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God instituted the home – (Gen 2:18-24) God has given rules for each member of the home to follow – (Deut 6:6-25; Eph 6:1-4; Tit 2:4) We must look to God’s word for the role a wife and mother has in the home – (Not to television or pop psychologist!) - (Titus 2:3-5).
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God instituted the home – (Gen 2:18-24) • God has given rules for each member of the home to follow – (Deut 6:6-25; Eph 6:1-4; Tit 2:4) • We must look to God’s word for the role a wife and mother has in the home – (Not to television or pop psychologist!) - (Titus 2:3-5) W. 65th St church of Christ - December 24, 2006
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 Luke 2:40-52 W. 65th St church of Christ - December 24, 2006
Parents have a huge responsibility in shaping and molding their children’s perception of • God • The Bible • Their Life • The world • Sin BUT the time comes when their faith MUST BE THEIR OWN!!! Eph. 6:1-4; Deut 6:7-9 W. 65th St church of Christ - December 24, 2006
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." W. 65th St church of Christ - December 24, 2006
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 W. 65th St church of Christ - December 24, 2006
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": W. 65th St church of Christ - December 24, 2006
Serve God in your youth Like Samuel – 1 Samuel 2:18 W. 65th St church of Christ - December 24, 2006
Serve God in your youth Like Samuel – 1 Samuel 2:18 • Trust in God in your youth like David – 1 Samuel 17:33-37 W. 65th St church of Christ - December 24, 2006
Serve God in your youth Like Samuel – 1 Samuel 2:18 • Trust in God in your youth like David – 1 Samuel 17:33-37 • Recognize your need for God like Solomon - 1 Kings 3:7-10 W. 65th St church of Christ - December 24, 2006
Serve God in your youth Like Samuel – 1 Samuel 2:18 • Trust in God in your youth like David – 1 Samuel 17:33-37 • Recognize your need for God like Solomon - 1 Kings 3:7-10 • Stand against temptation, refusing to defile yourself like Joseph & Daniel - Genesis 39:1-13; Daniel 1:8 W. 65th St church of Christ - December 24, 2006
Serve God in your youth Like Samuel – 1 Samuel 2:18 • Trust in God in your youth like David – 1 Samuel 17:33-37 • Recognize your need for God like Solomon - 1 Kings 3:7-10 • Stand against temptation, refusing to defile yourself like Joseph & Daniel - Genesis 39:1-13; Daniel 1:8 W. 65th St church of Christ - December 24, 2006
Serve God in your youth Like Samuel – 1 Samuel 2:18 • Trust in God in your youth like David – 1 Samuel 17:33-37 • Recognize your need for God like Solomon - 1 Kings 3:7-10 • Stand against temptation, refusing to defile yourself like Joseph & Daniel - Genesis 39:1-13; Daniel 1:8 • Seek after, fear, and love God in youth like Josiah - 2 Chronicles 34:1-3 W. 65th St church of Christ - December 24, 2006
Who you become is YOUR choice – • Obeying your parents is a choice – Ephe 6:1-3 • Seeking to please God is a choice – Eccles. 12:1 • You choose your friends – 1 Cor. 15:33 • Avoid those who drink, go to lascivious dances, dress immodestly, use curse words, and laugh and poke fun at people who serve God W. 65th St church of Christ - December 24, 2006
Who you become is YOUR choice – • Obeying your parents is a choice – Ephe 6:1-3 • Seeking to please God is a choice – Eccles. 12:1 • You choose your friends – 1 Cor. 15:33 • You choose your likes and dislikes – Mark 12:29-31; Col 3:1,2 • You choose how external things will effect you – Gen 37:28 W. 65th St church of Christ - December 24, 2006
Who you become is YOUR choice – If your parents encourage you to wear things, go places, and do things that are wrong - that's their fault – Prov 22:6 BUT IF YOU wear things, do things, go places that you shouldn't - that's YOUR FAULT!!! If your friends encourage you to wear things, go places, and do things that are wrong - that's their fault - 1 Cor 15:33 BUT IF YOU yield - it's your fault! Get away from them! W. 65th St church of Christ - December 24, 2006
Who you become is YOUR choice – • Honest or dishonest? • Moral or immoral? • Faithful or unfaithful? • Sincere or insincere? • Spiritually minded or carnally minded? W. 65th St church of Christ - December 24, 2006
Who you become is YOUR choice – • It takes no planting, watering, or cultivating to grow weeds, • Nor does it take effort to grow worthless character and to become a person on the road to hell. • Careful attention and diligent effort to even the seemingly small things is required for noble character and faithfulness. W. 65th St church of Christ - December 24, 2006
Young People Need To Know – • They can Obey & Honor their parents • They can serve God – • They can trust in God – • They can recognize their need for God – • They can stand against temptation – • They can learn to seek after, fear and love God - W. 65th St church of Christ - December 24, 2006
Young people, you are building your life now - it begins with your willingness to LEARN & SUBMIT! • Your compliance with God’s will today will determine the quality of your life & can effect your eternal destiny! • Strive to build a life of purity and godliness and be an example to others - (1 Tim. 4:12). W. 65th St church of Christ - December 24, 2006