Sermons on family research:

Entangled Families

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 18, 2000

Does decency, or lack thereof, run in families? How strong a role does genetics play in who we are? Is it the only factor?

1. Review: After the death of Solomon, Israel split into two; the bigger part was the North and retained the name "Israel" (also called Ephraim or Samaria); the Southern part, which contained Jerusalem and followed the line of David, was called Judah). None of the Northern Kings were godly; some of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 24:17-26

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Family Tree

Contributed by Duke Jeffries on Oct 18, 2000

A. Introduction 1.

A. Introduction 1. The basic premise of the doctrine of election is that God has chosen -- "elected" -- a remnant for Himself. The apostle Paul has gone to great lengths in the ninth and tenth chapters of Romans to show that this has always been God's intention. Any notion that He originally ...read more

Scripture: Romans 11:1-24

We Are Family

Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Oct 8, 2001

We are the family of God. But what exactly does or should that look like?

“We Are Family” Acts 2:42-47 How many of you remember the song “We are Family”? The question is what does a real model family look like? Today’s society, dysfunctional families are the norm, not the exception.  There are families with absent parents, single parents, step-parents.  ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Baptist

A Prayer For The Family

Contributed by Martin Field on Aug 7, 2001

The Lord’s Prayer is a model for prayer for those in the Christain family.

My wife has been working diligently for many months to compile the genealogical histories of our families. She’s traced Fields, and Bendens, and Arbuthnots, and Delashmuts, and Cellas, and Cassarinos, and other lines too many to mention. She’s really “into it,” as they say. She’s found out that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-13, Colossians 2:6-15

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

The Submissive Family

Contributed by Carl Willis on Apr 14, 2001

A strong family is a family marked by servantship.

The Submissive Family 1 Peter 3:1-7 As we continue our study of 1 Peter we will look today at the submissive family. Now don’t shut me out just yet, submission is not a bad thing. As you will see, our submission comes from our love of Jesus and others. This chapter begins with the following ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Family Ties

Contributed by Mike Molenaar on May 9, 2001

True family ties are experienced through our relationship with Jesus Christ. If there is a true tie with Jesus nothing, not even persecution, can break that bond.

John 15:18-27 I’m sure this has been a busy day for many people. Mother’s Day is a time when people do get together with their families. The family unit is important. When you are part of a family, you wear that family name and all the good and bad things of the family come with the name. Legally ...read more

Scripture: John 15:18-27

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Family Ties

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on May 17, 2001

Thesis: A return to Biblical model in marriage will recapture intimacy, which is the loss that is destroying marriages and families.

18And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. 19And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:18-25

Denomination: United Methodist

The First Family

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 5, 2001

Characteristics of the first family

The First Family Genesis 1:26-2:25 1. Aim: To teach the people God’s original purposes in creating human beings and the family 2. Explanation of the Aim: Some people may experience struggles in their family, but not understand why they occur. By helping the people to know God’s original purposes ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Death In The Family

Contributed by Michael Treston on Jun 10, 2001

Martyrs for jesus come in many shapes and forms

The scripture we read this morning is quite a grim text isn’t it, but in the eastern orthodox church they use this same scripture to celebrate the end of the Christmas story. In that church, they have set aside the 29th of December as a holy day. A holy day where they commemorate the lives of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:16-19

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Family Secrets

Contributed by Mark Hodges on Jun 14, 2001

How to have a good home.

Family Secrets Deut. 6:4-9 Introduction: HOW TO KNOW WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE READY TO HAVE KIDS: MESS TEST Smear peanut butter on the sofa and curtains. Place a fish stick behind the couch and leave it there all summer. TOY TEST Obtain a 55 gallon box of Legos (or you may substitute roofing ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:4-15, 1 John 5:3

Denomination: Baptist

We Are Family Series

Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Aug 29, 2003

On the 30th anniversary of this congregation, let us remember how great is the bond that unites us.

We are Family Cornwall 30th anniversary service July 26, 2003 Good afternoon everyone. It’s wonderful to be together with so many of you today. Thank you for traveling here from some distances and for planning to join together today for this special service- an early celebration of this ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:2-7, John 6:44

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Welcome To The Family

Contributed by James May on Sep 12, 2004

What does it take, and what does it mean to belong to a Family, especially the Family of God?

WELCOME TO THE FAMILY by Pastor James May The greatest institution that God gave to man is the family unit. The family is where we are trained, taught, and learn to know that we belong. Every member of the family, whether there are a few, or many, develops a sense of belonging that gives them a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:14-17

Denomination: Independent/Bible

We Are Family Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on May 16, 2005

2nd in series on Jesus priorities. This describes what the church should be with alliteration.

Ephesians 2:14–19 – We Are Family You’ve heard me quote many times a book that has changed my life, which is What’s So Amazing About Grace? In it the author, Philip Yancey quotes Mark Twain. Apparently Twain used to say he put a dog and a cat in a cage together as an experiment, to see if they ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:14-19

Denomination: Baptist

Maintaining Family Series

Contributed by Paul Newell on Aug 29, 2001

As we conclude our series on our church covenant we need to understand what it means to actually support our church family.

It still amazes me, almost 25% of all marriages will end in divorce. That means one out of four marriage covenants will be broken, tossed to the sidelines and forgotten. Families will be torn apart. Interesting is the typical reasons given for ignoring the marriage covenant. communication ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:25

Denomination: Baptist

Family Duties Series

Contributed by William Nowak on Apr 19, 2002

What are the proper roles of a husband and wife in marriage as designed by God?

I Peter 3:1-7 “Family Duties” Intro—As you can tell from our text today and the title of the message, we are going to be looking at the relationship between husbands and wives, but before I delve into that text I want to talk for a moment about the attitude we need to bring to any study of what ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:1-7

Denomination: Baptist