We have gotten many questions pertaining to family worship. Jacob and Amy did our first joint video to answer some of your questions. Do you have any more questions on Family Worship that we could answer? Comment with them below.

One of the more common questions I’ve been asked since 2020 relates to death. Covid-19 has brought a sense of urgency to many. That urgency has led some to search the scriptures to find the answers to their deepest questions: What happens after we die?

Family worship once was a hallmark of earlier Christian generations within the United States. Gathering together daily to extoll the Lord, call upon his name, and submit to his word is a long-forgotten pastime and one that needs to be revived. Many have lived their entire lives missing out on the spiritual pleasure, and joy of reading sacred scripture, praying daily, and lifting united voices in song. Family worship doesn’t need to be marathon, lecture, or sermon. Family worship can be done with children of ALL ages and at any time of the day. The important thing is that we are devoted in our private family lives to the worship of God.

8 Tips to help you family start family worship.

Worshipping the Lord together, daily in our homes is one way that we teach our children scripture. It's a way we show our gratitude and reverence for our Lord. Starting family worship is a lot easier than it seems.

Family game night has become popular over the past few years. Our family has had family game nights for years. Over time, the games have evolved as our children have grown and we have been exposed to new family board games. With so many choices how do you know which games are the best?

Acts 6:1-7 provides the prototype for the ministry of deacons in the church. Without spirit-filled wise deacons, a church will undergo great distresses which presents the potential to fracture the church. If those who are dedicated to prayer and ministry of the word are tasked with the work of deacons, the church also suffers greatly. We can observe that these two roles in the church (ministry of prayer & word, and ministry of mercy) are both necessary.

Today I'm going to answer the question "Does the Bible talk about sex?" The short answer is "yes". The longer answer is: in both the Old and New Testaments, in multiple books, across multiple genres sex, and sexual activities are commanded, spoken about, described, prescribed, warned about, forbidden, sung about, prayed for, repented of, and reflected on.

I knew as soon as I previewed this topic I would begin to get pushback. It can be awkward to discuss sexuality even in the most trusted company. Some, out of an abundance of caution, try to avoid any sort of discussion of sexual ethics. Some try to assert that sexuality is a "private" conversation. Some try to say sex isn't an issue of theology. Some try to avoid the conversation by saying sex is a political topic and as we all know politics should never be brought up on a Sunday! Today I'm offering some firm, loving, and urgent pushback to some of the objections to preaching about human sexuality.

The "old" Jerusalem was the place given many nicknames. It was the historic city home to the Jewish leadership that crucified the Lord Jesus. While it was supposed to be the epicenter of loyalty to the One true God, it became the place of execution for the Son of God. The "new" Jerusalem is something different from the historic city of the 1st century. What the "old" Jerusalem could and should have been, is what the "new " Jerusalem would certainly be.

The truism "you can't learn to run till you learn to walk" is an example of progressive succession. Is a progressively successive development of Christian virtue an accurate description of 2 Peter 1:5-9?

Today, I am not going to resolve the controversial topics debated by Christians in this chapter. What I'm going to do is display a few of the things discussed in those debates, and then conclude by demonstrating that even in this most debated passage, Christians (regardless of their side in the debates) ought to take comfort, and grow in confidence in Christ from this passage.

Parents have a responsibility to protect their children. Even the rats know this! Sometimes a situation is so dire that a parent will risk great danger to themselves in order to ensure the immediate preservation of their children. This is a principle which is observable in the animal kingdom, and among us descendants of Adam and Eve.

Needless to say, hospitality in numerous forms is something always on my mind. But recently, it came to my attention that we were shown amazing hospitality while we were on a trip

As John received this vision he wrote it down on a scroll (1:9-11). The details of the vision tell of both specific instructions to each of the local seven historic churches (chapters 2-3), along with many scenes of what was yet to come regarding the destruction of Jerusalem, the passing away of the "old order" of things (IE Temple sacrificial worship), the establishment of the "new order" of things via worship done in spirit and in truth (Christian worship focused on Christ's life, death, resurrection, ascension, and reign) and the victorious, everlasting rule of Jesus.

The first few verses of Ecclesiastes give us the repeated themes often revisited throughout the book. The phrase “Under the sun” appears 29 times throughout the book and the word for “Meaningless” appears 38 times throughout the book. 

Maybe you want to start family worship, or reading scripture together, or a devotion and you don't know where to start. I am going to keep it simple and tell you, to start anywhere! All of the Bible is for us and our children. Yes, even the stories about war, peace, death, life, concubines', greed, offerings, adultery, and love. 2 Timothy 3:16 is a wonderful verse that exemplifies what Scripture we should teach our children.

But God (Romans 5:8), who is rich in mercy and abounding in compassion, saw fit to give to me grace. What I used to be is no longer who I now am. The grace of God has been revealed in my life through many victorious changes. The primary change I've shared here is how my life used to be ruled by deceit, but now, my life has become ruled by the Truth.

Dear reader, who I am now is not who I used to be. I have never met another person more overwhelmed with deceit and lies than I was. I would lie about small things and big things. I would lie to employers, coworkers, friends, mentors, my siblings, and my parents. The dominant trait of my character, activity, and preoccupation of my mind was deception.

The Apostle Paul frequently spoke of who he was before Christ confronted him. In his telling of who Jesus was and why he mattered Paul often has 3 parts to his story - who he used to be, what changed him, and who he is now.