Family Value 10.5 – Honoring My Parents

Steve Gallimore | pastorsteve@tvcc.us
May 9, 2021

Memory Sticks:
ONE – There is no other One “You shall have no other gods before me.” Exodus 20:3 (ESV) “RELATIONSHIP”

TWO – TABOO “You shall not make for yourself a carved image.” Exodus 20:4 (ESV)
“WORSHIP”

THREE – VANITY. “The name in vain is not the same.”
“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, Exodus 20:7 (ESV)
“REVERENCE”

FOUR – THE CHURCH DOOR – It’s what you should enter through every Sunday.
“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.” Exodus 20:8 (ESV)
“TIME”

FIVE - ALIVE. “Honor your father and your mother…” Exodus 20:12 (ESV)
“

”

“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.” Exodus 20:12 (ESV)

I. WHY DID GOD GIVE THIS COMMANDMENT?

Because…

• There are no

parents!

• Respect for

begins at home.

• How I relate to my parents will affect every other

.

II. HOW TO HONOR MY PARENTS

1. As a child, I honor my parents by

   Reveal Answer
   and
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   them.
   “Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do.” Ephesians 6:1 (NLT)

   “A son who mistreats his father or mother is a public disgrace.”
   Proverbs 19:26 (LB)

2.As a young person, I honor my parents by

and

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them.

“Listen to your father who gave you your life and do not despise your mother when she is old.” Proverbs 23:22 (ESV)

“If you curse your parents, your life will end like a lamp that goes out in the dark.” Proverbs 20:20 (GN)

Acceptance includes: APPRECIATION

“Be grateful for the good things that the Lord has given you and your family...”            Deuteronomy 26:11 (GN)

“When your mother is old, show her your appreciation.”
Proverbs 23:22 (GN)

3.As an adult, I honor my parents by

and

Reveal Answer

them.
“Do not withhold good from those who deserve it when it’s in your power to help them.” Proverbs 3:27 (NLT)

“But those who won’t care for their relatives, especially those in their own household, have denied the true faith. Such people are worse than unbelievers.” 1 Timothy 5:8 (NLT)

“But if she has children or grandchildren, their first responsibility is to show godliness at home and repay their parents by taking care of them. This is something that pleases God.”
1 Timothy 5:4 (NLT)

A word to parents: Be ‘

’!

“And now a word to you parents; Don’t keep on scolding and nagging your children, making them angry and resentful. Rather, bring them up with loving discipline…”
Ephesians 6:4 (LB)

A word to those without parents:
“My father and mother may abandon me, but the Lord will take care of me.” Psalm 27:10 (GN)