The Gospelized Family
Our deepest dive into the gospel should produce some incredibly practical and helpful applications to marriage, parenting, and family relationships.
If we are going to connect the gospel with family life, we should begin with grace.
Romans 1:16 says “the gospel…is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes.” That power is saving power but also the redeeming power our homes and families desperately need. The gospel faithfully applied in the day-to-day of life is the only hope for lasting spiritual and cultural family change. A family or a husband or a wife who is astonished at the sovereign grace of God through Christ is a powerful agent of change in the home.
This January, we focus on The Gospelized Family
Parents, our children don’t need perfection, they need our presence. God wants to use us uniquely in their lives through the ups, downs, joys, and struggles. Make your family a priority and your home a place where their hearts are built up. If we aim at the heart, apply the wisdom of team building, and respond to His calling, He will make much more than we ever expected.
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Articles on the Family
Pastor Steve has written a number of brief articles and devotionals that coincide with this month’s series on God’s Purpose for the Family
By Steve DeWitt
Talking to our family members happens naturally. Having spiritual content to those conversations doesn’t. God knew this and made it a command in Israel. We can talk about the weather all we want, but bring up something spiritual and you get…crickets. Kingdom culture requires kingdom conversations. Not only is it an opportunity to teach our children, but the conversation itself elevates the culture of the home toward the things of God.
How often do you talk about spiritual things? Talk about what God’s doing in your life or our church? How often did you talk about it this past week?
By Steve DeWitt
What do we bear with for the sake of peace? The little daily annoyances, personality traits, and preference matters. They don’t rise to the level of calling for a peace summit. When we make a big stink out of an insignificant thing we come across as petty, which only makes actual peace harder. What should we do with the non-sin idiosyncrasies everybody has?….