Title: We are a family/Matthew 12:50
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We are a family/Matthew 12:50
Whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven is my brother and sister and mother
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Family is a good thing. When trouble comes, the family may be broken, but the family
gathers strength. When I am tired and exhausted, I get comfort when I am with my family. Good
When something unexpected happens, the joy is doubled when you are with your family. Also, no family
He protects me even in the face of great danger. The family believes at any moment
It is a possible existence. It is also the reason that our country has been able to carry on its 5,000-year history.
This is because there was a family system and filial piety. It will be broken in the midst of numerous shouts and civil wars
It seems to be the same and broken, but it unites because the family system is alive.
But unfortunately, as if living without forgetting the preciousness of air, many people
They live without realizing the importance of family. Unity should be tasted in the family.
I'm trying to find it in a tavern. But unity is only in the family. Bible
As you can see, the important work of salvation was done at the family level rather than the individual level. Noah
The family was saved, and the family of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob continued the history of salvation.
Also, the family of Rahab, a prostitute in Jericho, was saved, and the family of the jailer in Philippi.
The body has been saved. What we need to know clearly is that without family
that I don't have either.
No matter how much you love your family, you must not fall into family selfishness. pedigree
Because our family is not our only family. Jesus who is our family
You have redefined it. ?Whoever does the will of my Father in heaven
who is my brother and my sister and my mother? (Matthew 12:50). biblical family
The standard of the crown is God the Father. Then, by examining the biblical family relationship,
Let's live in the happiness and joy of the heavenly family.
First, the saints are family
The saints are one family who has God as their Father. The Apostle Paul?
Alas, that we may both have access to the Father in one Spirit.
So from now on you are no longer strangers and aliens, but citizens with the saints.
Is it the household of God? (Ephesians 2:18,19). We are the bridegroom Jesus
A family within you. Also, partake of the sacrament, which is “divine food and drink.”
is one family (1 Corinthians 10:3,4). Therefore, when greeting with praise, the church yard
When you meet me in the neighborhood, don't treat me like someone you don't know, pray for shalom and be kind
You have to divide the company. We are the heavenly family of Jesus lineage. Only the present saints
Not only that, all the saints of the past are brothers and sisters who are listed in the heavenly genealogy and family register.
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Therefore, let's all live as God's family. Like the early church, even his possessions
What we can share is the heavenly family. Yoke like the apostle Paul and his co-workers
It is the heavenly family to lose. ?And indeed, one who is a yokemate with me, ask thee,
I helped those women who worked hard with me in the Noni Gospel, and also Clement and others.
help your fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life? (Philippians 4:3). we each other
When we help, share, and live like a heavenly family, the joy and peace of heaven are in our hearts.
and come to life.
Second, the new believer is also a family.
The new believer is not a male, but the second son and brother who returned to his father's arms. That
Therefore, like the prodigal brother, we should not ignore the new family or be indifferent
15:28). Best of all, you should welcome your new family. ?Father told his servants this
"Take out the best clothes, put them on, put the ring on your hands, and put on shoes
And bring the fattened calf and slaughter it; let us eat and rejoice? (Luke 5:22,23).
It is the duty of the saints to welcome and serve the new family with the utmost sincerity.
?This thy brother was dead and is alive; I was lost and found, and we rejoice.
and rejoicing, right? (Luke 15:32).
Heavenly Father has sent many new families to our church. November 8, 1983
Since the founding of IL, more than 205,000 members have committed themselves through our church to this day.
and became the son of God. However, as a new believer, our book
Im not over. Help the new family settle in the church and grow in faith
must come Like Paul, let's nurture with tears and sincerity. ?Therefore you wake up
Do you remember how for three years, day and night, without ceasing, you admonished each one with tears? (Acts)
20:31). Serve until the new family knows the church as my home and the saints as my brothers.
All. When we become one family serving each other, we experience the grace of growing together.
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Third, even unbelievers have families
Unbelievers, just like us, are creatures created in the image and likeness of God,
Family. The difference is, unbelievers are lost, we have to find
that it is a neighbor. It is not abandoned. Do not break a bruised reed
God does not put out the extinguishing wick? (Matthew 12:20) God gives up unbelievers.
you don't Therefore, we, too, must never give up on unbelievers. distrust
They know each other as a family, pray for them, visit them, share and give
You must give it back and get it back.
Jesus gave up the heavenly throne to seek and save the lost (Luke 19:10).
and came to this earth. Jesus shuns unbelievers as unclean and has a disease
He did not turn away from him and despise him for being poor. Rather, the sick, the lonely,
He came looking for the poor. In every way possible,
You showed your love. Cross for lost souls to see the love of the Father
He was naked on the stool and suffered all that pain. Therefore, we also
Let us dedicate ourselves generously to helping unbelievers who are lost and are lost. lost soul
When this returns, Heavenly Father dances with joy.
Fourth, nature is also a family
Before God, both nature and man are creatures. Nature never belongs to man.
no. I'm not even a stranger to me at all. Nature is made of dirt
is a family to man (Genesis 2:7). Also, God's full presence
target. ?There is one God, the Father of all, who is above all
You have united all things, and are you in all things? (Ephesians 4:6).
In the Garden of Eden, humans and nature lived in communion with each other (Genesis 2:19; 3:1). But
Because of human sin, the family relationship with nature has been broken. Human beings enjoy complete happiness
In order to do so, we need to restore our family relationship with nature. Man is forgiven of his sins and God
Living in the love of nature restores your relationship with nature. Cloth shown through Isaiah
The country is a place of happy fellowship with nature (Isaiah 11:6-9). At that time wolves were young
dwells with sheep, leopards lie down with young goats, calves and young lions
Are there any beasts that are entrenched and drawn by children? (Isa 11:6). we all protect nature
Let's live while enjoying the love of family that only nature can give.
Heaven is a family, and a family is a little paradise. We are all members of the Jesus family, the heavenly family.
is. Therefore, love the family of saints, the family of new believers, the family of unbelievers, and the family of nature.
All. “Always remember these words. The time to love is very short.” end
When a family lives, everyone lives. We all say, “Saturday is Family Day, and Sunday is the Lord’s Day.
Let's make this earth a heavenly family by keeping the 8th of every month as a day of filial piety.
Prayer
Heavenly Father, if you live by individualism, it is like hell, but if you live by familyism, you will be in harmony with heaven.
Thank you for making me realize that I can live like you. We are all familial,
Help me to live in harmony with the body centering on it. in the name of jesus
I pray. Amen.