Dads, Moms & Kids

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Dads, Moms & Kids East Leesville Baptist Church * May 10, 2015 Exodus 20:12; 3 John 4; Deuteronomy 6:5-7

1. A Word to Kids: Be _________ to your parents. Exodus 20:12a A. The practice of kids. Exodus 20:12a; Leviticus 19:3; Prov. 1:7; Lev. 20:9; Prov. 30:17 It honors your parents when…. 1. You ________________ them. Col. 3:20; Eph. 6:1 2. You listen to their _________________. Prov. 1:8 3. They see you acting _____________. Prov. 27:11 4. You make _________________. Prov. 17:25; Col. 3:20 B. The promise to kids. Exodus 20:12; Ephesians 6:2

2. A Word to Parents: Be __________ for your kids. 1. ______________ your kids how to do right. 2. ______________ your kids to obey. 3. Stay _________________ to your kids.

Six areas to stay connected to your kids (from Josh McDowell in “Disconnected Generation”)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

_____________________ (authenticity) _____________________ (security) _____________________ (significance) _____________________ (lovability) _____________________ (importance) _____________________ (responsibility)

Word bank: acceptance, accountability, affection, affirmation, appreciation, availability, choices, connected, counsel, God, good, honorable, honoring, loves, obey, show, teach, you, wisely

SCRIPTURE 3 John 4 ''I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.'' Deuteronomy 6:5-7 ''You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might. And these words (ten commandments) which I command you today shall be in your heart; you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.''

Exodus 20:12 ''Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God is giving you.'' Leviticus 19:3 ''Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father.'' Proverbs 1:7 ''The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom.'' Leviticus 20:9 ''For everyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother. His blood shall be upon him.'' Proverbs 30:17 ''The eye that mocks his father, and scorns obedience to his mother, the ravens of the valley will pick it out, and the young eagles will eat it.'' Colossians 3:20 ''Children, obey your parents in the all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord.'' Ephesians 6:1 ''Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.'' Proverbs 1:8 ''My son, hear the instruction of your father, and do not forsake the law of your mother. Proverbs 27:11 ''My son, be wise, and make my heart glad.'' Proverbs 17:25 ''A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her who born him.'' Ephesians 6:2 ''Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with promise: that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.''

Dads, Moms & Kids East Leesville Baptist Church * May 10, 2015 Exodus 20:12; 3 John 4; Deuteronomy 6:5-7

1. A Word to Kids: Be honoring to your parents.

Leviticus 19:3 ''Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father.'' Proverbs 1:7 ''The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom.''

Exodus 20:12a A. The practice of kids. Exodus 20:12a; Leviticus 19:3; Prov. 1:7; Lev. 20:9; Prov. 30:17

It honors your parents when…. 1. You obey them. Col. 3:20; Eph. 6:1 2. You listen to their counsel. Prov. 1:8 3. They see you acting wisely. Prov. 27:11 4. You make good choices. Prov. 17:25; Col. 3:20 B. The promise to kids. Exodus 20:12; Ephesians 6:2

2. A Word to Parents: Be honorable for your kids. 1. Show your kids how to do right. 2. Teach your kids to obey. 3. Stay connected to your kids.

Six areas to stay connected to your kids (from Josh McDowell in “Disconnected Generation”)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Affirmation (authenticity) Acceptance (security) Appreciation (significance) Affection (lovability) Availability (importance) Accountability (responsibility)

SCRIPTURE 3 John 4 ''I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.'' Deuteronomy 6:5-7 ''You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might. And these words (ten commandments) which I command you today shall be in your heart; you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.'' Exodus 20:12 ''Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God is giving you.''

Leviticus 20:9 ''For everyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother. His blood shall be upon him.'' Proverbs 30:17 ''The eye that mocks his father, and scorns obedience to his mother, the ravens of the valley will pick it out, and the young eagles will eat it.'' Colossians 3:20 ''Children, obey your parents in the all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord.'' Ephesians 6:1 ''Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.'' Proverbs 1:8 ''My son, hear the instruction of your father, and do not forsake the law of your mother. Proverbs 27:11 ''My son, be wise, and make my heart glad.'' Proverbs 17:25 ''A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her who born him.'' Ephesians 6:2 ''Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with promise: that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.''