FAMILY WORSHIP

The Patriarchal Dispensation• God spoke to the fathers Heb. 1:1• God gave Adam His law before He made the

woman Gen. 2:15-16 • Adam gave it to Eve 3:1-2• Eve took charge 3:6, 17; 1 Tim. 2:19-15• Noah a preacher of righteousness 2 Pet. 2:5

saved his family 1 Pet. 3:20-21, Heb. 11:7• Abraham Gen. 18:17-19 intimate with God• Jacob Gen. 35:1-4 preparation v.7-18 blessing

The Mosaical Dispensation• Exodus 12:21-28 Passover a family observance• Firstborn of each family saved or killed v.12-13• A method of teaching the family v.24-27• Deuteronomy 6:6-9, v.2 parental responsibility• Deut. 4:9-10 grandparental responsibility• Joshua chose for his house Joshua 24:15• David worshipped all the time everywhere• 2 Sam. 6:20, Psalm 63:6, 119:148 • His sin had consequences in his house 2 Samuel

12:9-12

The Christian Dispensation• Physical family still important Eph. 6:1-4• Includes mothers and grandmothers Acts 16:1,

2 Tim. 1:5, 3:15, Psalm 22:10, Prov. 31:1• Converts Acts 10:1-2, 24, 33; 16:15, 30-34• Family worship a great way to train children

for public worship and service to God• Christ is head of church as husband over wife

Eph. 5:22-33• Church is a family 1 Tim. 3:15, Ephesians 1:4-5

Be part of God’s family John 3:3-5