Set in Stone

Last week I began a series a messages at Fountain of Life that I have been preparing for months titled "Extreme Makeover - Home Edition."  I was really disappointed that because of a technical glitch, only the last 6 minutes of the message got recorded.  With that, I thought I would post the sermon transcript in its entirety here on my blog page for those who may have missed the message and want to get the foundational priciples I laid down for this series. Bear in mind a transcript may not flow in perfect wirting style.   Enjoy!

I think the danger in starting an entire 8 week campaign about family life is that as soon as I say the word “family,” people automatically have images that come to their mind of what a family is. You may hate your family or you may be ashamed of them and want to hide them away. The old saying is, "you can pick your friends but you’re stuck with your family." Quite honestly, from my observation, the church has traditionally viewed the subject of family and home life through the highly filtered lens of 1950’s and 1960’s Television.