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Your Home Deserves Your Best

A Bible study outline focusing on dedicating oneself to one's home and family.

1. Building a Godly Marriage and Family

1.1 Love and Respect in Marriage

Verses: Ephesians 5:25-27; 1 Peter 3:7
  • Ephesians 5:25-27 highlights the husband's role in sanctifying his wife, reflecting Christ's love for the church.
  • 1 Peter 3:7 emphasizes treating wives with respect and understanding, recognizing their equal standing before God.

1.2 Raising Children in Faith

Verses: Proverbs 22:6; Ephesians 6:4; Deuteronomy 6:6-7
  • Proverbs 22:6 instructs parents to train up a child in the way he should go.
  • Ephesians 6:4 encourages fathers to bring up their children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
  • Deuteronomy 6:6-7 calls for diligent teaching of God's word to children in all aspects of life.

2. Valuing Family as a Gift from God

2.1 Recognizing the Blessings of Family

Verses: Psalm 127:3; Proverbs 17:6
  • Psalm 127:3 reminds us that children are a heritage from the Lord, a reward from him.
  • Proverbs 17:6 speaks of grandchildren as the crown of the aged, and parents as the glory of their children.

2.2 Providing and Caring for Your Family

Verses: 1 Timothy 5:8; Proverbs 24:3-4
  • 1 Timothy 5:8 states that if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his own family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
  • Proverbs 24:3-4 highlights that through wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

3. Making Your Home a Place of Worship

3.1 Living for God's Glory in the Home

Verses: Colossians 3:17; 1 Corinthians 10:31
  • Colossians 3:17 instructs us to do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
  • 1 Corinthians 10:31 encourages us to do everything for the glory of God.

3.2 Serving the Lord Together

Verses: Joshua 24:15; Psalm 101:2
  • Joshua 24:15 declares, 'As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.'
  • Psalm 101:2 states, 'I will be careful to lead a blameless life—when will you come to me? I will conduct the affairs of my house with a blameless heart.'