May 8 2011 Characteristics Of A Strong Home
/CHARACTERISTICS OF A STRONG HOME
I Chronicles 13:14
Verse 14 – The ark of God remained with the family
of Obededom in his house for three months and the
Lord blessed his household and everything he had.
The Needed Characteristics:
1. The Presence of Jesus Christ.
Ex. 25:16 - God told Moses to place inside the ark the
tablets of stone that had the Ten Commandments on
them.
Eph. 2:16 - As parts of the same body, our anger against
each other has disappeared, for both of us have been
reconciled to God and so the feud ended at the cross.
2. A proper attitude.
Numbers 17
Phil. 2:5 – Your attitude towards each other should be the
same as that of Christ Jesus.
Attitude Ingredients:
• Consideration
Eph. 4:2 – Show your love by being helpful to each other.
* Paying Attention
* Focus On Each Other’s Strengths
* Showing Common Courtesy
* Respect
I Thes. 5:11 –Give encouragement to each other and keep
strengthening each other.
Prov. 12:10 – Take delight in honoring each other.
• Commitment
I Tim. 6:20 –Guard what has been entrusted to you.
Commitment:
• Children respect their parents.
Exodus 20:12 – Honor your Father and Mother, so that
you may live long in the land.
How to Show Respect:
• Obey them while at home.
Eph. 6:1 – Children obey your parents.
• Accept and appreciate them.
• Listen to their opinion
Prov. 23:22 – Listen to your father who gave you life and
do not despise your mother.
• Forgive them.
• Appreciate their effort and sacrifice.
3. Demand right action.
Eph. 4:3 – Make every effort to keep the unity of the spirit.
• Communication
Prov. 13:17 – Reliable communication permits progress.
* Verbal Attention
* Interested In Each Other’s Feelings
* Setting A Time To Talk
• Compromise
I Cor. 13:5 – Love does not demand its own way.
* Conflict
* Won’t Always Agree
* Compromise Is The Evidence Of Love
• God is faithful.
John 6 :48-51 –I am the bread of Life, your forefathers
ate the manna in the desert yet they died. But here is the
bread that comes down from heaven, which a man may eat
and not die.
GOD CAN BLESS YOUR FAMILY
