Sermons by Founders Ministries Discipleship in the Home | Joel Beeke
Mar 22, 2026
Joel Beeke, Reformed minister and Puritan scholar, reflects on discipleship centered in the home. He treats marriage as mutual discipleship and parenting as multiplying disciples by the Spirit. Topics include Puritan approaches to marital friendship, spiritual admonition, sexual sanctification, child training methods, family worship, and preparing children for public worship.
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Bible As The Home Handbook
- The Puritans used the Bible as the household handbook, shaping marriage and family life by Scripture rather than culture.
- Joel Beeke cites Packer: Puritans went to Genesis for institution, Ephesians for meaning, Proverbs for management, and narratives for examples.
Cultivate Godly Friendship In Marriage
- Do cultivate godly friendship in marriage by being companions who speak Scripture, pray together, and lovingly admonish one another.
- Joel Beeke quotes Richard Baxter urging spouses to be daily companions who watch over each other's soul and stir up grace.
Sexual Intimacy Framed As Sanctification
- Puritans reframed marital sex as sanctified enjoyment, not merely duty or shame, integrating romance with holiness.
- Beeke notes Puritan writings (29 books) defended sexual intimacy as mutual enjoyment and a fortress against impurity.
