In September we focused our church activities on families. Jubilee is blessed with many families with young children, and during the year we try to have at least a month of teaching to enrich this area of the church.
In a leaders’ meeting at the end of August we asked our leaders about some of the cultural norms that influence the Mexican family. Here are a few of their answers:
- Women (wives) are responsible for the children
- Women in most families are responsible for Spiritual leadership
- Men are responsible for provision for family
- Men are free to have women other than their wives
- Infidelity and adultery are the woman’s fault
- Marriage is not important
We were encouraged to have our leaders respond to these cultural beliefs with God’s word and know that they understand that God in His sovereignty made the family and home a place to reflect God’s love and provision. We were reminded anew of the cultural pressures that push against a godly family’s desire to walk with God.
During the month, our preaching team focused on the family, marriage, and children, while the cell groups delved deeper into living as Christian families. Our leadership team also held a seminar on one Sunday evening for parents during which many expressed their gratefulness in learning more about how to discipline and relate with their youth and children.
