Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain… 2 It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep. 3 Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. 4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. 5 Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.
Psalm 127:1a,2-5
What are you building?
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Creating a Christ centered culture at home.
• Encourage your family to see Jesus as
The Shema
4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. 5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.
Deuteronomy 6:4-9
Who and what you expose your children to will shape who they become and what they believe.
• Expose them to the joy of knowing Jesus
“Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.”
John 17:3
… “Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.’”
Mark 7:6
• Expose them to the presence and power of Christ in His
Those who are planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.
Psalm 92:13
“..then choose today whom you will serve…but as for me and my family, we will serve the LORD.”
Joshua 24:15
24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another…
Hebrews 10:24,25