The Christian Community as God’s family

by Mario Vega The Lord Jesus taught his disciples to pray to God as father. This idea was quite innovative since in the Old Testament God had been viewed with great reverence and at a distance. He was called “The Most High,” “Almighty,”...

What is Family For?

by Steve Cordle There’s an old saying that when you marry a woman, you also marry her family. When we become followers of Jesus, we also get a family in the deal: the family of God! All those who have God as their heavenly father are now your brothers and...

Reforming the Family

by Bill Joukhadar www.cells-church.com One of the devastating impacts of sin in life is the disintegration of the family as it once was. For many people today, ‘family’ is a meaningless name that does little to ‘add’ to their lives. For these...

Leading Families to Christ

by Jeff Tunnell www.bigbearchristiancenter.org Last Sunday, April 1, 2012, marked the completion of a 3-year transition of Pastoral leadership for our congregation.  John 3:30 has been a key verse for me during the last 30 months as Rob Hastings has prepared to be our...

The Church as Family

I believe that “family”  is the principal image of the church in Scripture. Paul says in  1 Timothy 3:15, “If I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the...