"BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER" Billy Lile, Congregational Pastor

Times of crisis reminds us how important relationships are to us, especially our families. God designed us to thrive within the context of healthy families. This is why we all desire and long for healthy relationships in our family. However, Satan’s desire is to destroy every good thing God has made - including family - through sin. Thus, many of our greatest hurts and pains come from the brokenness we experience in our family. From the beginning of time, God had a plan to restore broken relationships through His forgiveness, love, and grace. We see this in how He restored the Bible’s first family, Adam and Eve, after they committed sin against God and each other. This becomes a powerful example that we can also experience God’s restoration in our family today because God deeply cares about His creation.