1. Table of Duties
Husbands, Wives, Parents, Children
Certain passages of Scripture for various holy orders and positions, admonishing them
about their duties and responsibilities
Memorization Verses:

2. LSB 862 May none to them and heav'n be lost!
http://www.lutheran-hymnal.com/online/tlh-625.mid 4 Oh, blest that house; it prospers well.
1 Oh, blest the house, whate'er befall, In peace and joy the parents dwell,
Where Jesus Christ is all in all! And in their children's lot is shown
A home that is not wholly His-- How richly God can bless His own.
How sad and poor and dark it is! 5 Then here will I and mine to-day
2 Oh, blest that house where faith is A solemn promise make and say:
found
Though all the world forsake His Word,
And all in hope and love abound;
I and my house will serve the Lord!
They trust their God and serve Him still
And do in all His holy will!
3 Oh, blest the parents who give heed
Unto their children's foremost need
And weary not of care or cost.

3. Family Tree
Make as detailed a
family tree as you can.
Think about the type
of relationship fostered
between each branch.
Decorate the tree with
symbols / words.

4. Open Prayer for families:
PRAYER Psalm 127-128
• Family
• Husbands
• Wives
• Parents
• Children
P raise
R epentance
A ppreciation
Y ou
E veryone
R esolve

5.  He´s got the whole world in His
hands…
 He´s got the tiny little baby in His
hands…
 He´s got the brothers and the sisters in
His hands…
 He’s got the mamas and the daddys…
 He’s got the Grandmas and the
Grandpas…
 He’s got the Aunts and the Uncles…
 He’s got the friends and the cousins…
 He’s got everybody here…
 He's got the whole world in His
hands.

6.  “The highest rate of divorce in the 2001
survey was 41 percent for men who
were then between the ages of 50 to 59,
and 39 percent for women in the same
age group.”
 “Professor Bradley Wright, a
sociologist at the University of
Connecticut, explains from his analysis
of people who identify as Christians but
rarely attend church, that 60 percent of
these have been divorced. Of those who
attend church regularly, 38 percent
have been divorced”

7.  What are some threats to
Christian marriage and family
we see today?
 How does society view
“Christian Family”?
 Is “Christian family” the same as
“traditional family”?
 What does a “Christian Family”
look like?

8.  Three types of Family(overlapping
influence)
 Spiritual family/kingdom
 "My mother and brothers are those who
hear God's word and put it into
practice.”
 Visible church family
 “Give my greetings to the brothers and
sisters at Laodicea” (Col. 4:14-15)
 Biological/close family unit
 “Listen, my son, to your father's
instruction and do not forsake your
mother's teaching.” (Prov. 1:8)

9.  Forgiveness and Love are at the heart
of all three
 Christ forgives the church, brings into
heaven
 Christians forgive one another and
develop unity in worship
 Families teach, model and practice
forgiving each other as a state
overflowing from the first two.
 Families are 4th dimensional,
constantly changing, organic, and in
flux.
 This includes states of relationships.
Sin cannot separate the Christian from
the birthright in families.

10.  Let’s consider some
descriptive families in
scripture:
 Adam/Eve
 Noah
 Abraham
 Isaac
 Moses
 Ruth
 David
 Hosea
 Jesus

11.  What actions describe the following
family vocations according to scripture?
 Mother
 Prov. 6:23-26, 31:10-12,25-30, Ps.139:13,
John 16:21, Isaiah 66:13, Titus 2:5, John
19:26-27
 Father
 Deaut. 6:4-9, Col. 3:19, 1 Tim. 3:4-5, ps.
145:5, Mal. 4:5-6, Prov. 20:7 Ps. 78:5-6,
Prov. 13:24, Eph. 5:25, Ps. 103:13,
 Children
 Ps. 127:3,5, Col. 3:20-21, Prov. 10:1, 3:11-
12, Matt. 18:10, Prov. 17:6

12.  The Father, Son and Spirit is the
pre-eminent family.
 Singular unit with distinct
persons.
 Perfect, complete, selfless love.
 Equally strong, righteous,
serving distinct roles, yet
everyone shares in the cause,
burden and benifit.

