1. We are the Family
1 Timothy 5:1-2

2. God values healthy relationships.

3. 1Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers, 2 older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
1 Timothy 5:1-2

4. Conflict will come.

5. 1Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers, 2 older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
1 Timothy 5:1-2

6. Be gentle with one another.

7. Not everything rises to the level of needing to be addressed.

8. If the problem rises to the level of needing to be addressed…
Address the family member in gentleness.

9. A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Proverbs 15:1

10. If the problem rises to the level of needing to be addressed…
Address the family member in gentleness.
Treat the family member with respect according to age and gender.

11. If the problem rises to the level of needing to be addressed…
3. Keep yourself from suspicion or scandal.

12. 16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.
Ephesians 5:16

13. If the problem rises to the level of needing to be addressed…
3. Keep yourself from suspicion or scandal.
4. Value the relationship.

14. 1Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted. 
Galatians 6:1

15. We are the Family
1 Timothy 5:1-2