FOCUS TEXT: Ephesians 5:31 – 6:4; Colossians 3:18-21; 1 Peter 3:1-7

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Luke 2:51, 52; Ephesians 4:32; 5:22, 25; 2 Timothy 1:3-6

DEVOTIONAL READING: Proverbs 23:19-26

KEY VERSE: Except the LORD build the house, they labor in vain that build it (Psalm 127:1).

CENTRAL TRUTH: The Christian home should follow God's relational principles.

OBJECTIVE: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to list several ways they can make their home a better place in which to live.

LESSON OUTLINE:
I. God's Order for Marriage (Ephesians 5:31-33; 1 Peter 3:1-7; Colossians 3:18, 19)

II. God's Order for Children (Colossians 3:20; Ephesians 6:1-3)

III. God's Order for Parents (Ephesians 6:4; Colossians 3:21)