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The Family Makeover
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New International version®. Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society.
Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing. All rights reserved.
Pastor’s NameDeuteronomy 6
Faith Begins At Home
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Deuteronomy = “Repetition of the law”
The Family Makeover
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These are the commands, decrees and laws the Lord your God directed me to teach you to
observe in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess, so that you, your children
and their children after them may fear the Lord your god as long as you live by keeping all his decrees and commands that I give you, and
so that you may enjoy long life.
Long Term Vision Deuteronomy 6:1-2
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1. “so that you, your children and their children after”
2. “so that you may enjoy long life.”
Long Term Vision Deuteronomy 6:12
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Hear, O Israel, and be careful to obey so that it may go well with you and that you may increase greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the Lord, the God of your fathers, promised you.
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and
with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon
your hearts.
You and Your…Deuteronomy 6:3-6
Family Makeover Key #2
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1. Hear, O Israel, and be careful to obey so that it may go well with you.
2. Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts.
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You and Your…Deuteronomy 6:3-6
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Impress them on your children. Talk about them (the commands of God) when you sit at home
and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as
symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of
your houses and on your gates.
Talk And Walk It!Deuteronomy 6:7-9
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Today’s Reality• Percentage of churched youth who view their mom as being “very religious.”
• Percentage of churched youth who view their dad as being “very religious.”
• Percentage of churched youth who have talked with mom about faith.• Percentage of churched youth who have talked with dad about faith.
48%
23%
28%
13%
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“Most certainly father and mother are apostles, bishops, and priests to their children, for it is they who make then
acquainted with the gospel.”
Martin Luther, “The Estate of Marriage,” 1522.
Talk & Walk It!Deuteronomy 6:7-9
Family Makeover Key #3
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“When a church—intentionally or not—assumes a family’s responsibilities in the arena of spiritually nurturing children, it fosters an
unhealthy dependence upon the church to relieve the family of its Biblical responsibility.”
George Barna, Transforming Children Into Spiritual Champions
Talk & Walk It!Deuteronomy 6:7-9
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Fear the Lord your God, serve him only and take your oaths in his name. Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples
around you.
Serve HimDeuteronomy 6:13-14
Family Makeover Key #4
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The Family Makeover
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New International version®. Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society.
Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing. All rights reserved.
Pastor’s NameDeuteronomy 6
Faith Begins At Home