What is family worship? (Click the arrow to the left)
As Christians, particularly Christian men, we are responsible to lead our households with strength and resolve in the ways of Christ. Leading our families in devotions and family worship is one way to lead our families, raising our children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, Jesus Christ (cf. Deuteronomy 6:7; Ephesians 6:4).
In my house, we do morning and evenings. In the morning after we eat breakfast together, we all have our quiet times. We read our Bibles seperately and journal what we see. In the evenings before bed, we talk about what we saw in our morning Bible reading, I share my insight from my own devotional time, we ask questions from the New City Catechism, we sing a couple worship songs together, and then we pray as a family. Family worship doesn’t have to look like this. It may look different for every household, but I want to invite you to join me in leading our families well. Every weekday on this blog, I want to provide a guide for fathers to lead their families in some form of family worship. If your household doesn’t have a father, I believe the responsibility falls to the mother. Design a routine that works for your family, but be intentional about leading in the only way that matters instead of getting too caught up with the affairs of this world. Every Christian man is the pastor of his home. I believe the most important thing we can do for our children is (1) lead them in the home and (2) be faithful to the church as a family. As the family goes, so goes the nation. Our job as pastors to our family matters.
Today is Wednesday, and we have activities for children, youth, and adults at ASBC! If you can’t make it tonight or want to supplement our time together with a family worship time, here is today’s guide.
If you went to church, talk as a family first about what everyone learned at church.
John 4:39-42
39 From that city many of the Samaritans believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, “He told me all the things that I have done.”
40 So when the Samaritans came to Jesus, they were asking Him to stay with them; and He stayed there two days.
41 Many more believed because of His word;
42 and they were saying to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves and know that this One is indeed the Savior of the world.”
The Samaritans believed in Jesus first because of the woman’s testimony. Once they heard Jesus, they no longer believed because of the woman’s testimony. They believed because they heard Jesus.
True evangelism does not use people to build the numbers of a church organization or boast in the numbers of people any person is able to produce. True evangelism tells of Christ and releases people to Christ. We are merely beggars pointing other beggars to where the bread is.
- It’s not about increasing a local church’s size.
- It’s not about recording mere baptisms.
- It’s not about bolstering our own ministries.
- It’s not about bringing more money into the church.
- It’s not about making disciples of ourselves or our pastors.
It is about bringing people to Jesus. That is all. This means much for any pastor and all church people. We make disciples of Jesus, not ourselves. God will take care of the rest.
Today’s question from the New City Catechism:
Q- What is idolatry?
A- Idolatry is trusting in created things rather than the Creator.
Romans 1:21-25 says,
21 For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
22 Professing to be wise, they became fools,
23 and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures.
24 Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them.
25 For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
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