TITLE: Six Kinds of Families
TEXT: John 8:31-36
PROPOSITION: Families are coming apart without a clear understanding of who they are and their importance in society.
QUESTION: What?
KEY WORD: Kinds
SCRIPTURE READING: Same

1. INTRODUCTION: Families are in trouble.
2. God wants us to understand the family, support, strengthen them.
3. We must understand what a family is and its importance in society.
4. Think about the Six Kinds of Families in the Bible.

Human Family – Related to Adam and Eve

1. Genesis 3:20 Named Eve = Mother of all living
2. 1 Peter 2:17 Honor all men
3. Galatians 6:10 Do good to all men

Roots – Your origins, background

1. John 8:31-36 – We are Abraham’s descendants
2. 1 Timothy 1:4
3. A major tribal division – Levi – house of Aaron
4. Culture, physical features, attitudes,

Extended – Living Relatives

1. Walton’s Mountain – aunts, cousins, grandparents, etc.
2. Acts 10:24 Cornelius
3. Support network in time of crisis

Nuclear – Ma, Pa and 2.3 Kids

1. This is the basic unit of society.
2. If this unit crumbles – all of society will fall.
3. H. Clinton – "It takes a village" – WRONG – It takes a family.
4. To deal with a problem (crisis) we must:
   1 – See the problem realisticly.
   2 – Have an adequate coping mechanism
   3 – Have a support network
5. If any of these are missing = CRISIS!

Brotherhood – The Family of God

1. 1 Peter 2:17 Love the brotherhood (anywhere in the world)
2. Galatians 6:10 Esp. the household of faith
3. Church = Family of God
4. Ephesians 3:15 Whole family is named

This Body – the Local Congregation