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Today's lesson comes from the pen of a sociologist named Carle Zimmerman.  You might call it a lesson in family history.What Dr. Zimmerman did was examine different cultures in history to look for patterns in how different civilizations viewed the family unit.  In his 1947 book "Family and Civilization," Carle Zimmerman wrote that major cultures like Greece, Rome, and now America, started out with a strong respect for the family.  Eventually, though, individual rights took precedence over family commitments, and the family structure deteriorated, leading to the downfall of the whole society.  Specifically, Zimmerman noted the increase of divorce, the rise of feminism, more and more crime, and - yes - a tolerance for and spread of sexual perversions like homosexuality.One final thought.  God's put you in your family at this point in history for a reason.  Think about why that might be.I'm Dennis Rainey, and that's Real FamilyLife.

Our landscape is littered with the victims divorce. Marriage was made in Heaven—it has been marred by Hell—but your marriage can be marked by hope. Today Pastor Rogers will share about the essential characteristic that must exist in your home for your family to have a future—faithfulness!

The family had its origin in the heart of Almighty God. He established it in the Garden of Eden. But does the family have a future? Or like a dinosaur, will it become extinct? In the war today against the family, God promises there CAN be a future for your family. But you need to claim it.

If our bodies are the temple of God, perhaps we need to do some temple maintenance. Our bodies don’t belong to us—they belong to God. Our families ought to be different. Hear a message that encourages your family to stand out in matters of faith, fun, and fitness.

We’ve often heard that the family that prays together stays together, and that is true. But the family that plays together, stays together too. God wants you to have fun at home. Do you believe that? Well, stay tuned.

It's the devil's plan to keep families in financial bondage--- many of the best families are! In today's message, you will discover what the word of God says about your money problems.

How are you going to raise a family in these days in which we live? Not sitting around, doing nothing, saying “I’m trusting God,” but only by faith—a working faith. Faith is belief with legs on it. From the life of Noah, learn about his faith and foresight and what you must do to save your family.

It doesn’t take a village—it takes a family to raise a child, and it takes faith to make a family. Society’s basic unit is the family, so destroying families is the devil’s chief priority. Adrian Rogers outlines four principles to help you raise children who will glorify and honor God.

Although the Church is filled with messy people, God designed it to work in such a way as a family coming together and caring for one another. When we are adopted into His family, we need to plug into a local church family to live the Christian life united, loving our brothers and sisters.

Some parents make the mistake of choosing love over discipline. Pastor Greg Laurie points out that love and discipline go together ... God himself says whom He loves He disciplines. Tuesday on A NEW BEGINNING, tune in for a discussion of balanced, biblical discipline in the home.