at-home family worship
"Regular family worship shows the children that their parents believe that Jesus Christ is central to all of life. This practice leaves a legacy that will benefit thousands in generations to come. ... Family worship plays a key role in promoting and sustaining spiritual renewal in the church, because healthy families make healthy churches." - James W. Alexander
Why Do We Have At-Home Family Worship?
The impetus for family worship comes from Scripture itself. As Paul wrote, “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4). Or, consider Psalm 78:4: “We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might, and the wonders he has done.” - Daniel Stegeman (DMin, Gordon Conwell Seminary)
How To Practice At-Home Family Worship? (*Find out more in the guide below.)
1) Have a fixed time. Pick a time when everyone is most likely to join.
2) Let everyone be engaged in worship in scripture reading, offering prayers, and singing songs.
3) Worship joyfully.
"Snuff out mere duty or drudgery in family worship. God’s Word is sweeter than honey and more precious than gold." - Jordan Stone (Senior pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in McKinney, Texas)
