Sermons on Family Healing And Help:

The Adam Family

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jun 15, 2011

We continue in our heritage as we "Lurch" through life, still allowing sin to "Fester" within us. What a strange "Thing" is this family. Yes Cousin, "It" is! Link inc. to formatted text, audio, PowerPoint.

The Adam Family Romans 5:12-21 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/AdamFamily.html What a strange family. They had it all, and gave it all away. A wonderful creation made by a wonderful Creator, but they chose to rebel and sin and go their own way. Dark and spooky, dressed in black! Hiding in the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:12-21

Denomination: Baptist

Family Reunion Series

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 25, 2011

The ultimate Christian family reunion is about the future even more than it is about the past.

How many of you have ever been to a family reunion? What was it for? Was it someone’s 50th anniversary, or 80th birthday, or a regular event - every few years or so, to keep in touch? One of the things I really love about living here is how close together the families are. For most of ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 7:1-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Family Ties Series

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 9, 2011

Everyone who calls on God the Father in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ is connected, willy-nilly, to every other Christian. We haven’t any choice about it. We are one, like it or not.

Do you know what the Zen Buddhist said to the hot dog vendor? “Make me one with everything.” English is a remarkably flexible language. You can play wonderful games with it. “Make for me one hot dog with everything on it” is a far cry from the Buddhist ideal, which is in fact to become One with ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-6

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Family Ties

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Aug 7, 2011

How can Christians be united when there are so many things we can’t agree on? That is the wrong question. The real question is, how can we imagine that any of these human differences can break the unity among us that God has already created?

Do you know what the Zen Buddhist said to the hot dog vendor? "Make me one with everything." English is a remarkably flexible language. You can play wonderful games with it. "Make for me one hot dog with everything on it" is a far cry from "to become One with everything," which is the Buddhist ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-6

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Leading The Family Series

Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Oct 8, 2008

First in a three part series on leadership.

ON A MISSION FROM GOD Part 1-Leading Your Family Joseph’s Story Sunday, September 28, 2008 Pastor Brian Matherlee The events of our world today cry for Christlike leadership more than ever before. Jesus said, “I have come down not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me.”-John ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

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

Adopted Into The Family

Contributed by Tom Feola on Oct 24, 2012

We have been adopted into the family of God. This teaching shows the great privileges of that.

Adopted into the Family Romans 8:14-17 (NKJV) For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. 15 For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” 16 The Spirit Himself bears ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:14-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus' Family Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Oct 29, 2012

In our passage, Jesus will use a family misunderstanding to give us greater understanding of his life and work.

Introduction Mothers, have you ever wondered what it would have been like to have Jesus for a son. At first thought, it would seem wonderful. Just think, a child – a son, no less – who doesn’t misbehave. He never lies to you; he does all of his chores; he doesn’t get ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:31-35

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Dealing With Family Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Feb 21, 2012

Jesus did not rebuke or deny His physical family but His focus was always on the spiritual.

We continue our study of the Gospel of Luke Chapter 8. Please open your Bibles there. Luke 8 starts with “After this”. What happened before Chapter 8? Jesus talked about faith in Luke Chapter 7. We can note from what Jesus said that faith is based on truths and truths come from God. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:19-21

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Family Supper

Contributed by Jon Lipka on Mar 4, 2012

It's easy to be concerned about where we fit into the Kingdom of God, but we need to trust that God has prepared a unique, marvelous room for us.

I. Introduction a. Any identity thieves? i. Jon Mark Lipka ii. Born XXXX iii. Moved to xxxx iv. Moved to xxxx. v. Ordained deacon September 20, 2003, and priest June 2, 2007 vi. Married…oh, wait, not yet! vii. That’s where I’ve come from. b. Where I’m going, who knows? ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-35

Denomination: Anglican

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

We Are Family

Contributed by S S on May 16, 2009

Sermon on Romans 12:9-21 - We are Family

Romans 12:9-21 We are family Introduction Context: Rom 12:1-2 our lives as living sacrifices (worship), transformed by renewing our minds Key verse = v.9 Sincere love, hate evil, cling to good before this, refer to divine love (5:5; 8:39) here, Christian to fellow-men 1 Cor 13 ILL: No wax The ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:9-21

Denomination: *other

The New Family

Contributed by Rick Stacy on May 21, 2009

The key characteristic of a growing and strong spiritual “young person” in God is that they have overcome the evil one. Notice that the word is overcome – not defeat. The idea is that you get past him – not that you crush him – that is up to God in the

Growing Up is Part of Life And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men. Luke 2:52 I was a little child when I grew up in the small town of Kalkaska. It’s about 17 miles due east of Traverse City in northern Michigan and when I lived there it had about 2000 people – total. ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:12-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