(Ephesians 4:13 NLT) This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.

1.   Families Come In All Shapes And Sizes.

2.   We All Have Multiple Roles In Our Family.

3.   There’s No Such Thing As A Perfect Family.

(Ephesians 3:20-21 NIV) Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

(Matthew 19:4-5 NIV) “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ 5 and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?

Why did God create family?

• Family Was Created For Companionship.
• Family Models Our Relationship With God. 
• Family Passes Faith From Generation To Generation. 



Four mandates that allow every family to experience the best that God has for them:

1)  We are a God first family.

(Joshua 24:15 NIV) But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

(Matthew 6:33 NIV) But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

2)  We Are An Intentionally Formed Family.

(Ephesians 5:15-16 NIV) Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise,16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.

3)  We Are A Grace Filled Family.

(Matthew 10:8 NIV) Freely you have received, freely give. 

4)  We Are A Generationally Focused Family. 

(Galatians 6:9 NIV) Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.