| Show I The Happy Home Home life will be happy to the extent that It is centered In Inthe inthe the will of God Divorce and division division di- di vision in the Ule horpe come as a result of the family missing the joy and peace that God intended for It It is Gods God's will for the home to have both unity and I II happiness This will be the case I when every member of I ily By knows the peace of Christs Christ's I love and shares this with others In the home THE PHARISEES a very religious religious re- re body of I individuals n d i v I d u a Is I asked Jesus the question Is It i I I lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause Matthew Matthew Mat Mat- i thew Jesus answered their basic question in detail and completed his answer by saying What therefore God hath joined together let not man put asun- asun der Matthew The Pharisees were more concerned with the Ule way to get out of a God given responsibility ity than making this Ulis an opportunity opportunity of glorifying God They asked why Moses allowed divorce dl- dl vorce and Jesus brought to I attention it was allowed because of the hardness of the peoples people's i hearts He added these words to tomake make His point clear from the Ule beginning it was not so read Matthew FROM THE beginning the unhappy unhappy un- un happy home was not Intended by God nor divorce The hard hearts or of members in the home can lead to divorce and Gods God's permission of it However this is not His will Jesus placed much Importance on marriage and keeping it intact In teaching teaching teach teach- ing the importance of its continued con con- stability a much needed truth was made clear regarding the happy home and its tion Today the happy home is realized realized re- re in a world of International al tension when each member of the family is fully willing to todo todo do all that God asks In keeping the home strong An individuals individual's response to Christ in loving obedience brings personal happiness happiness hap hap- and a home or family's response to Him in the same way brings to a reality the happy home THE HAPPY Home will be bethe bethe the sermon theme during the 11 am a.m. a. a m. m worship service at the First Firs Southern Baptist Church of Bountiful located In the Five I Points area at 1500 South West Other services open to all in inthe Inthe the community Include Sunday School at am a.m. training union 6 pm p.m. and evening worship worship wor- wor ship at 7 pm p.m. John Dixon is the pastor 1 |
