God instituted the home – (Gen 2:18-24)

Don McClain W. 65th St church of Christ - December 24, 2006

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God instituted the home – God instituted the home – (Gen 2:18-24)(Gen 2:18-24)

God has given rules for God has given rules for each member of the home each member of the home to follow – (Deut 6:6-25; to follow – (Deut 6:6-25; Eph 6:1-4; Tit 2:4)Eph 6:1-4; Tit 2:4)

We must look to God’s We must look to God’s word for the role a wife word for the role a wife and mother has in the and mother has in the home – (Not to television home – (Not to television or pop psychologist!) - or pop psychologist!) - (Titus 2:3-5)(Titus 2:3-5)


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Luke 2:40-52Luke 2:40-52

Physical development – Luke 2:42

Psychological development – Luke 2:42

Intellectual development –Luke 2:51-52; Daniel 1:17-21

Spiritual development – Luke 2:47-49; 1 Sam 2:18-19, 26


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Parents have a huge responsibility in shaping and molding their children’s perception of GodThe Bible Their LifeThe worldSinEph. 6:1-4; Deut 6:7-9

BUT the time comes BUT the time comes when their faith when their faith MUST BE THEIR MUST BE THEIR

OWN!!!OWN!!!

BUT the time comes BUT the time comes when their faith when their faith MUST BE THEIR MUST BE THEIR

OWN!!!OWN!!!


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Ephes. 6:1-3 (NKJV)

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. [2]

"Honor your father and mother," which is the first commandment with promise: [3] "that it may be well with you and you may live

long on the earth."


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Obey Your Parents – Eph 6:1; Rom. 1:30; 2 Tim 3:2

Honor Your Parents – Eph 6:2; Mat 15:4; 1 Tim 5:4

Trust Your Parents – Heb 2:13; Mat 27:43; Gen 22:7,8

Love Your Parents – John 14:31; Eph 5:1,2; 1 John 4:7-13, 17-19


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Eccles. 12:1 (NKJV)

Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth,

Before the difficult days come, And the years draw near when you say, "I have no pleasure in

them":


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Serve God in your youth Like Serve God in your youth Like Samuel – 1 Samuel 2:18Samuel – 1 Samuel 2:18


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Trust in God in your youth like Trust in God in your youth like David – 1 Samuel 17:33-37David – 1 Samuel 17:33-37


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Recognize your need for God Recognize your need for God like Solomon - 1 Kings 3:7-10like Solomon - 1 Kings 3:7-10


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Stand against temptation, Stand against temptation, refusing to defile yourself like refusing to defile yourself like Joseph & Daniel - Genesis 39:1-Joseph & Daniel - Genesis 39:1-13; Daniel 1:8 13; Daniel 1:8


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Seek after, fear, and love God in Seek after, fear, and love God in youth like Josiah - 2 Chronicles youth like Josiah - 2 Chronicles 34:1-3 34:1-3


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Who you become is YOUR choice – Who you become is YOUR choice –

Obeying your parents is a choice – Obeying your parents is a choice – Ephe 6:1-3Ephe 6:1-3

Seeking to please God is a choice – Seeking to please God is a choice – Eccles. 12:1Eccles. 12:1

You choose your friends – 1 Cor. 15:33You choose your friends – 1 Cor. 15:33

Avoid those who drink, go to Avoid those who drink, go to lascivious dances, dress lascivious dances, dress immodestly, use curse words, and immodestly, use curse words, and laugh and poke fun at people who laugh and poke fun at people who serve Godserve God


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Obeying your parents is a choice – Obeying your parents is a choice – Ephe 6:1-3Ephe 6:1-3

Seeking to please God is a choice – Seeking to please God is a choice – Eccles. 12:1Eccles. 12:1

You choose your friends – 1 Cor. 15:33You choose your friends – 1 Cor. 15:33

You choose your likes and dislikes – You choose your likes and dislikes – Mark 12:29-31; Col 3:1,2Mark 12:29-31; Col 3:1,2

You choose how external things will You choose how external things will effect you – Gen 37:28effect you – Gen 37:28


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If your parentsIf your parents encourage you to wear encourage you to wear things, go places, and things, go places, and

do things that are do things that are wrong - that's their wrong - that's their fault – Prov 22:6 fault – Prov 22:6

BUT IF YOU wear BUT IF YOU wear things, do things, go things, do things, go

places that you places that you shouldn't - that's YOUR shouldn't - that's YOUR

FAULT!!!FAULT!!!

If your friendsIf your friends encourage you to encourage you to wear things, go wear things, go places, and do places, and do things that are things that are wrong - that's wrong - that's

their fault - 1 Cor their fault - 1 Cor 15:3315:33

BUT IF YOU yield - BUT IF YOU yield - it's your fault! Get it's your fault! Get away from them!away from them!


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Honest or dishonest?Honest or dishonest?

Moral or immoral? Moral or immoral?

Faithful or unfaithful?Faithful or unfaithful?

Sincere or insincere?Sincere or insincere?

Spiritually minded or carnally Spiritually minded or carnally minded? minded?


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Who you become is YOUR choice – Who you become is YOUR choice – It takes no planting, It takes no planting,

watering, or cultivating to watering, or cultivating to grow weeds,grow weeds,

Nor does it take effort to Nor does it take effort to grow worthless character grow worthless character and to become a person on and to become a person on the road to hell. the road to hell.

Careful attention and diligent Careful attention and diligent effort to even the seemingly effort to even the seemingly small things is required for small things is required for noble character and noble character and faithfulness.faithfulness.


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Young People Need To Know – Young People Need To Know – They can Obey & Honor their They can Obey & Honor their

parentsparents

They can serve God – They can serve God –

They can trust in God – They can trust in God –

They can recognize their need They can recognize their need for God – for God –

They can stand against They can stand against temptation – temptation –

They can learn to seek after, They can learn to seek after, fear and love God -fear and love God -


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Young people, you are Young people, you are building your life now - it building your life now - it begins with your willingness begins with your willingness to LEARN & SUBMIT! to LEARN & SUBMIT!

Your compliance with God’s Your compliance with God’s will today will determine the will today will determine the quality of your life & can quality of your life & can effect your eternal destiny! effect your eternal destiny!

Strive to build a life of purity Strive to build a life of purity and godliness and be an and godliness and be an example to others - (1 Tim. example to others - (1 Tim. 4:12).4:12).


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