{"id":174,"date":"2018-11-07T11:03:46","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T19:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/migrate.bettersermons.org\/?p=174"},"modified":"2020-06-01T11:40:42","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T18:40:42","slug":"a-christian-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bettersermons.org\/a-christian-home\/","title":{"rendered":"A Christian Home"},"content":{"rendered":"
A Christian Home<\/span><\/div>\n

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\nTheme:<\/strong>\u00a0Christian Home – Worship is an integral part of a Christian home; it brings the members of the family closer to each other and closer to God.<\/p>\n

Scripture:<\/strong>\u00a0 Genesis 26:25<\/p>\n

Hymn:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Happy the Home<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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I.<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Patriarchs and Prophets<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nA.<\/td>\nThey dwelt in tents. \u2014 Heb. 11:9; Gen. 26:3; 33:20; 35:1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nB.<\/td>\nThey were active missionaries.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nBuilt altars \u2014 Gen. 9:20; 12:8; 13:4; 35:1-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2.<\/td>\nPreached the gospel of righteousness by faith \u2014 Gen. 4:26; Jude 14; 2 Peter 2:5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
II.<\/strong><\/td>\nA Christian Home<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nA.<\/td>\nHomes here are temporary.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nIt is a sign of pilgrimage. \u2014 Gen. 47:9; Ps. 119:54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2.<\/td>\nWe have no abiding city in this world. \u2014 Heb. 13:14; 1 Chron. 29:15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3.<\/td>\nTrue Christians recognize that they are pilgrims and strangers here. \u2014 Ex. 6:4; Heb.11:13; Ps. 119:54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n4.<\/td>\nThey are looking for a heavenly country. \u2014 Heb. 11:14-16; 2 Peter 3:13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nB.<\/td>\nA Christian home is where:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nThe worship of God is found. \u2014 Gen. 8:20; 22:9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2.<\/td>\nSelf-surrender is practiced. \u2014 Gen. 26:25; Rom. 12:1-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3.<\/td>\nReal faith is shown. \u2014 1 Kings 18:33-36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
III.<\/strong><\/td>\nBible Patterns for the Christian Home<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nA.<\/td>\nBible Christians know we all are but pilgrims and strangers in this present world.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nThey know that death disrupts their sojourn here.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2.<\/td>\nThey know that this earth and the works therein will burn up some day. \u2014 2 Pet. 3:1-10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nB.<\/td>\nOur sights reach beyond this sin-sick world.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nWe are looking for a better world. \u2014 Heb. 11:14-17; 2 Pet. 3:13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nC.<\/td>\nNo Christian home can be complete without these essentials-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nA consecrated priesthood. Someone in the family serves between God and the members of the family. \u2014 Job 1:16; Joshua 24:15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2.<\/td>\nA daily family worship time where all the members of the family gather before God and His kingdom. \u2014 Rom. 12:1-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3.<\/td>\nA specific meeting place for the family to study the Word of God and pray. \u2014 Matt. 18:20; Acts 10:1-9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n4.<\/td>\nLives that keep a living connection between our home and heaven.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nD.<\/td>\nLet us take a closer look at a few homes which typify the Christian home:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nNoah and his family made it their first duty after the flood to build an altar for the Lord; this pleased the Lord. \u2014 Gen. 8:20-23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2.<\/td>\nJoshua and his family consecrated their lives to God the first thing in their daily devotions. \u2014 Joshua 24:15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3.<\/td>\nPhilip, the Evangelist, was noted for being the head of a Christian home. What a wonderful experience it must have been for him to see his daughters receiving a vision of the Lord. \u2014 Acts 21:8-11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n4.<\/td>\nThe converted keeper of the prison set a wonderful example of establishing a Christian home. \u2014 Acts 16:34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n5.<\/td>\nIs our home a Christian home in which we and our families are dedicated morning by morning?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

______________________________<\/p>\n

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