1. Ingredients of Happy Families:
PIETY OR GODLINESS

2. Ingredients of happy families: Piety
Piety (godliness) is “habitual reverence and obedience to God...devotion to religious duties and observances; godliness, devoutness, religiousness” (OED).

3. Ingredients of happy families: Godliness
Family is a product of His wisdom (Gen 2:18-25)
The home God has a great spiritual dimension
Godliness is MOST important in a mate/family

4. Godly Families: Attitudes
Reverent in worship (Heb 12:28-29)
Spiritual-minds (Rom 8:5; 1 Cor 2:14)
Spiritual priorities (Matt 6:33; 2 Cor 4:18; 1 Tim 6:17-19; Col 3:1-2)
Morality & Virtue (Jas 2:18, 26; 2 Cor 6:18-7:1; 2 Pet 1:4-9)

5. Godly Families: Activities
Staying close to God through worship, study and prayer
Planning ahead for consistent attendance
Enthusiastic involvement with the church
Hospitality and willing to visit

6. Godliness removes many, if not most, of the causes of unhappiness (1 Tim 4:8; 6:5-6) Noah (Heb 11:7; 2 Peter 2:5) Abraham (Gen 18:19) Joshua (Josh 24:15)