August 23, 2026
How to Build a Strong Family
Trust God from the bottom of your heart
Don’t try to figure everything out on your own
Listen for God’s voice in all you do
He will keep you on track
(Proverbs 3:5-6, paraphrased)
Parrot story:
https://www.newsweek.com/neighbor-calls-police-woman-screaming-help-parrot-1480507
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elPOqwA4SA4
Psalm 127
How to build a strong family
1. Build your family on the foundation of God – Psalm 127:1
“But if you turn aside from following me, you or your children, and do not keep my commandments and my statutes that I have set before you … this house will become a heap of ruins.” – 1 Kings 9:6-8
Let Jesus shape your priorities, decisions, relationships, schedules, and home.
How to build a strong family
2. Build every part of family life around faith – Psalm 127:2; Ephesians 4:2-3, Ephesians 6:1-4; Colossians 3:12-14; 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
It is never too late to do the right thing.
Rest isn’t the opposite of productivity; it’s protection from exhaustion.
A strong family isn’t one without conflict; it’s one that chooses to love through it.
How to build a strong family
3. Invest in your children; they are your legacy – Psalm 127:3-5a
Raising kids
Be the Christ-follower you want your kids to become.
Build the marriage you want your kids to experience.
Model the faith you want your kids to live out. – Deuteronomy 6:4-9
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might … You shall teach them diligently to your children … when you sit … when you walk … when you lie down … when you rise … bind them as a sign on your hand … between your eyes … on the doorposts of your house.” – Deuteronomy 6:4-9
Raising kids
Leave the legacy of faith you want your kids to inherit. – Exodus 20:6, Deuteronomy 5:9; Psalm 78:4-7
“… tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might, and the wonders that he has done…teach to their children, that the next generation might know them, the children yet unborn …” – Psalm 78:4-6
Single parents
God sees you and the hidden sacrifices you make – Genesis 16:13
God is your fierce defender – Psalm 68:5
God will fill the role of a spouse, providing and protecting – Isaiah 54:5, Isaiah 41:10
How to build a strong family
4. Protect your family from what seeks to tear it down – Psalm 127:5b
Practice forgiveness
Choose family over distractions
Raise lifelong followers, not just good kids
Build it in thousands of small moments
“As for me and my house, we will serve [be led by] the Lord.” – Joshua 24:15
May the Lord bless your home and keep your household in His holy care. May His peace guard as a roof, His wisdom build your walls, and His unfailing love fill every room. As you come and go, may you walk in the light of His presence now and forevermore. Amen.
