{"id":4687,"date":"2020-05-10T01:00:39","date_gmt":"2020-05-10T01:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acallformen.com\/?p=4687"},"modified":"2021-08-17T14:51:34","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T19:51:34","slug":"life-after-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acallformen.com\/index.php\/2020\/05\/10\/life-after-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Life After COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.5&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.5&#8243; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.5&#8243;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.5&#8243; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-75px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.5&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.5&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.5&#8243; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221;]<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0In our technological age it is easy to forget about spending quality time with our wives and children. Our temptation is to let social media; cell phones and television entertain our families\u2019 and us. As Christian men we are commanded by God to lead our families biblically. Family worship is essential to obeying the command of God, \u201cFathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up on the discipline and instruction of the Lord\u201d (Ephesians 6:4 [NASB]).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0During these troubled times of quarantine when many fathers are spending more time with their families due to COVID19 it is a perfect opportunity to establish the habit of family worship or devotions. Some ideas to help fathers in their role as spiritual leader are included below for your prayerful consideration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose a book of the bible to read together. It doesn\u2019t need to be long, but reading a chapter or even just a few verses before or after a family meal should suffice. After you read, ask questions of your family to help them think about the passage and discuss key themes in the text. What did this text mean to the original audience? Does this passage point to Christ? What does this passage mean for us?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose a verse of your passage for weekly memorization.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pray together asking a different family member to volunteer to pray as well. Remind them that prayer is not just asking God for things but thanking Him for blessings and asking for forgiveness of sins.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lastly, sing together. Try singing a psalm, hymn, or spiritual song.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Courtesy of <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corechristianity.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">corechristianity.com<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0For those uncomfortable with coming up with questions for family worship on your own we have included a list of resources to help facilitate your family worship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Family Worship Bible Guide<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Edited by Dr. Joel R. Beeke, Dr. Michael Barrett, Dr. Jerry Bilkes, and Rev. Paul Smalley<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Family Worship Book: A Resource Book for Family Devotions<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by Terry Johnson, Christian Focus Publications<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Training Hearts, Teaching Minds, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By Starr Meade<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thoughts on Family Worship, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by James W. 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