Sermons on American Family Publishers:

Family Reunions

Contributed by Johnny Knight on Jan 28, 2010

Family is so important. At my family reunion, we even have a few folks attend who are'nt related. Theyre just friends. They're always welcome. It's the same in our church family reunions. A family is people. My people. Related by blood... HIS blood.

Family Reunions Text: Luke 12:13 "Someone in the crowd said to Him, Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me." Everybody needs somebody who's willing to deflate their egos from time to timeeven movie stars like Denzel Washington. While promoting 2007's The Great Debaters, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Happy Families

Contributed by Peter Fisher on Feb 3, 2010

How to live in a family - according to God

A Typical Roman Family This week we move on from Rules for Holy living aimed at the individual, to look at rules for living in a Christian family. It is almost as difficult to describe a typical Roman family in the first century as it is to describe a typical English family in the 21st century. The ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

The Family Business Series

Contributed by Ken Sowers on Mar 24, 2014

The beginnings of Jesus' life according to Luke

The Family Business Today we talk about Fathers and Sons - Family Family business - painting, machine shop, college (dad taught school before I did) My kids teach Jesus - son of Joseph the Carpenter (only one occasion called a carpenter) The bond between father and son Rarely easy - often ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:39-52

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Family Man

Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 24, 2014

A sermon on the last two qualifications for being a deacon, church leader (Material adapted from Alexander Strauch's book, The New Testament Deacon)

HoHum: Gene Getz was leading some Bible studies on the qualifications of church leaders. Two men were there who were new Christians and had little knowledge of the Bible. After a few sessions these two men said, “You know this is the first time we’ve heard this list of qualifications ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Value Of Family Series

Contributed by Bill Lobbs on Jul 6, 2012

What the Bible tells us about the family?

The Value of Family Text: Genesis 2:18,24 Introduction: Many forces are working to change the family values. Many voices are telling us that the family is finished and out of date. The tell us that the family is irrelevant, a thing of the past. In Television series we rarely see a normal and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:18-24

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Family Of God

Contributed by Mark Roper on Nov 27, 2007

Benefits of Fellowship with God

The Family of God Mark 3:32-35, Eph 2:19 KJV Finding Our Dearest Relatives When she turned 21, Tammy Harris from Roanoke, Virginia, began searching for her biological mother. After a year, she had not succeeded. What she didn’t know was that her mother, Joyce Schultz, had been trying to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:32-35

Denomination: Church Of God

Family Matters

Contributed by Dean Rhine on May 13, 2008

The importance of family

1 Samuel 1-8: Family Matters This morning, there is one simple question that I want to ask you, and it applies to each of us: What are you going to do about your family? Whether we like to admit it or not, we all have family problems. And it is no different whether we live in the 21st century AD ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Priority Of Family Series

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Aug 11, 2009

God’s second priority for us is our relationship with family (physical and spiritual). God desires for us to be reconcilers with those in our family, both in our relationship and in our relationship with God.

For those who may be joining us for the first time this year, we’ve been in a series called, "Your Bucket List." Which I borrowed from a movie which came out about a year ago called The Bucket List. If you haven’t seen it, it’s a great movie about two very different men, one a wealthy business ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:16-20

Denomination: Methodist

Family Faith Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Aug 18, 2009

Your faith is not your own. Your faith is also your family’s faith. The question is, is your home a place of family faith?

What is our most basic calling in life? Let me put it another way—why are you here? There is a lot of talk in the church today about finding our purpose in life. What is God’s purpose for me? What is His will for my life? Why has God put me here? And people look all over the place to find the ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:4-9

Denomination: Baptist

We Are Family

Contributed by C Jordan on Jul 25, 2014

In this final section of James, we see a beautiful picture of the different seasons of life for the family of God: From suffering and sickness, to prayer, confessing sins and bearing one another’s burdens.

JOURNEY THROUGH JAMES #8: WE ARE FAMILY INTRO TO SPEAKER: Just celebrated Caleb’s grade 12 graduation this past week. THE HEART OF PASTOR JAMES: “Of James, the brother of the Lord, we read the following: James, being considered a just and perfect man, governed the church with the ...read more

Scripture: James 5:13-20

Denomination: *other

Family Portrait Series

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Aug 15, 2014

Paul gives some details of how we should conduct ourselves in our roles in the Christian family.

Family Portrait Ephesians 6:1-4 Intro Slide I like pictures. I like to look at pictures from the past. They are great reminders of what we were like and can help to remind us of times we were enjoying life or happy when things are not going as great, so that we can make some changes to help get ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Is A Family

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on May 13, 2012

A Family is: ❶ Responsible ❷ United ❸ Determined

Clovis Chappell, a minister from a century back, used to tell the story of two paddleboats. They left Memphis about the same time, traveling down the Mississippi River to New Orleans. As they traveled side by side, sailors from one vessel made a few remarks about the snail's pace of the other. ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:14-15

Denomination: Baptist

A Godly Family

Contributed by Rick Boyne on May 24, 2012

We must treat others fairly with honor and love.

A Godly Family September 7, 2008 Evening Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: We must treat others fairly with honor and love. Focus Passage: Ephesians 6:1-4 Supplemental Passage: Philippians 2:3-4 NASB Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Family Fun

Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Jun 13, 2012

Do Jesus's family values match ours?

We often talk about the Church being a Family - which sounds all sweet and fluffy … until we read a passage like today’s Gospel. Given a choice between those who share his genes and those who share his faith, Jesus says “Here [point to congregation] are my mother, my sisters, my ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:20-35

Denomination: Anglican

Disintegrating Families

Contributed by Trae Durden on Jul 11, 2009

A study of Eli and his evil sons.

Disintegrating Families 1 Samuel 2:12-29 Eli was a great preacher, a fine priest and a Judge. As High Priest he alone could enter the most holy place once a year to offer atoning sacrifice on behalf of the nation. But as a Father, Eli was passive, inactive, and unconcerned. He turned a blind ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 2:12-29

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