L11 - Mission thorugh family life . Flashcards
(10 cards)
intro
St Paul has written letters thaning the ccuple Prisca and Acquila for proecting his life and even riking their own to greet the church assembled in their hosue .
-Indicating how int he eraly church , missionaryactvity was very much alive .
How is family an institution by God ?
- Family life shares the love of God .
- strong lie-long reltionship wih man and woman , is meant for good ubrigning of their children in the right way .
- God made maetial relationships the foundation and beginning of human sociey , so missoanry actvities theough fmaily are very improant in church nd soicety
How is a family a missioanry community ?
- essence of mission is to be a witenes to the love God has hsown to humanity through Jesus .
- Family is meant to be a temple of God thorugh love among members of the family and prayer where all members participte .
- mutuallove and dedication makes couples cloes especiall to chidlren .
what does prayer do to family
pryer snctifies fmily nd strengthens thier marital reltionship .
-A fmily that prays together lives ttogether . The whole family especially children are evangelised thorugh prayer , so a very effecitve media of misisoanry acctivity in the church is family .
How is family a platform of evangelisation ?
- Man is to be saed by the word og God ,
- so familie shsould recie the word o God all the time , and study it , whoever obeys the word are his own .
How is family the school of faith formation \/
-parents hve the right and responsibility to give their children proper christian education - regarded as the most imporant facors of missiono f chrsitan fmaily .
-children learn from parents gretness and sellessness , .
formation of family helps them move away from luxry and to develop the hait of contributiong ot good causse
more
. -familes growing in fiath become the models of christian life ins ociety , the salvation of the world is accomplished by the church and made effective ine ach family .
-family is where gospel is lived , gospel truths are to be brought to the communtiy , so familybecomes a powerful platform for evangelisation .
mean of missonry activities of he family
imporant means of missioanra ctivities of family incldue :
- mrried life based on love
- and cbristan formation of children .
- particiption in sacraments and pryer .
- fmaily must deepend life in chich by participating iwth interest in golymass and other sacraments .
how can family partcipatei n missoary actvies
- sharign with poor
- extending hospitality ot others
- hlpping to get jsutice ot the fellowbeings
- adoptig children
- parents enocurgaing hcildren to accepti missoary voction .
conclustion
- particpate in misionary activites and hhe mission .
- find solutiosn to problems modern christian families face .