Children and Parents
Mike Towner
Part of Out of Whack
June 11, 2023

Our Mission: To Make More and Better Disciples

Authority is not a

, it’s a

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. —Ephesians 6:1-4 (ESV)

God’s Design:

are Authority. are His Authority.

Obeying

means obeying your .

Children, your responsibility is to

and your parents.

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” —Matthew 28:19-20 (ESV)

Fathers, your responsibility is to

your children .