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Thanksgiving and petition for our families

Sunday 1 February 2026

Psalm 78:4 “We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD, his power, and the wonders he has done.”

Psalm 133:1 “How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!” 

Proverbs 17:6 “Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.”

Deuteronomy 6:6-7 “These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.”

Ephesians 6:4 “Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.”

3 John 1:4 “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.”

Exodus 20:12 “Honour your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.”

Colossians 3:13 “Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”

Romans 12:10 “Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honour one another above yourselves.”

Luke 15:20 “So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.”

Ephesians 4:32 “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”

Colossians 3:20 “Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.”

Isaiah 26:3 “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.”

Luke 1:37 “For no word from God will ever fail.”

Ephesians 5:33 “However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.”

1 Timothy 3:5 “For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God's church?”

Psalm 27:10 “Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me.”

Matthew 11:28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”

1 Timothy 5:8 “But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.”

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