Alexander focuses on the many benefits of daily worship as it strengthens minds and cultivates personal piety among both parents and children. The author further shows how family worship influences our churches and society, perpetuating sound doctrine and leaving a legacy for posterity. Alexander gives practical directions for conducting family worship, discussing in detail such things as the place of Scripture reading, prayer, and praise. He is aware, however, of the difficulties of maintaining family worship and answers several common objections to it. If you struggle to hold times of worship with your family, or even if you simply desire some encouragement in the practice, this book is sure to provide the words of counsel you need. Table of Contents: The Nature, Warrant, and History of Family Worship The Influence of Family Worship on Individual Piety The Influence of Family Worship on Parents The Influence of Family Worship on Children Family Worship as a Means of Intellectual Improvement The Influence of Family Worship on Domestic Harmony and Love The Influence of Family Worship on a Household in Affliction The Influence of Family Worship on Visitors, Guests, and Neighbors The Influence of Family Worship in Perpetuating Sound Doctrine The Influence of Family Worship on the Church The Influence of Family Worship on the Commonwealth The Influence of Family Worship on Posterity Practical Directions as the Mode of Conducting Family Worship The Reading of Scripture as a Part of Family Worship Psalmody as a Part of Family Worship The Householder Exhorted to the Duty of Family Worship Difficulties, Objections, and Conclusion