Family Life PDF
Family Life PDF
Family Life PDF
Faith
Bible
Institute
(WOFBI)
Family Life
(F L F)
Books to Read
1. Making Marriage Work Pastor Mrs Faith Oyedepo
2. Raising Godly Children Pastor Mrs Faith Oyedepo
3. Building a Successful Family Pastor Mrs Faith Oyedepo
4. Success in Marriage Faith and David Oyedepo
5. Marriage Covenant Derrick Prince
6. Marriage and the Family Dr. K.c Price
7.Sixty things God said about sex Lester sumrall
8. God's blue print for a Happy home Lester Sumrall
9. Building Strong Families and Marriages Bill Joe daugherty
10. Holy wisdom to Build Happy homes Jack Hayfford
Course Objectives:
1. I should be able to know what /marriage and Family Life are
2. I should Know/understand God's purpose for instituting marriage
3. I should also know why it is important that I should succeed at it
4. I should finally know how marriage affect all the three dimensions of a man or a
woman
Introduction:
Marriage and Family
(there is difference between marriage and family)
Marry:
it can be defined as to be taken as a husband or wife
to successfully combined something with another thing... therefore looking at two
definitions we can say marriage can be defined as a successful combination of a
man and woman in a Holy wedlock
Family: is defined as a group of people consisting of parents and children... and at
times you have some close relatives like uncle, aunt, staying together as one. or a
group of people related together
From the above we can say marriage is the foundation for family if there is no
marriage there can not be family psalm 11:3 understand that marriage involves only
two people a man and a woman but family involves much more people
The institution of Marriage
1. Marriage is a divine institution Gen:2: 18 25 i.e it is God's own arrangement
Hosea 4:6
2. Marriage is the first Institution in world (before the church marriage was there)
Marriage and Family is the oldest institution in the world (marriage is very
important... as God takes it very important)
3. The institution of marriage and family is close to God's heart Gen 2 as a child of
God whatever is close to heart of God it should be closed to your heart too
4. God was practically involved in the institution of the first Marriage.
5. Marriage was created to provide help for man
6. Marriage is not just an institution it is a great mystery.... so the mystery of God in
marriage when understood and applied makes you overcome all mystery in the
world.
Purpose of Marriage
Ecc 3:1 James 1:1 1cor 7:15
1. Help Meet: so husband are meant to be a help meet to one another in all areas of
life i.e in the spirit in their soul in their life either financially spiritually or physically
2. Spiritual Reinforcement Prov 27:17 Josh 33:10 Deut 32: 30 reinforcement means
to give others strength...
3. Companionship or Fellowship Gen 2:18 Ecc 4:910 husband and wife are meant
to be friends, lovers and companion to each other let us understand that trust is
highly required in marriage.... understand that if marriage must work God must be at
the center
4. Unity: this is a sate of being united or being together Matt 19:5 (Live and Clive)
oneness in all thing in spirit in soul and in body
5. Procreation Gen 1:28 fruitfulness and multiplication is God's command... it is
God's command but do it in wisdom Ecc 10:10
6. To avoid fornication: sex in itself is not a sin but it is meant to be exclusively
enjoy by husband and wife.... let your feelings be disciplined
The Nature of Man
Man is essentially a triune in nature
so long as you are married you must agree... in their soul they must agree and the
bible said they must not restrict their body for each other: (so they must agree
especially in the principles of Christ... a house that is not in unity will fall)
The Christian Home
What is a christian Home? this is not just defined it is simply not a family where
everyone is christian but much more a Christ like home i.e the home that is ran by
the principles of Jesus. this is the home that is ran the same way Christ will ran His
own home.
Importance of Christian Home
1. Lets understand that the home is the oldest institution known to man Gen 2:18
2. the home is the parent and not the child of society i.e the home is made by the
parent and not the child (child is a blessing from God)
3. the church is weakened when the home is weak: so the influence of the church is
diminished by the home that are in temour
4. Strengthening the home implies strengthening the church
Characteristics of a Christian Home
1. ChristLike Manner: a family where is Christlike you treat people the way you
want to be treated
2. Every member of the family accepts Christ
3. Accepting scriptural responsibility: the christian father will not provoke the
children to wrath, the mother will also train the children the way to go and the
children will perform their responsibilities by obeying their parent eph 6:4
4. Open honesty and integrity: there is so much in the world that is in the world that
is artificial but in a christian home there must be a 100% honesty in the path of the
parent and the children
5. Hospitality: this is willingness to share not just sharing but you share with
discretion. and be hospitable to your inlaw brotherly love can find expression
through giving
Principles of a Successful Home
success is not an accident success in marriage is a product of proper alignment
with the truth of the word of God. neither can you succeed by chance in marriage.
if you must be successful in marriage you must understand male and female
differences.
