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As The Twig is Bent

As The Twig is Bent. Training our children. Gen. 1:28 “...be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth...”. Created us male and female Parental responsibility. "R". US. Proverbs 22:6. “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”.

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As The Twig is Bent

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  1. As The Twig is Bent Training our children

  2. Gen. 1:28 “...be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth...” • Created us male and female • Parental responsibility "R" US

  3. Proverbs 22:6 • “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Children must be taught to go In the right way Pro. 22:15

  4. “As the Twig is Bent, so the Tree’s Inclined”

  5. “As the Twig is Bent, so the Tree’s Inclined”

  6. Children • Do not grow up right by themselves • We have to train them J.D. Go Astray

  7. PROBLEM CHILDREN PARENTS • Ham • Lot’s girls • Jacob’s boys • Absalom = Noah was drunk = Lot lived in Sodom = Jacob - partial = David - Bathsheba “Don’t blame the children” P.D. J.D.

  8. The Solution Triangle Of Training Discipline

  9. Discipline • “He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes” Pr.13:24 • “He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him promptly.” NKJV

  10. Discipline • Purpose of discipline • Not to build parents ego • To Build respect for parents • This will be child’s view of authority

  11. Discipline • “Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.” Prov. 23:13-14

  12. Rules of Discipline • Start Early • Agree as to type and amount • Be consistent • Discipline in love not anger • Fair, Firm, Friendly • Use Variety

  13. Goal of Discipline • Help child learn self-discipline • Pro.29:17 “Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul” • Definition

  14. The Solution Triangle Of Training Example Discipline

  15. Example • Children are imitators • Parents who wish to train up children in the way they should go... • Must go in the way which they would have their children go! • Eph. 6:4

  16. Example • Children are like Clay • Easily molded • Follow a good example • Follow a bad example • Read their parents • “A little fellow follows me”

  17. The Solution Triangle Of Training Example Discipline Teaching

  18. Teaching • Teach about God and His Word • Where we came from • Why we are here • Where we are going • Eccl. 12:13

  19. Teaching • Teach them about Marriage • Show a happy marriage • Answer Questions about sex • Makes rules about dating • Marriage / divorce / remarriage • Working / money

  20. The Solution Triangle Of Training Example Discipline Teaching

  21. As The Twig is Bent Training our children Very important work

  22. “As the Twig is Bent, so the Tree’s Inclined”

  23. C.C. Gill put the bend in the tree

  24. As the Twig Is Bent • “Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.” - Psalms 127:3

  25. As The Twig is Bent • By Arthur Pigman • Evans Church of Christ • Evans, Georgia • Sunday Morning – 27 February 2005

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