Sermon Series | The Family

1. Introduction. In our first week of Pastor Lane’s series “The Family,” we study five distinctive characteristics of a Christian family: designed by God, focused in Jesus, centered on the gospel, consumed with mission, and entrusted to reproduce. (February 1, 2009)
2. Biblical Manhood. This week in Pastor Lane’s “The Family” series, we study biblical manhood and what it means to be a man in light of the gospel. We look at two problems in today’s masculinity, three reference points for righting masculinity, and four practices of gospel-centered manhood. (February 8, 2009)
3. Biblical Womanhood. After spending one week examining biblical manhood, it’s time to look at biblical womanhood. In this sermon, Pastor Lane examines two feminist extremes, three reference points for biblical womanhood, and four practices of a biblical woman. (February 15, 2009)
4. Marriage Covenant. Four weeks into our family sermon series, we look at the marriage covenant. Because marriage was implemented before the fall, we know it was part of God’s perfect design. We’ll study three principle components of a biblical marriage covenant: suitable helpmate, becoming one, and naked without shame. (February 22, 2009)
5. Biblical Sex, Part I. After discussing the marriage covenant, it’s only natural to take a look at sex within the marriage covenant. In this sermon, we see that sex is God’s design, a gift from him. We also study the physical, emotional, and spiritual ramifications of sex within the biblical marriage. (March 1, 2009)
6. Biblical Sex, Part II. Too often the church engages in silence over biblical teaching regarding sex, but we need to build a strong community whereby those tough conversations can happen. This week we discuss giving ourselves to our spouses and fulfilling their needs over our own. (March 8, 2009)
7. Building Oneness. In our study of the marriage covenant, we look at how Christians should live a biblical marriage in their culture. In Ephesians 5, we see that headship of the husband and submission of the wife are God’s plan for marriage. (March 15, 2009)
8. Biblical Child-rearing, Part I. This week, we move from marriage to children in our study of the Christian family. As parents, our first goal is to raise godly children. Our second is to impress a love of God on our children’s hearts. (March 22, 2009)
9. Biblical Child-rearing, Part II. As we conclude our series on the family, we study the last two priorities of Christian parents: to orient their children’s lives to honor authority and to discipline for growth in godliness. Lastly, Pastor Lane addresses parenting questions raised by other LifePointers. (March 29, 2009)

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