Explore the Bible Study: Walking as Family
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Could you imagine being married for 81 years!? In a world where divorce is so common it's amazing that there are those who can still celebrate a long, happy marriage. Wouldn't it be wonderful if all families could live with such a marriage and family legacy? Sadly, we know that this is, all-too-often, not the case. Paul, in Ephesians 5:22-33 and Ephesians 6:1-4 gives, us some valuable insight into how a family can leave a legacy that can demonstrate the gospel to a lost world. This is the focus on the Explore The Bible Study: Walking as Family.
Special Note: The Supplemental teaching ideas are written in the context of a coed married class. Some of the questions may not be applicable or will need to be modified for your context -- men's group, women's group, singles group, etc.
Resources to reference or use
Background Resources
- Who Is Really Leaving the Church: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/who-is-really-leaving-the-faith-and-why/
- Most Teenagers Drop out of Church as Young Adults: https://lifewayresearch.com/2019/01/15/most-teenagers-drop-out-of-church-as-young-adults/
- Fatherless Children Infographic: https://www.fatherhood.org/fatherhood-data-statistics
- Six Things Submission is Not by John Piper: https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/six-things-submission-is-not
Suggested Use: Opening Illustration
Suggested Use: For Ephesians 5:25-32
The Supplemental Teaching Plan is designed to close out with a strong challenge for families to learn to demonstrate Christ in the home - the wife to the husband, husband to wife, children to parents, and dads to children. Families need to understand the reality that, if they desire to have homes that point people to Jesus, then they are to live in a way that reflects the character of Christ and the gospel.
No family can become a healthy family without Jesus! That's the bottom line!
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