House Rule #1: Application is EVERYTHING! Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. James 1:22

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House rule: During the fight or quarrel, say- OUTLOAD, You know what part of the problem here is… IM NOT GETTING WHAT I WANT!

What causes fights and quarrels among you? Dont they come from your desires that battle within you? You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight.

You do not have because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. James 4:1-3

House rule: During the fight or quarrel, say- OUTLOAD, You know what part of the problem here is… IM NOT GETTING WHAT I WANT!

Building Bridges- The Elephant (or Donkey) In The Room…

Love quiz… Rate from 1-4, 1- all over it! 4- not so much…

House Rule: Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6 Train: chanak (shaw-nak'); to initiate or dedicate. Teach to walk.

TRAINING FROM PROVERBS Train them to manage Gods money. Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine. Prov. 3:9-10 Train them to carefully select friends. He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm. He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm. Prov. 13:20 Train them to watch their words. Keep your mouth free of perversity, avoid careless banter, white lies, and gossip. Keep your mouth free of perversity, avoid careless banter, white lies, and gossip. Prov. 4:24 (MSG)

TRAINING FROM PROVERBS Train them to be responsible. You lazy fool, look at an ant. Watch it closely; let it teach you a thing or two. Nobody has to tell it what to do. All summer it stores up food; at harvest it stockpiles provisions. So how long are you going to laze around doing nothing? How long before you get out of bed? A nap here, a nap there, a day off here, a day off there, sit back, take it easy… You can look forward to a dirt-poor life, poverty your permanent houseguest! You lazy fool, look at an ant. Watch it closely; let it teach you a thing or two. Nobody has to tell it what to do. All summer it stores up food; at harvest it stockpiles provisions. So how long are you going to laze around doing nothing? How long before you get out of bed? A nap here, a nap there, a day off here, a day off there, sit back, take it easy… You can look forward to a dirt-poor life, poverty your permanent houseguest! Prov. 6:6-11 MSG

TRAINING FROM PROVERBS For as he thinks within himself, so he is Train them to guard their minds.For as he thinks within himself, so he is Prov. 23:7 Train them to be generous. A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. Prov. 11: 25 Train them to fear God. (Prov. 1:7)

TRAINING FROM PROVERBS Train them to fear God. Start with the first step in learning is bowing down to ; only fools thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning. Start with G OD the first step in learning is bowing down to G OD ; only fools thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning. Prov. 1:7 MSG

Could you imagine the great advice dogs could give to parentsif dogs could talk? •When someone in the family comes home, always run to greet them. Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride with the family. Run, romp and play with them daily. Avoid biting when a simple growl will do. When you are happy, dance around and wag your entire body. When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.

Instructions for Christian Households Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her…Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. Eph 5:21-25, 6:3,4

Ideal House Rules: Husbands love your wives and be considerate- Wives submit to your husbands- Kids obey your parents Fathers dont exasperate your children.

Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. What does love require of me? Andy Stanley What does Jesus teaching look like in family?

Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Mutual submission: leveraging my power, assets and time for your benefit.

Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under His power…Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under His power… so He got up from the meal, took off His outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around His waist. After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash His disciples feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around Him. John 13:3=5

House Rule: Everyone in the house ask at least once a day WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP? WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP?

You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:6-8

The key to a great family is Mutual Submission Im willing to leverage all of me for an US!

Final House Rule When you want to ask the least- you need to ask the most…