{"id":8960,"date":"2020-05-03T20:32:27","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T00:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=8960"},"modified":"2020-05-03T20:39:19","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T00:39:19","slug":"familymatters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2020\/05\/familymatters\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>2020 THEME: TRUTH<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1>SERIES: Supremacy<\/h1>\n<h1><strong>TITLE: Family Matters<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>Scripture:\u00a0 Colossians 3:18 &#8211; 4:1<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 IT MATTERS HOW WE TREAT OUR FAMILY<\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">God established the home in the Garden of Eden when he brought Adam and Eve together.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">First choice of words to the (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>wife<\/strong><\/span>). The key word? (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Submission<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Second choice of words to the (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>husband<\/strong><\/span>).\u00a0 2 things stand out:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">1. Love your wife.<br \/>\n2. \u201cDo not be embittered\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Third choice of words to (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>father and children<\/strong><\/span>).\u00a0 The key word? (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Obedience<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u00a0\u201cexasperate\u201d (KJV) -\u201cto irritate, stir up.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4><strong>II.\u00a0\u00a0 IT MATTERS HOW WE TREAT OTHERS<\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Some historians say in Paul\u2019s day there were more than 60 million slaves in the Roman Empire. That equals about half the population.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Paul\u2019s thoughts divided into two: slaves and slave-owners.\u00a0 This <strong><em>does not mean<\/em><\/strong> he was in favor of slavery.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">1.\u00a0\u00a0 Slaves- (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Be obedient<\/strong><\/span>). \u00a0 Keep this in mind: When doing something for God, a lowly calling like being a servant becomes a high calling of being a servant for the Father of all.<br \/>\n2.\u00a0\u00a0 Masters- (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Justice and fairness<\/strong><\/span>)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Next week: Theme: Truth!\/ Series: Supremacy<\/p>\n<p>Title:\u00a0 Speak Up! Colossians 4: 2-6<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2020 THEME: TRUTH SERIES: Supremacy TITLE: Family Matters Scripture:\u00a0 Colossians 3:18 &#8211; 4:1 &nbsp; I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 IT MATTERS HOW WE TREAT OUR FAMILY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 God established the home in the Garden of Eden when he brought Adam and Eve together. First choice of words to the (wife). The key word? (Submission). 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