Sermon in a Sentence: As pastors we must rule our homes well as the mirror of our ministries.

Introduction

Illus. One Week in Your Home

How a pastor manages his own house is how he will manage his church.

We are not only husbands and fathers but the pastor of our wifes and children.

I. We Must Rule Our Homes with a Godly Power

"bishop"- overseer "ruleth" 2x (Heb. 13.17) "careth"

Loving Leadership

Illus.- A "HE" Conference

II. We Must Rule Our Homes with a Godly Pattern

(1 Pet. 5.3)

More is caught than taught in the home. We must walk the talk in our homes.

Illus.- The Pastor and the Lost Dog

III. We Must Rule Our Homes with a Godly Persuasion

(Gen. 18.19;Deut. 6.7; 1 Sam. 3.13) (1 Sam. 2.24,25)

Conclusion

Illus.- Bro. Ed Bauman's Funeral