Family Bible Study!
Dear Family,
As you know, Satan has a strong foothold on our society. He is attacking from all angles in all types of ways. His arsenal is heavily equipped with alcohol, drugs, violence, TV, negative peer pressure, complacency, busy-ness and many other tools he has at his disposal.
The only way we can truly overcome Satan and the arsenal that he uses is by our faith in Jesus Christ. In John 14:6, Jesus says, “I am the way, the truth and the life and no one comes to the Father except through me.” Romans 10:17 states it like this, “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing comes by the Word of God.” If we want our family to withstand the pressures of the world, we must be in the Word.
Unfortunately, many families are too busy and have decided to put spiritual development low on the priority list. We spend large amounts of time in activities such as work, sports, school, and recreation, but devote little time to spend developing our relationship with God. Some families have left it to the church to provide their only spiritual food on Sundays and Wednesdays. Because of that, many of us are spiritually malnourished. We need to be in God's word more! We need to teach our children the importance of Bible study!
To assist with this dilemma, we try to supply our church family here with tools that can help make our homes the hub of spiritual development. These lessons (at right) are designed to be very simple, basic and applicable to the entire family. They are written so that someone unfamiliar with the Bible could use these outlines. They can also be used as a starting point for a family that may be older. Just take these lessons and add more depth to them. The most important thing is for us to begin to open the Word of God as a family. This is where we can develop a spiritual life that can withstand the storms of Satan! How is your family spiritually?
You can NEVER start too young or too old!
May God bless your efforts to develop a strong God-centered home.
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