“Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it:...” Psalms 127:1a

To Have a Godly Home

God's Design for the Home

Husband & Wife Relationship

God created male and female. Matt 19:4,5 And He answered and said to them, “Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning 'made them male and female,' and said, 'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh' ?”

Husband & Wife Relationship God created male and female. Matt 19:4,5 One man for one woman for life. Rom 7:2; 1 Cor 7:39; Matt 19:6 For the woman who has a husband is bound by the law to her husband as long as he lives. But if the husband dies, she is released from the law of her husband.

Husband & Wife Relationship God created male and female. Matt 19:4,5 One man for one woman for life. Rom 7:2; 1 Cor 7:39; Matt 19:6 A wife is bound by law as long as her husband lives; but if her husband dies, she is at liberty to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord.

Husband & Wife Relationship God created male and female. Matt 19:4,5 One man for one woman for life. Rom 7:2; 1 Cor 7:39; Matt 19:6 So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate."

Husband & Wife Relationship God created male and female. Matt 19:4,5 One man for one woman for life. Rom 7:2; 1 Cor 7:39; Matt 19:6 Two reasons for dissolving this union: fornication. Matt 19:9 death. Rom 7:2-3

Husband & Wife Relationship God created male and female. Matt 19:4,5 One man for one woman for life. Rom 7:2; 1 Cor 7:39; Matt 19:6 Two reasons for dissolving this union: fornication. Matt 19:9 death. Rom 7:2-3 And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.

Husband & Wife Relationship God created male and female. Matt 19:4,5 One man for one woman for life. Rom 7:2; 1 Cor 7:39; Matt 19:6 Two reasons for dissolving this union: fornication. Matt 19:9 death. Rom 7:2-3 For the woman who has a husband is bound by the law to her husband as long as he lives. But if the husband dies, she is released from the law of her husband... (Rom 7:2-3)‏

God's Design for the Home Resolve to Serve God

Consider Abraham and Joshua. Gen 18:19; Josh 24:15 For I have known him, in order that he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and justice, that the LORD may bring to Abraham what He has spoken to him.

Resolve to Serve God Consider Abraham and Joshua. Gen 18:19; Josh 24:15 And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve,... But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

Resolve to Serve God Consider Abraham and Joshua. Gen 18:19; Josh 24:15 The love of the father like the love of Christ. Eph 5:25-28

Resolve to Serve God The way that the father will present his family acceptable unto God will be by leading his family in the commandments of God and teaching his family the law of Christ.

God's Design for the Home Teach the Children

Parents must not leave the teaching of their children to the bible classes and worship services alone. Talk to your children daily about God's word. Deut 6:5-9

Teach the Children Parents must not leave the teaching of their children to the bible classes and worship services alone. Talk to your children daily about God's word. Deut 6:5-9 Diligently study God's word. 2 Tim 2:15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

God's Design for the Home Set the Right Example

Let your light shine before your children. Matt 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

Set the Right Example Let your light shine before your children. Matt 5:16 Consider the case of Timothy. 2 Tim 1:5 When I call to remembrance the genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also.

Set the Right Example Assemble with the saints as much as possible. Heb 10:24-25; 2 Tim 4:2 Do not subject the family to wicked influences. Psa 101:3; 1 Cor 15:33

Taught to use proper language. Eph 4:29 Taught to know how to discern right from wrong. Heb. 5:12-14 Your family must revolve around God. Living sacrifices. Rom 12:1,2; Eph 2:10; 1 Pet 2:9 Set the Right Example

Conclusion To Have a Godly Home... Built on a husband & wife relationship. A resolve to serve God. Teach children God's word. Set the right example.