Society’s Foundations

 Pastor’s Pen,

Sunday:   Society’s Foundations                                                                  Ephesians 5:21-33                                                          

There are three institutions that the Bible recognizes that are vital to society; the family, the government and the church.  The church was instituted in Acts 2 on the Day of Pentecost. The government began to take shape in Genesis when God implemented capital punishment for murder (Gen. 9:6) and in Gen. 12:2 with God’s promise to make “a great nation” of Abraham’s descendants. 

The family was God’s original institution, established with the creation of Adam and Eve (Genesis 2:18-24)

Sadly, all of these institutions have been under attack, especially the family. In recent decades everything has been questioned, including the traditional family, but advocates for alternative family structures claiming them to be normal and healthy.

Even Jesus gave his blessing to the family when, while dying on the cross, He fulfilled the mandate to the eldest son and charged John with caring for His mother. 

Let’s consider, on this weekend before we celebrate the birth of our nation, the ultimate value of this God-ordained institution.

 

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We appreciate those who help sanitize our facilities for services each Saturday morning in in in in in in in in in in in preparation for Sunday worship as well as those who make it possible for us to ‘live-stream’ on Facebook at 10:45 each Sunday morning, and to post each Sunday’s message on our website (www.fccwylie.org) on Sunday afternoons. 

 

When you enter the sanctuary Sunday, after you are given a bulletin, stop by the communion table where the offering plates are located in the rear of the worship center and pick up your disposable communion cup. Then following the service, please dispose of it in the trash can. (Mark 10:45) 

 

We continue to hold our Sunday services with all safety protocols and pre-service sanitizing in place. No Sunday school yet, and the nursery is not available.  We are now following the latest CDC guidelines which allow fully vaccinated individuals to go without masks. We use bulletins printed untouched by human hands, with songs, etc. printed therein, and pre-packaged communion elements. Offering plates are located at the rear, or giving can be done online at www.fccwylie.org.

 

If you still feel uncomfortable attending, feel free to join our live stream on Facebook, at 10:45 AM, which includes communion and the worship hymns. Or the message is available each Sunday afternoon on our website. (www.fccwylie.org)

 

Society’s Foundations                                                                  Ephesians 5:21-33 

 

 

I.               The source of the family: God 

 

 

II.             The structure of the family: revealed in Scripture

 

 

III.            The strength of the family determines the health of society

 

IV.            The sins of the family affect future generations

 

 

 

V.             The standards of the family determine the ethics of society

 

 

VI.            The spirituality of the family impacts the culture within society

 

 

VII.          The security of the family impacts the individual beginning even before birth

 

 

 


 

 

PRAYER ITEMS: Please check the Prayer list in the Bulletin!

PRAISE: Roe v. Wade overturned 

Jim Casteel, recovery from cataract surgery

Joanne Simpson, recovering from surgery

Kathy Hawkins, recovering from lumbar fracture

Glen Housewright

Bruce Moilan— continued progress dealing with vision and other health issues  

Carroll Holley – treatment for tumors

John Royal’s father

Betty Housewright-vision issues  

Viviana-health issues, further tests 

Larry Walker, cancer 

Those traveling 

 

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