Sermon Notes

Series: What Matters Most Title: Loving People 1 FAMILY Marriage -Respect/Honor
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1 Peter 3:7 (NIV) Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers. -T-I-M-E = LOVE

Ecclesiastes 9:9 (NIV) Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sunall your meaningless days. For this is your lot in life and in your toilsome labor under the sun.
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-Purity
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Hebrews 13:4 (NIV) Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. -Grace Grace is the oil that lessens the friction in marriage. ~ Chuck Swindoll Parenting Love your spouse Fear God (Proverbs 14:26) Treasure your kids (Psalm 127:3) Set boundaries Enforce discipline Be consistent Pay attention (Proverbs 27:23) Say I love you daily Show affection Be generous with praise and cautious with promises

Make them a priority

Child rearing is like baking a cake. You dont realize you have a disaster until its too late. ~ Dr. James Dobson 2 CHURCH FAMILY
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Pray

1 Samuel 12:23 (NKJV) Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you; but I will teach you the good and the right way. Encourage

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Hebrews 3:13 (NIV) But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sins deceitfulness. Express preference

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Romans 12:10 (NKJV) Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; Fellowship

Hebrews 10:25 (NIV) not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
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3 BEYOND Whos my neighbor? (Luke 10:25-37) How am I to relate to non-believers? (2 Corinthians 6:14, John 17:15-16, 1 Corinthians 5:9-13) What can I do to reach them?

______________________________________________________________ _ Life Group Questions 1 Do you think any members of your family feel cheated as to the amount of

time and/or energy they receive from you? If so, what steps do you need to take to change that? 2 Do you consider yourself to be a fully engaged member of our church? Why or why not? 3 How involved are you in the lives of non-believers? Is there someone God has placed in your life you need to reach out to?