Strong Families. Strong Churches. Why the Enemy Attacks the Home

SERVE Sermon Series: SERVE THE FAMILY by Pastor Johnathan

In this message from the ongoing "Serve" series, Pastor Johnathan addresses how Christians must serve Jesus by serving their families, anchoring his teaching in Joshua 24:15 where Joshua declares, "But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." Pastor Johnathan explains that Satan specifically targets the family unit because he knows that strong families create strong churches, and he hates that believers are the bride of Christ and children of God—privileges he can never regain.

The pastor establishes several non-negotiables for Christian families: believing in Biblical family structure rather than cultural redefinitions, and standing firmly on the truth of God's Word as their foundation. Using Jesus' parable from Matthew 7:24-27 about building on rock versus sand, he emphasizes that families must be grounded in Scripture to withstand life's storms. Pastor Johnathan then addresses Biblical roles in marriage from Ephesians 5:21-33, clarifying that submission means serving one another in an orderly manner with Jesus as the head of the marriage, not domination. He challenges both husbands to love sacrificially like Christ and wives to respect and support their husbands. Regarding children, he references Ephesians 6:1-4, emphasizing that parents must lead rather than negotiate with their children, while asking the crucial question: "Are your kids going to have to recover from you or are they going to be blessed by you?"