FAMILY MATTERS

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 “12 We ask you, brothers, to

respect those who labor among you and are over you

in the Lord and admonish you, 13 and to esteem them very

highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among

yourselves. 14 And we urge you, brothers, admonish the

idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all. 15

See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to

everyone. 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18

give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for

you. 19 Do not quench the Spirit. 20 Do not despise prophecies, 21 but test

everything; hold fast what is good. 22 Abstain from every

form of evil. 23 Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your

whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the

coming of our Lord Jesus

Christ. 24 He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.

25 Brothers, pray for us.26 Greet all the brothers with

a holy kiss.27 I put you under oath before

the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers.

28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.”

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

1 Corinthians 6:19, 20, “19 “…you are not your own,

20 for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your

body.”

Mark 3:32-35“32 And a crowd was sitting around him, and they said to him, "Your mother and your

brothers are outside, seeking you." 33 And he answered them, "Who are my mother and my brothers?" 34 And

looking about at those who sat around him, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers! 35 Whoever does the will of

God, he is my brother and sister and mother.”

Do you believe God is able to do THROUGH US, FAR MORE than

we could ever ask or IMAGINE?

Ephesians 3:14-21“14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 16 from whom every family in

heaven and on earth is named, 16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you

to be strengthened with

power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that

Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that

you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may have strength to comprehend with

all the saints what is the

breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the

love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. 20 Now to him who is

able to do far more abundantly than all that we

ask or think, according to the power at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church

and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and

ever. Amen.”Ephesians 3:14-21

“brothers”

1 Peter 3:8“8 And finally, being all of one mind, having fellow-feeling,

loving as brethren, compassionate, courteous,”

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Galatians 6:10“So then, as we have

opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to

those who are of the household of faith.” “...the

family of believers”

Hebrews 2:11“we are of the same family...”

1 Peter 4:17 “the family of God...”

SOME WARNINGS TO THE FAMILY

Family responsibilities

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28“12 We ask you, brothers, to

respect those who labor among you and are over you in the

Lord and admonish you, 13 and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.

14 And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage

the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all.”

For a family to function and function well, it MUST WORK AS A FAMILY.

Within a family there are many things to be done, and those things must be shared.

someone’s job to: cut the grass wash the car clean the bathrooms

pay the bills empty trash cans buy the groceries sweep the floor take out the trash vacuum the floor do the dishes wash the clothes,...etc.

In our text Paul talks about the responsibilities of:

In our text Paul talks about the responsibilities of: the leaders within the Church

family.

In our text Paul talks about the responsibilities of: the leaders within the Church

family. the members of the family

One of the responsibilities of the family leaders is to correct behavior.

One of the responsibilities of the family leaders is to correct behavior.

Wrong behavior effects all the members of the family….

One of the responsibilities of the family leaders is to correct behavior.

Wrong behavior effects all the members of the family….…and our relationship with God.

be at peace among yourselves

we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle

encourage the fainthearted help the weak be patient with them all

see that no one repays anyone evil for evil

always seek to do good to one another and to everyone

rejoice always pray without ceasing

Paul’s final words of the letter:

“okay, …here are the rules for all the members of the family;.... here are the ways you are to be and to act. If you guys do this, then the church family will run smoothly....”

Are you part of the family?

Ephesians 4:17-24“17 Now this I say and testify in

the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. 18

They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the

ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart. 19

They have become callous and have given themselves up to

sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity. 20 But

that is not the way you learned Christ!— 21 assuming

that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the

truth is in Jesus, 22 to put off your old self, which belongs to

your former manner of life and is corrupt through

deceitful desires, 23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your

minds, 24 and to put on the new self, created after the

likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.”

Are you a part of God’s family?

Are you part of God’s family, but you give in to the desires

of the flesh?

1 John 3:1-3“1 See what kind of love the

Father has given to us, that we should be called children of

God; and so we are. The reason why the world does

not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Beloved, we are

God's children now, and what we will be has not yet

appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. 3 And everyone

who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.”