13.  • Family
 • Husbands
 • Wives
 • Parents
 • Children
 •______________________________
 SS Family
 M Husbands
 T Wives
 W Parents Say Mean Matter
 Th Children
Key phrases Own words Answer the
questions/
Personal
application

14.  Family quotes:
 Genesis 1:28 And God blessed them.
And God said to them, “Be fruitful and
multiply and fill the earth and subdue it
and have dominion over the fish of the
sea and over the birds of the heavens and
over every living thing that moves on the
earth.”
 •

15.  The Lord calls husbands to love and respect and regard them as partners
respect their wives, and pray with and heirs in the gracious gifts of God.
them. Bind their hearts together in prayer
 1 Peter 3:7 Likewise, husbands, live and turn all complaints into requests
with your wives in an understanding for Your mercy. In Your love, heave
way, showing honor to the woman as mercy on Your people and prepare
the weaker vessel, since they are heirs them for the marriage feast in
with you1 of the grace of life, so that heaven. Amen.
your prayers may not be hindered.
 Colossians 3:19 Husbands, love your
wives, and do not be harsh with them.
 •
 Pray: Lord, in parables and
preaching, You compared Yourself
with a bridegroom who brought joy
to his compaions and fulfilled his vow
to his bride. Grant joy and
fulfillment in married life. Lead
husbands to treat their wives with

16.  The Lord calls wives to submit to Fill all minds with the kindest
their husbands out of love and thoughts and all hearts with sincerity,
respect. that we may love one another as You
 Eph 5:22 Wives, submit to your own love Your church. Amen.
husbands, bas to the Lord.
 1 Peter 3:5-6 For this is how the holy
women who hoped in God used to
adorn themselves, by submitting to their
own husbands, 6 as Sarah obeyed
Abraham, calling him lord. And you are
her children, if you do good and do not
fear anything that is frightening.
 •
 Pray: Lord, if the husband is the
head of the household, may we not
also say that the wife is the heart of
the household. Grant that husbands
and wives love and respect one
another according to Your calling.

17.  The Lord calls parents to nurture the children. I will do what I can: I will bring
children through training and instruction them up for Your honor, admonish them,
in God's Word. Although the church and correct them, instruct them, and pray for
government may assist in teaching the Law them. But, O Lord, Lord, in all my efforts
and Gospel to children, parents bear this You must perform the important part.
responsibility before God first. Bless these children. Attend them at their
 Eph 6:4 Fathers, do not provoke your going out and coming in. Give them a
children to anger, but bring them up in the believing, humble, obedient, and godly
discipline and instruction of the Lord. heart, that, like the child Jesus, they may
 • increase in stature, wisdom, and favor with
 Lord, almighty God, Father of mercies, God and men. Imprint upon their hearts
among other gifts of Your grace You have the image of Jesus, in order that they may
put children in my life, for which blessing I ever keep, until their blessed end, a
heartily praise and magnify You. gracious God and an unstained conscience.
However, I regard these children as Amen. (Johann Friedrich Starck, 1680-
precious pledges, which You have 1756).
entrusted to me and will require at my
hand. I regard them as souls that Jesus
has purchased with His holy blood, the
Holy Spirit has sanctified in Holy Baptism,
and You have adopted as Your children. O
Father of all grace, I come to You and in
heartfelt prayer commend to You these

18.  Children should hear and obey their humbly ask pardon now, O God, of
parents according to the Lord's You and of my parents, and promise
commands. that by Your grace I will strive to
 Eph 6:1-3 Children, obey your parents in rejoice their heart with my obedience
the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your and Christian conduct. Grant me
father and mother” (this is the first Your Holy Spirit that I may walk as a
commandment with a promise), 3 “that it child of God in faith, godliness,
may go well with you and that you may chastity, and the fear of God, so that
live long in the land on the Last Day I may with my
parents stand at Your right hand and
 •
enter with them into Your glory.
 Pray: Give me an obedient heart, O Amen. (Starck).
heavenly Father, that I may not offend
my parents, or knowingly and willfully
grieve them. Grant that I may at all
times place before my eyes the
example of my Jesus, who not only
was obedient to You, His heavenly
Father, but also to His foster father
Joseph and to His mother Mary. I

19.  Father Abraham had many sons
Many sons had Father Abraham
I am one of them and so are you
So let's all praise the Lord.

21.  Workers, Employers, Supervisors
 Youth and Widows
 Everyone
Daily Prayers--1 Prayer: Blessings and Thanks
Table of Duties--6 Bishops, Pastors, Preachers, Hearers
Civil Government and Citizens
Husbands, Wives, Parents, Children
Workers, Employers, and Supervisors +
Youth and Widows / Everyone & Two Kingdoms
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Joy
Peace
Patience
Kindness
Goodness
Faithfulness
Gentleness
Self-Control
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