Aug 9, 2015
Bullseye-
Train a child
Proverbs
22:1-6
A good name is more desirable than great
riches;
to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.
to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.
2 Rich and poor have
this in common:
The Lord is the Maker of them all.
The Lord is the Maker of them all.
3 The prudent see
danger and take refuge,
but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
4 Humility is the fear
of the Lord;
its wages are riches and honor and life.
its wages are riches and honor and life.
5 In the paths of the
wicked are snares and pitfalls,
but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.
but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.
6 Start children off on
the way they should go,
and even when they are old they will not turn from it
and even when they are old they will not turn from it
Series
info
Last
week……. Trust in the lord
Today,
train up a child
Irrelevant to me
No
children, children grown, I'm a grand parent
We
all have children…..we are all responsible for the children in this world
Jesus
says, who ever harms a little one……
Matthew 18:2-6
2He called a little child and had him stand among them. 3And he said: I will tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of Heaven. 4Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5"And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me. 6But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
2He called a little child and had him stand among them. 3And he said: I will tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of Heaven. 4Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5"And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me. 6But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
Train a child
Not just feed them, but train them
How?
Have a plan
Engage them
Do it, show it, watch it……..
teach
Teach
them to play baseball.
Cook. Mow [in circles]. Math. Saw
[dad taught]
Not
all influences are good.
Yes
there is good and bad in this world
Garbage
in, garbage out
Words
that we use [shut up]
Teach
them to choose
You
have to choose as well
Right thing to do is the right thing to do…….
Wrong thing to do is the wrong thing to do…….
Keep saying it
About the time you are sick of saying it, they are just getting it
It
applies to you as well
Just
because the neighbors are doing a thing
Peer
pressure is on adults as well…………
Bring them to faith
Researchers at Johns Hopkins
University reported that 30 years ago, the greatest fears of grade school
children were: 1) Animals, 2) Being in a dark room, 3) High places, 4)
Strangers, 5) Loud noises. Today, kids are afraid of the following: 1) Divorce,
2) Nuclear war, 3) Cancer, 4) Pollution, 5) Being mugged.
They have a need for guidance and a need for christ
253 christians of retirement age were asked friends at what ages they were converted. Here's what he discovered:
Under 20 years of age - 138
Between 20 and 30 - 85
Between 30 and 40 - 22
Between 40 and 50 - 4
Between 50 and 60 - 3
Between 60 and 70 - 1
Over 70 - 0
They have a need for guidance and a need for christ
253 christians of retirement age were asked friends at what ages they were converted. Here's what he discovered:
Under 20 years of age - 138
Between 20 and 30 - 85
Between 30 and 40 - 22
Between 40 and 50 - 4
Between 50 and 60 - 3
Between 60 and 70 - 1
Over 70 - 0
The
value of faith…….. Teach them the plan of salvation
Teach
them to love and honor god
Teach
them that every person is gods creation
Teach
them compassion
Teach
them generosity
couples
that get married unequally………
The
value of faith in the valley
In order to do this, you needs
some grounding in the faith
How
will you do this?
In church, in disciple bible study…..
Tuesday morning mens group
Heavy
or light……..
Teach
them that god loves them
Try
to build their self esteem
It
is difficult, but certainly avoid every thing that you can that hurts them
Never
discipline out of anger
·
Teach
them to laugh…….Alli's first joke
·
Work
hard. Work first, play second
·
Paying
your bills - balance a check book. Dave Ramsey
Finally we stopped helping……
Sometimes they have to feel the pain of their
choices
·
Leaving
a thing better than how you found it – borrow the car…..
·
Clean
your plate
·
Keep
your word - when people ask me on Sunday morning….
o when mom died……
·
Tell
the truth……..kids with the screen and the couch
love
Model
acts of love
Encourage
them…… tell them you love them
Alli -
the little red headed girl……
I
was 38 when dad told me he loved me
I
have told scott his entire life…….
You
are the good son
Love
their mother
I
hug her. They act grossed out. Maybe they are.
But
deep down you have to know that they are blessed to know that their parents
love each other.
All the children of the world.
The
children are not just our children, but the children in Nicaragua………..
How can we teach our children to reach
out to all children of the world……..
They
are all
1
cor 12 – parts of the body should have equal concern for each other
If
one suffers then everyone of us suffers –
Finally, parenting is not convenient………
Spend
time with them
O to spend the time, O to give love & guidance
Charles Francis Adams, 19th century political figure and diplomat, kept a diary. One day he entered: "Went fishing with my son today--a day wasted." His son, Brook Adams, also kept a diary, which is still in existence. On that same day, Brook Adams made this entry: "Went fishing with my father--the most wonderful day of my life!"
Charles Francis Adams, 19th century political figure and diplomat, kept a diary. One day he entered: "Went fishing with my son today--a day wasted." His son, Brook Adams, also kept a diary, which is still in existence. On that same day, Brook Adams made this entry: "Went fishing with my father--the most wonderful day of my life!"
You
never stop being a parent.
And
if you don’t have kids of your own, we never stop being responsible for the children of this world
During the Bosnian War a reporter was covering that conflict in
Sarajevo, when he saw a little girl shot by a sniper. The reporter threw down
his pad and pencil and stopped being a reporter for a few minutes. He rushed to
the man who was holding the child, and helped them both into his car.
As the reporter stepped on the accelerator, racing to the hospital, the man holding the bleeding child said, "Hurry, my friend, my child is still alive."
A moment or two later, "Hurry, my friend, my child is still breathing."
A moment later, "Hurry, my friend, my child is still warm."
A moment later, "Hurry, Oh God, my child is getting cold."
When they got to the hospital, the little girl was dead. As the two men were in the lavatory, washing the blood off their hands and their clothes, the man who held the child turned to the reporter and said, "this is a terrible task for me. I must go tell her father that his child is dead. He will be heartbroken."
the reporter was amazed. he looked at the grieving man and said, "I thought she was your child."
The man looked back and said, "No, but aren't they all our children?"
As the reporter stepped on the accelerator, racing to the hospital, the man holding the bleeding child said, "Hurry, my friend, my child is still alive."
A moment or two later, "Hurry, my friend, my child is still breathing."
A moment later, "Hurry, my friend, my child is still warm."
A moment later, "Hurry, Oh God, my child is getting cold."
When they got to the hospital, the little girl was dead. As the two men were in the lavatory, washing the blood off their hands and their clothes, the man who held the child turned to the reporter and said, "this is a terrible task for me. I must go tell her father that his child is dead. He will be heartbroken."
the reporter was amazed. he looked at the grieving man and said, "I thought she was your child."
The man looked back and said, "No, but aren't they all our children?"
Billy
moss - $5 chicken
conclusion
Nothing
more painful
Nothing
more humorous
Nothing
more joyful
Nothing
more rewarding
We
cant fix everything but we can spend our lives trying to help them along the
way.
Don’t
you appreciate every adult who tried to help you along the way?
You
have a chance to be that person for another on this journey
Quote
from a river runs thru it
From the movie
- A River Runs Through it.........
Each one of us here today
will, at one time in our lives...look upon a loved one who is in need and ask
the same question.
“We are willing to help,
Lord...but what, if anything, is needed?
“It is true we can seldom
help those closest to us.
Either we don't know what
part of ourselves to give...or more often than not, the part we have to
give...is not wanted.
And so it is those we live
with and should know who elude us...but we can still love them.
We can love completely...without
complete understanding
We
can always love
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