“But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” — Joshua 24:15

Bible Reading and Prayer (Col 4:2; 2 Tim. 3:15)

• Is the Bible the uncompromising standard for all activities in the home?
• Are family members individually devoted to personal Bible reading and prayer on a daily basis?
• Is the family devoted to corporate Bible reading and prayer on a daily basis?
• Are the times of family worship consistent, interesting, creative, applicable, meaningful and organized?
• Does spontaneous prayer and biblical instruction permeate the day?

Entertainment (Jas. 4:4; Phil. 4:8)

• Where have lines been drawn on the issues of language, violence and nudity pertaining to entertainment (TV, movies, magazines, books, internet, etc.)?
• What convictions do you refuse to compromise? How far are you willing to go?
• Are you being entertained by anything that put Christ on the cross?
• How is your family separated from the world and set-apart to God…in the world, but not of it?
• Do you have a biblical world-view that enables you to discern the philosophical deception of this age?

Language (Rom. 14:19; Eph. 4:29)

• Are any sins of the tongue permitted in your home (e.g. profanity, slander, gossip, course jesting, etc.)?
• Does your home foster healthy communication in a spirit of encouragement, edification, honesty and openness?
• Is Scripture often quoted throughout the day? Are praise songs often sung?

Attitude (1 Pet. 2:12; Phil. 2:14)

• Is your home categorized by the "fruit of the Spirit" (e.g. love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control)?
• How do you deal with members who are walking in the flesh, for example, those given over to anger or complaining or laziness or selfishness?
• Are parents modeling a Christlike attitude?

Finances (Mal. 3:8; 1 Tim. 6:10)

• Do you realize that all of your money is the Lord’s? Can you give Him an account of your spending with a clear conscience?
• How do your treasures reflect your spending and how does your spending reflect your faith?
• Are you storing up for yourselves treasures in heaven? What does your heavenly portfolio look like?
• What have you purposed to give the local church? How have you arrived at that figure/percentage?

Witness (2 Tim. 4:5; Phil. 2:15)

• Does your family personally and corporately seek to win the lost for Christ?
• What are your strategies/methods to accomplish this mandate?

Hospitality (1 Pet. 4:9; Heb. 13:2)

• Is your home a haven where you minister to other Christians, unbelievers and even strangers?
• Do you conscientiously seek to meet and befriend different individuals in the church?
• Do you make an extra effort to minister to the needy (widows, orphans, etc.)?

Relationships (Eph. 5:22-6:4; Col. 3:14)

• Is the husband committed to loving, servant-like, example-driven leadership?
• Is the wife committed to submitting and respecting her husband?
• Are the children committed to obeying their parents?
• Are the children being disciplined? How?
• Are the children being instructed for the primary purpose of godliness? How?

Church (Ac. 2:42; Heb. 10:25)

• Is your family, including the children, committed to serving the church body?
• Is your family committed to church attendance?
• What constitutes an "acceptable" church absence?

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