1. FAMILY WORSHIP

2. The Patriarchal Dispensation God spoke to the fathers Heb. 1:1 God gave Adam His law before He made the woman Gen. 2:15-16 Adam gave it to Eve 3:1-2 Eve took charge 3:6, 17; 1 Tim. 2:19-15 Noah a preacher of righteousness 2 Pet. 2:5 saved his family 1 Pet. 3:20-21, Heb. 11:7 Abraham Gen. 18:17-19 intimate with God Jacob Gen. 35:1-4 preparation v.7-18 blessing

3. The Mosaical Dispensation Exodus 12:21-28 Passover a family observance Firstborn of each family saved or killed v.12-13 A method of teaching the family v.24-27 Deuteronomy 6:6-9, v.2 parental responsibility Deut. 4:9-10 grandparental responsibility Joshua chose for his house Joshua 24:15 David worshipped all the time everywhere 2 Sam. 6:20, Psalm 63:6, 119:148 His sin had consequences in his house 2 Samuel 12:9-12

4. The Christian Dispensation Physical family still important Eph. 6:1-4 Includes mothers and grandmothers Acts 16:1, 2 Tim. 1:5, 3:15, Psalm 22:10, Prov. 31:1 Converts Acts 10:1-2, 24, 33; 16:15, 30-34 Family worship a great way to train children for public worship and service to God Christ is head of church as husband over wife Eph. 5:22-33 Church is a family 1 Tim. 3:15, Ephesians 1:4-5 Be part of God’s family John 3:3-5