a healthy and strong society. When the family is weak, society crumbles. When the family is healthy, society is stronger. We desire for every family, no matter the makeup, to be…

Since television sitcom series began, we have been watching shows about families. The very first sitcom to air on television was a show called Mary Kay and Johnny. It starred a real life married couple. Since then we have watched many television families for many years. From the Huxtables to the Seavers,…

Intimate ( insert intimate picture here) Intimate, intimacy, when you think of that what comes to mind? In our “Living together” series as well as coupling with our “Let your light shine series” we are living together as a church family so that we may be a shining light in the midst of a dark world.…

Family of God By now I’m sure you have gotten the point of this series. To know who we are in Christ personally so we may know who we are in Christ collectively, a family. From identification to fellowship now to working beside one another as our passages today will cover. As a family we live in two…

Many homes operate in chaos because they don't know the answer to correct the problem.

Are we a bunch of families, or are we one family in God's household

A look into the state of the family today using statistical data and relevant cultural information compared to what God has established as the family according to his Word

A . Get P raising Praise God Now and in Advance for all He is Doing in Your Life! Luke 1:46–50 And Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord, And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed.…

What We Traded It For Part 2 What We Traded It For (The brokenness and dysfunction) In Genesis God gave us the amazing gift and perfect model of family. But man accepted a deceiving perversion of that gift and model. As a result, the family dysfunction, due to their sin, quickly set in. In Genesis chapter…

Spirt-Filled Family

A Sobering Announcement Last week, senior members of the Lutheran School Corporation of Indiana’s Board of Directors learned that we have lost students. We have gone from anticipating a student population of 70, to barely being able to make it to 50. Parents gave, among their reasons, “No after-school…

From Weeping, to Confession, To Promise and Praise

Unique Holiday Opportunities Introduction to holiday opportunities The holidays are a great time to develop new habits. This is an idea that is often overlooked. With all of the excitement and entertainment, it is easy to overlook the unique opportunities that this special time provides. The holidays…

Purpose Driven Family Know How to Listen to God

Main Point: Children are responsible to obey and honor their parents, and parents (especially dads) are responsible to disciple their children.

God’s Grace Leads to Active Participation Last week we talked about the frist two verses of Romans 12 . We talked about how Paul was reminding the first century chruch in Rome about the gift of salvation, as pointed to by his satement “by the mercies of God,” in Romans 12:1 . We also talked about the…

A look into the state of the family today using statistical data and relevant cultural information compared to what God has established as the family according to his Word

The sindicated reality TV show Fear Factor was popular during the early 2000’s and was alter rebooted in 2018. The show featured contestants who would participate in stunts for money. However, the things they were tasked to do was always dangerous, nasty, and risky. In order to win the game and lay claim…

Three principles in God's design for families which still bring blessings in this sin-fallen world

Today we want to focus especially on Joshua and Caleb and finishing well.‌ A quick study of biblical characters will show many who started well but didn’t necessarily finish as well as they started. We have numerous recent examples of national ministry leaders, with seemingly great track records, where scandal was revealed after many years of successful ministry. It doesn’t matter who you are or what you have accomplished already for God; life is a marathon, not a sprint.

Living together as the body of Christ

Today Pastor Robert teaches on a theology of the family and the church. He coves what role our biological families play in our faith according to scripture.

We return to the Book of Acts in a special Family Sunday Service here in Nelsonville. As we look at the first Christian sermon preached by Peter on Pentecost Sunday, we are reminded of the importance of the Gospel and the impact that it had on everyone who came to faith in Christ that day. Just as the early church devoted themselves to gathering, learning the Word of God, and taking the Lord's Supper, we conclude our time together with that same celebration and reflection.