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Family is the structure of civilization, and healthy family relationships give us security, stability, and happiness. Many of us do not have this experience in our pasts, but it is never too late to build up your family moving forward. Ask for God's blessing in your family and use these resources to work toward a peaceful, happy family.

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Seven Counterfeit Values Ensnaring Society

The world around us prizes qualities that are ultimately worthless and harmful. Your awareness of them will help protect you and your children.
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A Lesson From the Elephants

The family unit is extremely important to God. When the family unit is disrupted, or injured, the results can be far reaching, and affecting many people beyond just that small group.
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Summertime is Family Time

Why are families so important? What spiritual parallels are we to learn? If we focus on strengthening our families this summer, we will be a blessing to ourselves, to our community, to our neighbors, to our country, to our church…
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The Vital Role of Fathers

Families are a very special thing in the eyes of God and they are under attack. Are you, as a father, protecting your family?
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Cultural Trends Influence Our Children

The forces of evil are out there to destroy the family and to undermine true values. Are you doing your part to combat it and shape the next generation?
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Developing a Conscience in Our Children

Through the increase of horrific acts of violence perpetrated by our nation’s youth, we see the results of the decreasing of our nation’s conscience. How do we develop a conscience in immoral society?
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The Blessings of Children

How does God view children? What instructions should we give children? What are children’s roles?
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Children at Risk

What is the importance of family? How can family relationships affect children? How can healthy children be raised?
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Why We Honor Our Fathers

'Honor your father and mother’ is the first commandment with promise. The Bible shows us reasons to honor our fathers as well as our spiritual Father.
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Preparing the Bride of Christ

How is God preparing us, preparing His family to assist Him in the Kingdom of God, and why is God preparing us?
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In the World but Not of the World

Satan has distorted God’s design for the family, but following Christ’s commandments can restore it.
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Your Best Investment

God takes an interest in our reactions to all the problems we encounter. He is most interested in our overcoming problems by enduring life's crises with faith and perseverance.
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Love Beyond the Fall: Rediscovering God’s Design for Marriage

The sermon focuses on marriage, especially the role of husbands, and explores how love should transcend the brokenness introduced by the fall in the Garden of Eden. It challenges common interpretations of biblical passages about marriage, emphasizing mutual respect, dignity…
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Family Farms of the Future

In the Millennium, husbands and wives will stay together, work together, and support one another.
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The Difference Between Infatuation and Love

In the heady world of male-female relationships, how can one know the difference between love and infatuation?
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What's Your Plan?

"Learning to plan is a key to success in school and life."
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Getting to Know Others

If you want to learn practical ways to get to know guys and girls without getting serious too soon, we wrote this "how to" section with you in mind. Here are six points we've discovered to be helpful.
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Getting to Know Girls

Can any relationship not built on friendship stand the test of time?
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Getting to Know Guys

Take time for friendship before committing to a relationship.
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Hope and Help for Children of Divorce

Every year millions of children experience the trauma of their parents' divorce. Millions more have already gone through that pain and been affected in ways large and small. What can help children of divorce? One who has been there shares...
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