GOSPEL and PARENTING
1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother”— which
is the first commandment with a promise —
EPHESIANS 6:1-4
3 “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy
long life on the earth.” 4 Fathers,do not exasperate your
children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction
of the Lord.
EPHESIANS 6:1-4
1. THE WORD IS SUFFICIENT.
2. THE HOME IS CENTRAL.
3. THE GOSPEL IS NECESSARY.
a. The Gospel is our source of
salvation.
b. The Gospel is our source of
transformation.
GOD’S PLAN FOR THE PARENTS AND THE KIDS
1. God givesyou children by
His grace.
2. God givesyou children for
His glory.
3. God gives you children as blessing from
the Lord.
3 Children are a heritage from the LORD, offspring a reward from Him.
PSALM 127:3
The goal of biblical parenting
is NOT to help your children:
- Get a great education- Be a great athlete- Go on great dates- Have a great career- Makes great money
The goal of biblical parenting
is to help your children:
- Accomplish a great commission
COMMANDS FOR PARENTS
1. INSTRUCT YOUR CHILDREN SO THEY KNOW THE WORD.
8 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction
and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
PROVERBS 1:8
a. We must have a verbal commitment to the WORD
in our homes.
b. We must have a visible commitment to the WORD
in our homes.
2. TRAIN YOUR CHILDREN SO THEY KNOW THE
WORD.
a. Our children will NOT be what they cannot see.
6 Start children off on the way they should go, and even
when they are old they will not turn from it.
PROVERBS 22:6
b. BOTH PARENTS are to train their children.
c. DISCIPLINE your children so they model
the WORD.
13 Do not withhold discipline from a child;
if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.
14 Punish them with the rodand save them from death.
PROVERBS 23:13-14
6 because the Lord disciplines the one He loves,
and He chastens everyone He accepts as His son.
HEBREWS 12:6
3. DISCIPLINE FAILS WHEN PARENTS
DISAGREE.
4. FAVORITISM MUST BE AVOIDED.
A CAUTION FOR PARENTS
Discipline your children with love that leads them toward GOD, NOT with anger that leads them
away from GOD.
NOW Parents we have an awesome PRIVILEGE …
The purpose of parental discipline is to help children
grow, not to exasperate and provoke them to anger
or discouragement.
21 Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will
become discouraged.
COLOSSIANS 3:21
Dorothy Law Nolte once wrote down these thoughts …
If a child lives with criticism, he learns to
condemn.
If a child lives with hostility, he learns to
fight.
If a child lives with ridicule, he learns to
be shy.
If a child lives with shame, he learns to
feel guilty.
If a child lives with tolerance, he learns to
be patient.
If a child lives with encouragement,
he learns confidence.
If a child lives with praise, he learns to
appreciate.
If a child lives with fairness, he learns
justice.
If a child lives with security, he learns to
have faith.
If a child lives with approval, he learns to
like himself.
If a child lives with acceptance and
friendship, he learns to find love in the world.
Our homes become so spiritually powerful when:
· Wives SUBMIT to their husbands, and husbands
LOVE their wives.
· Children OBEY their parents.
· There’s success, peace, and powerful witness.