1. Share your life with your spouse
2. Create a healthy and trusted relationship: lets understand that trust can not be
expected
3. Love your spouse with "Agape" love: we have different type of love but the best
is the God kind of love: as the husband love, the woman must completely submit to
her husband from hair to toe
4. Let Christ rule your home: without the help of God you can not amount to
anything in life psalm 60:11
Enemies of Family Success
1. Wrong Company prov 13:20: wrong company can destroy your marriage
2. Slothfulness: you don't live on chances you work tirelessly
3. Anger: it is human to get angry at one time or the other but it becomes inhuman
when you let the anger rule over you
4. Bitterness: Heb 12:15 these are little things that tends to spoil marriage
5. Covetousness: a strong urge or desire to have something
6. Impatience: it can also mean a state of being in unusual haste Isa 28:16
The Power base for a sweet Christian Home
1. Prayer: Matt 18:19 as married couples you have a higher level of unity to
maximise your prayer life 1peter 3:7 but without agreement your prayer is hindered
2. Word study: you will obtain power when you study the word of God... you will
locate the word of God concerning any issue in your home and you will take it
before the Lord... Locate the answers in the book until the book be opened
weeping may continue. 2 tim 2:15
Accepting Marital Responsibilities
everyone that is prepared to enter into a marriage must know that he or she has a
responsibilities
Man
1. The man must be expected to play the role of the Husband to his wife, as a
husband he must love the word as Christ love the church Eph 5:25 29 1peter 3:7.
you must know your wife her particularities and her needs. women expect to be
fulfilled in this areas they want talk to their husband they want to go out with him,
women expect compassion they need consideration as well though you as a man
you don't have time but you need to create time for them and you need to be a
romantic husband as well
2. The man must be responsible as a Father prov 2:6 Eph 6:4 Deut 6:67
3. The man is also seen as the leader in the home: 1tim 5:8 provide for your home,
be the head and spiritual leader of your wife eph 5:23 you also need to take lead in
taking decisions give privileged for your wife to make her suggestions
Woman
1. The woman is expected to fulfill her roll as a wife: as a wife you must totally
submit unto your husband Eph 5:2224 so the wife must be decent in word and in
deed as a wife mind what you say about your home.
2. The woman is a Mother as a mother she has the same responsibilities to train the
children so when a man is discipline the children the woman must support.
Understand that Love and Control are two instrument required for training a child
3. The woman is also a home maker the woman must see through her family general
welfare and as home maker the woman must keep the home Titus2:5 apart from this
she must prepare food for her home Prov 31:15. she must be hospitable heb 13:12
as the wife make the Home atmosphere conducive for the Holyspirit and finally
your home is what you make it to be.
Both parents have Joint responsibilities
Advantages of Child Discipline
1. Wisdom: knowing what is right and doing it
2. Long life eph 6:13
3. Well being Eph 6:13
4. A Restful Home
How do you provoke your child
Col 3:2021
1. Inconsistency in discipline
2. Anger when administering discipline
3. Treating them differently
"Don'ts" for Children
1. don't allow them to despise corrections: correct them in love so they won't out
grown it
2. don't allow them to rebel
3. don't allow them to be bitter
4. don't allow them to slothful
5. don't embarrass or harass them
Do for Children
1. develop a relationship with your children
2. Admits your mistakes and ask for forgiveness
3. treat them not as inferior being but as little children
4. show them what to do by exercise and don't emphasise their weaknesses help
them instead
How to find a Partner
prov 18:22
to find a marriage partner you must search and we have basic tools for searching
1. Desire a Partner prov 10:24
2. Make yourself fit Matt 7:35
3. Ask God in Prayer prov 18:22 psalm 37:5
4. Apply the deep sleep Concept: this means no anxiety relax yourself God's time is
always the best Gen 2:1824 phil 4:6 Exo 14:14
5. Open your Eyes: spiritual eyes and physical eye must both be opened
6. Make your intentions known
Courtship
courtship is the period between when 2 people agreed to marry and when they are
actually joined together. that period is not a period for sexual intercourse no matter
what it is make sure you disciplined yourself. the courtship period is a foundation
laying psalm 11:3
while in courtship:
* you must attend fellowship together
* share the word of God together
* pray together (not in the closet)
* Introduce each other to parents, to relations, to friends
* it is a time for discussing each other's peculiarities
Engagement
Engagement is a formal or public introduction
Planing for the Marriage Ceremony
The success of Marriage is not in the wedding and you don't go to borrow in the
name of pleasing people. How expenses the wedding is does not determine the
success (cut your coat according to you size)
Relationship with your inlaws
Relate well with everyone of your inlaws...
in case you got married a unbeliever... you don't properly married all hope is not
lost go and pay the dowry and do whatever you ought to do to be properly joined
together.