3. FAMI
LY?
Middle English familie, from
Latin familia household
(including servants as well as
kin of the householder), from
famulus servant
a group of people who are
related to each other
4. THE FAMILY IS NOT AN
INSTITUTION DESIGNED BY
MAN. IT WAS CREATED BY
GOD FOR THE BENEFIT OF
MAN, AND MAN HAS BEEN
GIVEN STEWARDSHIP OVER
IT.
5. WOMAN—HIS SPOUSE—AND THEIR
OFFSPRING OR ADOPTED
CHILDREN. THE EXTENDED FAMILY
CAN INCLUDE RELATIVES BY BLOOD
OR MARRIAGE SUCH AS
GRANDPARENTS, NIECES,
NEPHEWS, COUSINS, AUNTS, AND
UNCLES. ONE OF THE PRIMARY
PRINCIPLES OF THE FAMILY UNIT IS
THAT IT INVOLVES A COMMITMENT
ORDAINED BY GOD FOR THE LIFETIME
OF THE MEMBERS.
6. First requirement for the
Christian family
Having a true
relationship with Jesus
Christ as their Lord and
Savior
15. PRAYER FOR FAMILY
Heavenly Father I pray that
the light of Your
countenance may shine into
the lives of each member of
my family and that together
we may draw every closer to
each other and to You,
16. as side by side we work to
overcome the challenges and
difficulties that are part of
every day living and which
can so often rise up as a
barrier and hindrance in our
relationship with each other
and with You.
17. Strengthen we pray that relational
bonds that bind us together and
fill each one of us with the love
of Jesus, for it is only as we draw
closer to You in godly love that
we will be equipped by Your
Holy Spirit to reach out to each
other in the spirit of unity.
18. Lord it was by Your decision and
will that we were born into this
family and although it is often
said that we may choose our
friends but not our kinsfolk –
nevertheless Lord,
19. You were the one that chose us
to be a part of this family unit
and You desire that each one of
us are also a member of the
wider body of Christ Jesus our
Lord.
20. Help us to be kind and
compassionate to one another,
forgiving each other, just as in
Christ God forgave each of us
and may the grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ and the love of God
shine in our hearts, form this day
forward – for evermore, in Jesus
name we pray, Amen