Author Archives: Werner Dekarski
Happy Families!
HAPPY FAMILIES!
“Behind a happy baby is a happy family. And behind a happy family is Plunket.”
I am reading that on the Plunket poster that is stuck on the shop window while walking along Commerce Street in Kaitaia in the north of New Zealand.
Most of you have heard about the card game called HAPPY FAMILIES. I have been told that there is a very old HAPPY FAMILIES card game in our house. And it is still complete.
What are the secrets of a happy (Christian) family?
There are actually two.
1. The first secret is in the family altar.
2. The second secret is love.
THE FAMILY ALTAR
The Lord Jesus Christ must be crowned as Head of the home. He is the unseen Head of the family.
The husband is the priest of the family and has two responsibilities.
— He is responsible to establish a family altar.
That means that the family comes together daily for family worship. The father as head of the home is reading from the Bible to the family and praying to the Lord Jesus Christ. He is thanking the Lord, praising the Lord and praying for every member of the family.
— And he is also responsible for prayer at meals.
LOVE
Love is the second secret of a happy family. It is the visible symbol of unity in the family.
It is the duty of the husband to love and comfort his wife. The husband is also required to be faithful to his wife. And of course he must love his wife, but he must love Christ more!
Behind every happy (Christian) family is the Lord Jesus Christ. “….. in him all things hold together.” – Colossians 1:17 He is our foundation. (First Corinthians 3:11)
Golden Nugget
“Therefore,
my dear brothers,
stand firm.
Let nothing move you.
Always give yourself fully the work of the Lord,
because you know that your labour in the Lord is not in vain. –
First Corinthians 15:58
Golden Nugget
“But to this day
the LORD has not given you
a mind that understands or
eyes that see or
ears that hear.” –
Deuteronomy 29:4
Quote
“BETEN ist Tun, schon weil es eine Wende des Willens, ein Trachten des Herzens nach Gott ist.” – Reinhold Schneider
THIS GENERATION!
THIS GENERATION!
In Ecclesiastes 1:4 it says, “Generations come and generations go,…”
THIS GENERATION NEEDS GOD!
WHO WANTS TO JOIN ME TO PRAY FOR THIS GENERATION?
1. ASK THE LORD TO GIVE THIS GENERATION A MIND THAT UNDERSTANDS.
2. ASK THE LORD TO GIVE THIS GENERATION EYES THAT SEE.
3. ASK THE LORD TO GIVE THIS GENERATION EARS THAT HEAR.
Deuteronomy 29:4
Please let me know if YOU want to join me to pray for THIS GENERATION!
Quote
“The devils are united together as one person in their infamous rebellion, while we believers in Jesus are divided in our service of God, and scarcely ever work with unanimity.” – C. H. Spurgeon
Sermon Outline – OT – NIV
“For I resolved
to know nothing
while I was with you
except Jesus
Christ and him
crucified.” –
First Corinthians 2:2
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“THE LORD YOUR GOD……”
Deuteronomy 26:16-19
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