Sermon Notes 2/14/2026
Sunday, February 15, 2026
Fighting for an Awesome Family
Nehemiah 4:14
Introduction:
A. Why this message?
B. Do you want to have an awesome family?
C. There are all kinds of forces working against the family:
1. __________________ forces
2. _________________ forces
3. __________ forces
4. _______________ forces
5. ___________ forces
D. Nehemiah tells the people:
1. _________________________
2. God is _________________
3. Fight for your-
a. ____________________
b. _________________
c. ________________________________
d. ______________
e. _____________
4. Your family is _____________ fighting for
5. It is not __________________ to fight
I. Know How to Have Fun Together
A. The problem of having no fun:
1. Too ____________
2. Too _______________
3. Too ______________________
4. Too __________________
5. “The average family is all __________, no _________”
6. “Your family is not a ______________”
7. “Parents are not ____________________________”
8. “Family is not a ________________”
9. “Parents are not ____________________”
B. Biblical commands for enjoyment
1. Ecclesiastes 8:15
2. I Timothy 6:17
Life is not to be endured, but to _____________
3. Ecclesiastes 11:7-8
a. Enjoy the days that God gives you because there
will be ___________________________________
b. People won’t remember what you _________, but
they will remember _________________________
4. Ecclesiastes 9:9
a. Joyfully- glad to ________________, excited to be
around
b. This creates ____________ and _______________
5. Psalm 127:3
Conclusion:
A. A survey asked children, “What do you want to do with
your parents?”
1. ________________________________
2. ___________________________________________
B. To a child, love is spelled __________________________