Growing our Kids
Robert Dawson
Luke 5.40, 52
Author and speaker Charlie Shedd shares this experience: All over the Midwest I gave (the same speech). They paid me a handsome fee and they were glad to get me. 'This guy will wow you.' That's what they said, and the people came. With high hopes they came for 'How to raise your Children.' Then we had a child! ... Those brilliant ideas had such a droll sound at 2am with the baby in full cry! In my defense I want you to know this - I kept on trying. I changed my title to 'Some Suggestions to Parents,' and charged on bravely. Then we had two more children and altered it again. This time it came out 'Feeble Hints to Fellow-Strugglers.' ... So today I seldom speak on parenthood. And whenever I do, after one or two old jokes, you'd catch this uncertain sound. 'Anyone here got a few words of wisdom?'
I do not stand before you as an expert in parenting. Even if I were more than ¼ of the way through my own journey and had two adult children I could not stand before you as a perfect paradigm for parenting with perfect children. I am still a work in progress and so are my children, pray for me and I will gladly accept genuine words of wisdom and encouragement.
While I may not be a perfect paradigm of parenthood I do come today with some good common sense insights. More than bringing you good common sense advice this morning I want to bring you some Scriptural truths that we would all do well to remember.
It pays to remember. What we forget, what we are ignorant of, what we don't know can hurt us. We are often called in Scripture to remember, pastors tell us to remember. The call to remember is not because we are intellectually challenged or that we have short attention spans. It is not because we have forgotten the ultimate goals and truths of parent hoot but we may have forgotten the importance and significance of them.
One sermon on a Child Dedication Sunday is not going to offer all the help and information ...
Robert Dawson
Luke 5.40, 52
Author and speaker Charlie Shedd shares this experience: All over the Midwest I gave (the same speech). They paid me a handsome fee and they were glad to get me. 'This guy will wow you.' That's what they said, and the people came. With high hopes they came for 'How to raise your Children.' Then we had a child! ... Those brilliant ideas had such a droll sound at 2am with the baby in full cry! In my defense I want you to know this - I kept on trying. I changed my title to 'Some Suggestions to Parents,' and charged on bravely. Then we had two more children and altered it again. This time it came out 'Feeble Hints to Fellow-Strugglers.' ... So today I seldom speak on parenthood. And whenever I do, after one or two old jokes, you'd catch this uncertain sound. 'Anyone here got a few words of wisdom?'
I do not stand before you as an expert in parenting. Even if I were more than ¼ of the way through my own journey and had two adult children I could not stand before you as a perfect paradigm for parenting with perfect children. I am still a work in progress and so are my children, pray for me and I will gladly accept genuine words of wisdom and encouragement.
While I may not be a perfect paradigm of parenthood I do come today with some good common sense insights. More than bringing you good common sense advice this morning I want to bring you some Scriptural truths that we would all do well to remember.
It pays to remember. What we forget, what we are ignorant of, what we don't know can hurt us. We are often called in Scripture to remember, pastors tell us to remember. The call to remember is not because we are intellectually challenged or that we have short attention spans. It is not because we have forgotten the ultimate goals and truths of parent hoot but we may have forgotten the importance and significance of them.
One sermon on a Child Dedication Sunday is not going to offer all the help and information ...
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