·       The goal of this series…

o   Everyone leaves with an understanding of God’s design for the family.

o   That you leave with an understanding of your role within the family.

o   And you honor God by fulfilling that role.

·       Last week we looked at how a family that is broken can become fixable.

o   And the foundation to make that happen starts with a love that seeks the greatest possible good for someone regardless of what they think about us, or how they treat us.

o   It starts with the parents…specifically the individual relationship with God.

o   That relationship shows us how to love our spouse and our children.

o   Children are to honor the position of the parent and to understand that siblings are a God-given partnership in this life.

·       Before you jump head first into today’s message, let me make a note about last week.

o   The question came to me, “How do I honor the position of parent or sibling and still protect myself and my family?’

o   And I would say this…going back and using my analogy from last week.

o   Just because I visit the office of the President, doesn’t mean I will vote for that President in the future.

o   Also, just because I honor the position of a parent or sibling in God’s design, doesn’t mean the individual holding that position is honoring it.

o   If they, through their words and actions, have hurt me in the past and show no signs of repentance or change…then it is certainly okay to set boundaries to protect yourself and your current family.

o   Now what those boundaries are and how you get there is a longer, more personal discussion.

Let’s get an overview now of this week’s family so we can learn from them a better way to communicate