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Joy in Our Family // Richard Welsh
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- Lifehouse Messages
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- Feb 28, 2026
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- 1585
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Summary
Whether you come from a perfect background or a broken one, God specializes in fresh starts. This week, Ps. Richard shares how the power of Jesus can reset your family legacy and bring joy into the home life, even in moments of chaos. ========================================= JOY IN OUR FAMILY Nehemiah 8:10b NIV Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength. 2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! Luke 2:41-42 NLT Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Passover festival. When Jesus was twelve years old, they attended the festival as usual. GREAT FAMILIES ARE BUILT ON GODLY HABITS Luke 2:43-46 NLT After the celebration was over, they started home to Nazareth, but Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents didn't miss him at first, (44) because they assumed he was among the other travelers. But when he didn't show up that evening, they started looking for him among their relatives and friends. (45) When they couldn't find him, they went back to Jerusalem to search for him there. (46) Three days later they finally discovered him in the Temple, sitting among the religious teachers, listening to them and asking questions. GREAT FAMILIES ARE BUILT ON GOD’S WORD Matthew 7:24–25 NLT Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock. Luke 2:48-49 NLT His parents didn't know what to think. "Son," his mother said to him, "why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been frantic, searching for you everywhere." (49) "But why did you need to search?" he…