This document provides an overview of the importance of the home according to God's design. It discusses three divine institutions established by God: the home, government, and the church. The goal is to study biblical roles within the home, including husband-wife, parent-child, and grandparent-grandchild relationships. Examining God's plan for the home can help families experience joy and succeed according to His standards, which are important as morality declines in society.

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An Overview of the Home!
Except the LORD build the
house, they labour in vain that
build it: except the LORD keep
the city, the watchman waketh
but in vain. (Ps. 127:1)

3. **0 We are embarking on a journey of
“the home as God would have it!”
●This month we will be focusing on “our home”
and next month on “God’s home!”
●It has been stated that “as goes the home so
goes the nation/society!”
–This mean that when our homes are not what
they should be, it affects us and others!
●A recent survey among college students showed
that 60% of them stated that they never plan to be
married, not that they would be single, but just live
together!
–That is more than half of them!

4. **0 The oldest God ordained
institution is the home!
The home goes all the way make to the beginning
●In Gen. 1&2 we find both man and woman, with
woman being created out of man, to be a helper
for man and that they two would become one flesh
in the husband & wife relationship!
–Gen 2:24-25 Therefore shall a man leave his
father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his
wife: and they shall be one flesh. And they were
both naked, the man and his wife, and were not
ashamed.

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I. Three Divine Institutions!
In this point we will look at the 3 institutions
setup by God for man!
●As Christians, we have a role to play in all three
of these today!
●First, the home!
–First man is given a job and a command!
●Gen. 2:15-17
–Second man is given a wife!
●Gen. 2:20-25
–Last man is given children!
●Gen. 4:1-2

6. **0 Second Government!
●This is clearly seen in (Rom. 13:1-7) but we
read of this principle much earlier!
–Dan 4:25 They shall drive you from men, your
dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field,
and they shall make you eat grass like oxen.
They shall wet you with the dew of heaven, and
seven times shall pass over you, till you know
that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men,
and gives it to whomever He chooses.
●A properly functioning government is a blessing
to it’s people!

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Third the Church/Kingdom!
●The church/kingdom was always in the mind of God
and always part of His plan!
–Jesus came to establish the church/kingdom (Mt.
16:18-19) as prophesied!
●Is. 2:1-4
●Dan. 2:44
●Joel 2:28-32
●Acts 2:1ff
●After Act. 2 we never read of the kingdom coming but
rather of them “in” the kingdom!
–“In the kingdom” (Col. 1:13; 1 Thess. 2:12; Rev. 1:9
cf. Now priest/kings Rev. 1:6; 5:10)

8. **0 II. What These Three Have in
Common!
●What these three have in common can be
summarized in Daniel’s words to King
Nebuchadnezzar!
–Dan 4:25 That they shall drive thee from men,
and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the
field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as
oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of
heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee,
till thou know that the most High ruleth in the
kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he
will.

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The Most High Ruleth in the
Kingdoms of Men!
For each one of these to function properly,
we need to seek God’s direction!
●If our homes are going to be what they
should, then we have to conduct them
God’s way and not man’s!
●The better we understand God’s plan for
the home, the better our homes will be when
functioning according to that plan!
●How many of you desire a happy home?

10. **0 III. The Goal Of This Study!
How many of you regularly set goals?
● Studies have shown that people that set
goals are far more likely to succeed! So
have claim that they are as much as 1,000
times more likely!
● In our next three studies we will be looking
at three different relationships in the home!
– Husband and wife
– Parent and child
– Grand-parent and grand-child

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I believe that people often do
better when they are taught better
and this applies to the home!
●The better we understand the roles we
are in, the better we can fulfill them
according to God’s plan for the home!
●It is important to understand that God
always knows what is best for us and that
we must not change His plan!
–When we change His plan, there will
always be problems!

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Conlusion:
●It is our prayer and hope that these lessons
will help us to experience the joy of having a
godly home!
●With the decline in the morals of this nation
and even in the world as a whole, it is easy to
see why this study is so important for us today!
●We ask that you try to be here for each
lesson, because each role is crucial in the
overall function of the home!
●May God bless our homes!

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