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Week 1: Surviving a Dysfunctional Family
BCS Deaf Church
Jan 17, 2016
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Children’s Chat: What
Movies Teach Us…
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The Cinderella Story
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What Does This Teach
Us About Family?
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How Does Cinderella Behave
Toward Her Bad Family?
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Was She Rewarded For Being
Nice To Her Bad Family?
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But What Happens?
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What Does This Teach Us?
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“Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a
constant attitude.”
“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too
great a burden to bear.”
Who Said:
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Martin Luther King Jr.
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Why Did God Make
Families?
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What if your family is
not perfect?
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Joseph: Genesis 37-50
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The Life of Joseph:
Overcoming with Character
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Seeing Jesus in the OT:
Genesis 3 – The Fall of Man
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Genesis 3:15 – First Gospel?
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Worship
At the Cross
- Hillsong
Whom Shall I Fear? (God of Angel Armies)
- Chris Tomlin
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The Life of Joseph
Week 1: Dysfunctional Family
Genesis 1-37
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Genesis 37
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Why Was Joseph’s
Family So Toxic?
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Jacob and His Sons
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Jacob and Laban
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Jacob’s Dysfunctional Family
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Joseph and Jacob
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Why is favoritism in a family so bad?
What did it lead to in Jacob’s life growing up?
Why did Jacob favor Joseph?
What did that lead to with Joseph and his brothers?
Favoritism
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How do we make sure that there is no
favoritism with our kids?
What is our goal with how our children treat
each other?
How do we get there?
For Parents:
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How should we treat our siblings?
Why should we treat them that way?
For Children
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How much of who you are now is decided by your
family background?
Really – Your decision!
Do the sins of your parents and their parents affect
you?
Do you have to fall back in to the same sins as your
parents?
Overcoming a
Dysfunctional Family
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Biblical principals to live by:
1. Forgive!
2. Honor your mother and father, no matter what!
3. Honor and respect your husband or wife.
4. As far as it depends on you, live at peace with
others (Romans 12:8)
Overcoming a
Dysfunctional Family
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This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham:
2Abraham was the father of Isaac,
Isaac the father of Jacob,
Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
3Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar,
Perez the father of Hezron,
Hezron the father of Ram,
4Ram the father of Amminadab,
Amminadab the father of Nahshon,
Nahshon the father of Salmon,
5Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab,
Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth,
Obed the father of Jesse,
6and Jesse the father of King David.
Etc.
Can God Use Someone Even If They
Have a Bad Family Background?
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God can use you no matter what your background!
You are not trapped by the sins or patterns of your
parents!
It is your responsibility to forgive and try to heal
broken family relationships!
God gives us family to learn how to love and forgive.
Take Home Points:
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Liz’s friend, Sarah, needs a heart transplant. She has two
young sons and they are struggling with hospital bills.
Glena’s friend, Stacey Black, is in pain from a recent car
wreck.
The Deaf Ed Program in Bryan has a new boss, Laura!
12 Marines in Hawaii are missing after two helicopters
collided. One of the missing marines is from BCS.
Jena needs our continued prayer for healing from severe
pain in her neck.
Prayer Requests
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Breakaway starts Tuesday, Jan 26th, at 9 PM.
The first Breakaway will be in Kyle field!
Deaf Social dinner before Breakaway at 7 PM
at Jason’s Deli!
Announcements