Family Matters, Part 1: Blessing or Burden

April 12, 2026   /   Oxford Assembly of God

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I. is God’s

1. God exists in

Genesis 1:26 (NKJV) Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness

2. was created to

      • An unusual warning given

Genesis 2:18 (NKJV) it is not good for man to be alone

      • The first family is introduced
      • Dysfunction becomes the norm

Genesis 12:3. (NKJV) And in you (Abraham) all the families of the earth shall be blessed

3. is the fundamental of

Psalm 127:1 (NKJV) Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it, Unless the Lord guards the city, the watchman stays awake in vain

      • God is the key to a happy healthy family
      • God is the key to a safe and prosperous city

Psalm 127:2 (NKJV) It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows; for so He gives His beloved sleep

      • God is the key to a good night’s sleep

Psalm 68:6 (NKJV) God sets the solitary in families

I Timothy 3:14,15 (NCV)  I’m writing so you’ll know how to live in the family of God.  That family is the church.

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II. are a

1. are a to their

Proverbs 18:22 (NKJV) He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the Lord.

2. are a to their

Psalm 127:3 (NKJV) Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord.  The fruit of the womb is a reward

3. are a To the

Psalm 127:4 (NKJV) Like arrows in the hand of a warrior.  So are the children of one’s youth.

      • Children must be shaped to fly straight

Proverbs 22:6 (NKJV) Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.

Proverbs 22:6 (AMPC) Train up a child in the way he should go [and in keeping with his individual gift or bent], and when he is old he will not depart from it.

      • Children must be sharpened to think clear
      • Children must be shot forth to make a difference

Psalm 127:5 (NKJV) Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them.They shall not be ashamed, but shall speak with their enemies in the gate.

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