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Authority In Your Family

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Two quotes on Family Worship from A Theology of the Family:

“We deeply want a revival of domestic religion. The Christian family was the bulwark of godliness in the days of the puritans; but in these evil times hundreds of families of so-called Christians have no Family Worship, no restraint upon growing sons, and no wholesome instruction or discipline. How can we hope to see the kingdom of our Lord advance when His own disciples do not teach His Gospel to their own children?” – Charles Spurgeon (A Theology of the Family, page 103)

“Would you keep up your authority in your family? You cannot do it better than by keeping up religion in your family. If ever a master of a family looks great, truly great, it is when he is going before his house in the service of God, and presiding among them in holy things. Then he shows himself worthy of double honor, when he [teaches] them the good knowledge of the Lord, and is their mouth to God in prayer, blessing them in the name of God.” – Matthew Henry (A Theology of the Family, page 103)

In this first chapter of A Theology of the Family, an essay by Joel Beeke is included with suggestions to help establish God honoring Family Worship in your home. You would do well to have the full gravity of what Beeke suggests four things to consider as you plan to conduct Family Worship.

  • Read Scripture – J.C. Ryle said, “Fill their minds with Scripture. Let the Word dwell in them richly. Give them the Bible, the whole Bible, even while they are young.”
  • Biblical Instruction – Beeke says, “Be plain in meaning: Ask you children if they understand what you are reading. Be plain in applying scriptural texts.”
  • Prayer – With few exceptions, be short. Prayer is not a time of extended teaching.
  • Singing – Sing doctrinally right songs. This is not as easy as it might seem but there are a lot of doctrinally strong songs to choose from.

This is a great source to help a husband/father establish a regular routine of Family Worship. This book is a great collection of help. Wives, get if for your husband. Husbands, buy it to help you prepare your family for kingdom work.

Glory to God Alone (pastors’ conference update)

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– Here is an update on the upcoming Glory to God Alone pastors’ conference, February 26-28,
at First Baptist Church, Provo, UT. –

REGISTER HERE

Dear pastor friend,

I know your days are busy, my inquiring of you to attend a three day conference at the end of February comes with awareness of your busyness. I don’t have a retreat to offer you, I don’t have a conference to lighten your load.

Where it is not my intent to add to your busy schedule I do invite you to a conference with serious purpose.

The worship of God is no small matter for the church of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is of great concern for the church and I want you to gather with me for the Glory to God Alone conference, February 26-28, 2015 at First Baptist Church, Provo, UT. Because of the kindness of the Southern Baptist of Texas, the Utah/Idaho Southern Baptist Convention and others, the conference is presented to you at no cost. Please receive this as a provision from the Lord.

The conference will have two parts, both dealing with aspects of worship.

  • Part one is February 26-27 and will address the matter of family worship. It was Richard Baxter, who said, “If we suffer the neglect of this, we undo all.” There is a great need across the land today; it is a need for the glory of God to be paramount in our homes again. Join us as we prepare to rebuild this family alter.
  • Part two is February 27-28 and will address the matter of corporate worship. Is what happens on any given Lord’s day gathering of the saints more about what we like than about what God requires of us in corporate worship? If so, we must repent and turn to the divine instruction from God alone, as revealed in Scripture.

Travel Assistance:

I’m happy to announce that through the kindness of Southern Baptists across the Utah/Idaho SBC that we have travel assistance available for pastors traveling more than 100 miles. When you register be sure to indicate if you want travel assistance. It is a limited amount of funding but it is our desire to help.

  • $25.00 for anyone requesting travel from 100-250 miles
  • $50.00 for anyone requesting travel from 250-400 miles
  • $75.00 for anyone requesting travel from 400+ miles

Lodging:

It is through the kindness of the Lord’s people at First Baptist Church, Provo, UT that we are able to offer lodging in host homes during the days of the conference. When you register be sure to indicate your need for lodging and we will match you up with a host home.

Free Resources:

  • The first 10 to preregister online HERE will receive a free copy of A Theology of the Family.
  • Other books will be provided to all attending.

GE

The Powerful Word of God

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I agree with him…

“If we ever hope to recover the biblical mission of the family, we must first restore its worship. People often try to fix their families by making surface changes in important areas, but until they deal with worship, they will find themselves like the men of Judah – healing “the hurt of [the] people slightly” (Jer. 6:14). So many maladies in family life can be traced to the abandonment of family worship.”

“… I’ve seen remarkable transformations take place in families. They occur when man does the simplest thing: he pick up the Bible and reads it to his family. This is transformational because the Word of God is powerful…”

-Scott Brown (A Theology of the Family, Chapter One, Family worship

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