Ephesians 6:1-4
1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, because this is right. 2Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise, 3so that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life in the land. 4Fathers, don’t stir up anger in your children, but bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
Who do I look like?
Look like Christ
Consume Christ
Be defined by Christ
Deuteronomy 6:5-7
5Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. 6These words that I am giving you today are to be in your heart. 7Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
Ephesians 6:1-3
1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, because this is right. 2Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise, 3so that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life in the land.
Ephesians 6:4
4Fathers, don’t stir up anger in your children, but bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
Colossians 3:21
21Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they won’t become discouraged.
The answer is : Yes! Home is the place where the children ought to learn about the Lord and the Christian Life. It is the time that christian parents stop ‘passing the buck’ to Sunday School teachers and Christian day-school teachers, and start nurturing their children.” –Warren Wiersbe
Ephesians 5:21
21submitting to one another in the fear of Christ.
This Week I Will:
Pursue Jesus by:
Point to Jesus by:
Memorize: Deuteronomy 6:5
Next Week: Ephesians 4