NJ - Your Faith Your Family

Love Your Family • Sermon • Submitted 3 years ago

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Introduction / Welcome

Good morning and welcome to all who are here at Oasis, welcome to our online family, it is great to have you join with us today. If you are visiting with us, we welcome you and would love to catchup with you after our service.

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Lets Pray

YOUR FAITH YOUR FAMILY

Love Your Family.

God puts His Love into our families

He ordained families

families were His design

Our Saviour Jesus came through a family

Over the past weeks we have been learning the importance of loving your family and our part in it.

Joshua:

Shared a message on: Family starts with me, As for me and my house we will serve the Lord.

Ps Rachel:

Famil...Me - My resposability to my family is me, whatever I expect from my family, has to start with me.

And today I would like to continue along the lines of this focus, I have titled my message: YOUR FAITH YOUR FAMILY. It is important for us to understand our part not just in our immediate family but also those in our extended family. You might ask who is my extended family? I believe our extended family is, those that we hang around, (THOSE THAT WE DO LIFE WITH).

Our church family

Our work family

Our sports family etc.

We can have an effect where ever we are. We can a have a positive effect or a negative effect, which has bearing on now and the generations to come.

Generational Blessing

2 Timothy 1:3–5 NLT

3 Timothy, I thank God for you—the God I serve with a clear conscience, just as my ancestors did. Night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers. 4 I long to see you again, for I remember your tears as we parted. And I will be filled with joy when we are together again. 5 I remember your genuine faith, for you share the faith that first filled your grandmother Lois and your mother, Eunice. And I know that same faith continues strong in you.

Generational Sin

Abram - Liar

Genesis 12:10–13 NLT

At that time a severe famine struck the land of Canaan, forcing Abram to go down to Egypt, where he lived as a foreigner. As he was approaching the border of Egypt, Abram said to his wife, Sarai, “Look, you are a very beautiful woman. When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife. Let’s kill him; then we can have her!’ So please tell them you are my sister. Then they will spare my life and treat me well because of their interest in you.”

Isaac - Liar

Genesis 26:7–9 NLT

When the men who lived there asked Isaac about his wife, Rebekah, he said, “She is my sister.” He was afraid to say, “She is my wife.” He thought, “They will kill me to get her, because she is so beautiful.” But some time later, Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looked out his window and saw Isaac caressing Rebekah. Immediately, Abimelech called for Isaac and exclaimed, “She is obviously your wife! Why did you say, ‘She is my sister’?” “Because I was afraid someone would kill me to get her from me,” Isaac replied.

Jacob - Liar

In Gen 25 Jacob took his brothers birthright

In Gen 27 Jacob lies to Isaac and steals his brothers blessing

Genesis 32:3–5 NLT

Then Jacob sent messengers ahead to his brother, Esau, who was living in the region of Seir in the land of Edom. He told them, “Give this message to my master Esau: ‘Humble greetings from your servant Jacob. Until now I have been living with Uncle Laban, and now I own cattle, donkeys, flocks of sheep and goats, and many servants, both men and women. I have sent these messengers to inform my lord of my coming, hoping that you will be friendly to me.’ ”

In Gen 32 Jacob wrestles with God, Jacob owns who he is, God blesses him and changes his name to Israel

Recognise, own, repent and change

When we drop a stone in water there is a ripple effect.

Stand up and be counted

2 Timothy 1:3–5 NLT

2 Timothy 3:10–17 NLT

10 But you, Timothy, certainly know what I teach, and how I live, and what my purpose in life is. You know my faith, my patience, my love, and my endurance. 11 You know how much persecution and suffering I have endured. You know all about how I was persecuted in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra—but the Lord rescued me from all of it. 12 Yes, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. 13 But evil people and impostors will flourish. They will deceive others and will themselves be deceived. 14 But you must remain faithful to the things you have been taught. You know they are true, for you know you can trust those who taught you. 15 You have been taught the holy Scriptures from childhood, and they have given you the wisdom to receive the salvation that comes by trusting in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. 17 God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.

In these verses we find Paul reminiscing about days long past, and about the time he spent with Timothy.

I. SINCERITY / GENUINE

In 2 Timothy 1:5 Paul says I remember your genuine faith which was first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice. If we are going to make a difference for the good in our childrens life, if you are going to help them become all that God intended, if we are going to help them make a difference with their life; then number one, we must be sincere / genuine. You must have a genuine faith.

Now the word “sincere / genuine” means real. It means, without pretending or pretense.

It means, “what you see is what you get.”

It means, what you claim you believe,

What you show the world,

Is also what you show your children at home.

