FAMI

What is
a
LY?
 FAMI
LY?
Middle English familie, from
Latin familia household
(including servants as well as
kin of the householder), from
famulus servant
a group of people who are
related to each other
THE FAMILY IS NOT AN
INSTITUTION DESIGNED BY
MAN. IT WAS CREATED BY
GOD FOR THE BENEFIT OF
MAN, AND MAN HAS BEEN
GIVEN STEWARDSHIP OVER
IT.
COMPRISED OF ONE MAN, ONE
WOMAN—HIS SPOUSE—AND THEIR
OFFSPRING OR ADOPTED CHILDREN.
THE EXTENDED FAMILY CAN INCLUDE
RELATIVES BY BLOOD OR MARRIAGE
SUCH AS GRANDPARENTS, NIECES,
NEPHEWS, COUSINS, AUNTS, AND
UNCLES. ONE OF THE PRIMARY
PRINCIPLES OF THE FAMILY UNIT IS
THAT IT INVOLVES A COMMITMENT
ORDAINED BY GOD FOR THE LIFETIME
OF THE MEMBERS.
First requirement for the
Christian family

Having a true relationship

with Jesus Christ as their
Lord and Savior
 FATHER
AND
MOTHER
I
L
LOVE
Y
YOU
FAMILY TREE
 FAMILY
GOOD DAY BAD DAY
1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

4. 4.

5. 5.
UNDERSTAND
THEM,
APPRECIATE
THEM
UNDERSTAND
THEM,
APPRECIATE
THEM
 PRAYER FOR FAMILY
Heavenly Father I pray that
the light of Your
countenance may shine into
the lives of each member of
my family and that together
we may draw every closer to
each other and to You,
 as side by side we work to
overcome the challenges and
difficulties that are part of
every day living and which
can so often rise up as a
barrier and hindrance in our
relationship with each other
and with You.
 Strengthen we pray that
relational bonds that bind us
together and fill each one of us
with the love of Jesus, for it is
only as we draw closer to You in
godly love that we will be
equipped by Your Holy Spirit to
reach out to each other in the
spirit of unity.
 Lord it was by Your decision
and will that we were born into
this family and although it is
often said that we may choose
our friends but not our kinsfolk
– nevertheless Lord,
You were the one that chose us
to be a part of this family unit
and You desire that each one of
us are also a member of the
wider body of Christ Jesus our
Lord.
 Help us to be kind and
compassionate to one another,
forgiving each other, just as in
Christ God forgave each of us
and may the grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ and the love of God
shine in our hearts, form this
day forward – for evermore, in
Jesus name we pray, Amen