Consistency / Time of Day
Morning and Evening
Morning or Evening
Preparing for Family Worship
Study ahead! Avail yourself of resources.
Have a plan for your reading
Select songs ahead of time, or have others suggest songs
Have materials ready to go (Bibles, Catechisms, Snacks, Hymnals/Psalters)
How does personal reading fuel family worship?
Husbands and Fathers
Wives and Mothers
Children
Roommates
How does family worship fuel Sunday worship?
“The publick worship being finished, after prayer, he should take an account what they have heard; and thereafter, to spend the rest of the time which they may spare in catechising, and in spiritual conferences upon the word of God” (Directory for Family Worship, Paragraph 8)
What if there are guests?
“These exercises ought to be performed in great sincerity, without delay, laying aside all exercises of worldly business or hinderances, not withstanding the mockings of atheists and profane men” (Directory for Family Worship, Paragraph 10)
Shorten reading
Be selective
Pray for them
Sing the doxology
What if the children are different ages?
What if you are single?
Further Reading
Directory for Family Worship—Wesminster Divines
