“We Will Serve the Lord” – How to Lead Your Family to Serve God | Joshua 24:15

“As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” It’s one of the most familiar verses about family leadership in the Bible—but what does Joshua 24:15 actually require of a Christian dad?

In the final episode of this three-part series, Kent and Lawson unpack the words “we will serve the Lord” and explore what it looks like to make serving God the true center of your home.

Biblical fatherhood isn’t simply about doing more Christian activities, volunteering more, or becoming the ultimate authority in your family. It begins with deciding who sits on the throne. When a dad is rooted in God’s Word, submitted to Christ, and drawing from the true Source, his leadership, marriage, parenting, finances, priorities, and service can flow from that foundation.

Kent and Lawson discuss the difference between serving from worship and trying to earn spiritual success through activity, why dads shouldn’t make themselves the “Supreme Court” of the family, how husbands and wives can pursue God’s direction together, and why intimacy with the Father must precede ministry for the Father.

If you want to become a more intentional Christian father and lead your family toward Christ without making everything depend on you, this conversation offers a practical, biblical place to start.

In this episode:

• What Joshua 24:15 teaches Christian dads
• What it really means to “serve the Lord”
• How fathers can lead without making themselves the ultimate authority
• Why worship comes before service
• How God’s Word becomes the source for family leadership
• Leading your wife and children toward a shared faith
• Serving your family from spiritual overflow instead of emptiness

You’re not a father on accident. Go be a father who serves the Lord on purpose.

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