Needs of Elders Singles Others LLC Home and Family Workshop October 1921 2012 Gods Word Encourages Us to Reach Out to Others Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind This is the first and great commandment And the second ID: 624898
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Beyond Families
Needs of Elders, Singles, OthersLLC Home and Family WorkshopOctober 19-21, 2012Slide2
God’s Word Encourages Us to Reach Out to Others
“Thou
shalt
love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou
shalt
love thy neighbor as thyself.” - Matthew 22:37-39
“As
we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith
.” - Galatians 6:10Slide3
Reaching Out to Those In Special Need Is Especially Important
“Pure
religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world
.”
- James 1:27Slide4
Home, Family, & Diaconal Work
Includes All
Traditional Families
Single Parent Homes
Couples
W
ithout Children
Single Adults
Elderly Adults
Those with Special Needs (Handicaps)
Those Who Are Grieving
OthersSlide5
Diaconal Work –
An Exhortation to Serve Our Neighbor
Reaching Out to One Another
Listening to and Honoring the Individual and Family Situation
Visiting Around Meaningful Matters
Remembering Those Who Do Not Have Anyone with Whom to Share Everyday Difficulties and ProblemsSlide6
How Do We Support Others?
Visiting and Fellowship
Babysitting
Substitute Grandma and Grandpa
Running Errands
Providing Transportation
Welcoming New Families and Individuals
Needs can be very concrete.Slide7
Reaching Out to One Another
One may not have anyone
with whom to share
everyday difficulties and
problems.
Every individual, and every family, has struggles. Sorrows are part of everyday life, just as sunny days.Even challenging issues in everyday life should be kept in the forefront, openly and naturally.Slide8
Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens
The connection of the
believers is a source of
strength that helps one
to cope in the midst of
everyday life and also many difficulties.God’s unchanging word offers a foundation for life which will not disappoint when all else fails.
The gospel is the source of strength for
all
.Slide9
The Goal is Heaven
Above all, living faith keeps
hope and the future in our
sights.
In the midst of all stages of
life we can have childlike trust that God will help. The Old Testament prophet expressed the thoughts of the Lord toward His own - thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give them a future and hope. (Jer. 29:11)Slide10
Discussion
What is home, family, and diaconal work to you?
What are some of the needs that you experience or see in our time that make this work important today?
What is “preventive gospel work”?Slide11
What can we do to help
married couples?
young families?
childless couples?
single believers?
youth and children?
elders?
one another?Slide12