Paul says in Philippians 4:9

Philippians 4:9 NLT

9 Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me—everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you.

In other words, if we are going to make a positive difference in our child’s life, we need to practice what we preach.

Be the example

We have heard it said and may have even said it ourselves:

Do as I say not as I do

But the reality of this is, our children do as we do. What example are you being to them and for those that are around you? The way we live our lives has an effect on us, our children and on the generations that come after us. So we need to live a life that chases Jesus and let His love refine us to be the best of what He has called us to.

If Jesus really is the answer, for the world today, then we need to act like it. If Jesus needs to be a priority in your child’s life, then He needs to be a priority in our own life. You see, Christianity isn’t taught, it’s caught.

So not only must we be genuine, but we must also bring encouragement. Paul encourages Timothy:

2 Timothy 1:2 NLT

2 I am writing to Timothy, my dear son. May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace, mercy, and peace.

II. ENCOURAGEMENT

In the previous scripture we see Paul is speaking to Timothy. Now the name Timothy means “One who honors God.” By the sounds of it, it was a name given to him by his mother Eunice’s. She had high expectations for her son from the get go. She gave him a name that would encourage him and drive him forward.

Studies have shown that children who are encouraged and praised perform much better on skills tests than children who are not praised.

Ecclesiastes 4:9–10 NLT

9 Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. 10 If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble.

We need to be the “other” for our child. We need to be the one to pick them up and dust him off.

If we are going to make a positive difference in our family / child’s life, we must be genuine /sincerity, there must be encouragement, and there must be unconditional love.

III. UNCONDITIONAL LOVE

Romans 8:35–39 NLT

35 Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? 36 (As the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.”) 37 No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. 38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. 39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

In these verses, Paul says that nothing can separate us from the love of Christ. In other words, God’s love is unconditional. Tell me, where is your child going to learn unconditional love, if we don’t model it for them at home, They aren’t going to learn it at school.

People will love as long as things are going good

Friends will love them as long as they go along with the crowd

You need to love your child, you need to show your child that love, regardless of how they are doing at school.

You need to show your child that you love them regardless of what they did to the car the last time they borrowed it.

Parents, show your children unconditional love.

In our home, we need to be genuine, we need to encourage, we need to show unconditional love, we need to model a proper attitude.

1 Corinthians 10:31 NLT

31 So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

Ephesians 5:18–20 NLT

18 Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit, 19 singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, and making music to the Lord in your hearts. 20 And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

IV. PROPER ATTITUDE

We need to have a good attitude.

About work

About life

About our day

and we need to model that attitude for your children. Don’t go around complaining about the things we don’t have, take the time to thank God for the things you do have. Don’t go around emphasizing the negative. Bring out the positive. Don’t complain about what a terrible man or a terrible provider your husband is, point out for your children their dad’s good points. Teach them to respect and honor him.

Don’t go around all the time, complaining about your job or about the chores you have to do. The Bible says whatsoever you do, do it with all your might, as unto the Lord. Let your children see that there is glory in all work. Let them see that there is honour in all work. Let them see that no matter where they are or what they are doing that they can do the best job they can and thus bring glory to God.

Don’t go around acting like life has cheated you and like the world owes you something. I have a hot tip for you. If you go around with a chip on your shoulder thinking woe is me all the time, you’re going to miserable. If you teach your children to go around thinking that someone owes them something all the time, then they are going to have miserable lives as well.

For crying out loud. Sing. Praise the Lord. Get excited about your day and about your God. Teach your children to sing, teach them to praise.

We’ve been singing to Drew since before he was born. Now he frequently sings with us. I love to hear him sing. He may not know all the words, but he joins in where he can.

Moms teach your children to have a positive attitude and that’s best done by modeling it yourself.

There must be sincerity, encouragement, discipline, unconditional love, and the right attitude, but the most important ingredient you must have, the most important item there must be is teaching, and the first item you must teach your children is about God.

2 Timothy 3:13–15 NLT

13 But evil people and impostors will flourish. They will deceive others and will themselves be deceived. 14 But you must remain faithful to the things you have been taught. You know they are true, for you know you can trust those who taught you. 15 You have been taught the holy Scriptures from childhood, and they have given you the wisdom to receive the salvation that comes by trusting in Christ Jesus.

V. TEACHING

1. About God – In verse 13, Paul warns Timothy that there are going to be impostors coming in the future. He then tells him the best defense against those impostors is to remember the truths he learned as a child from the Bible. And who was it that taught him? It was his mother and grandmother.

2. To read – read your bible

3. To fend for themselves -

CONCLUSION

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