PROVERBS FOR PARENTS (4 OF 7)
by Jim Perdue
Scripture: Proverbs 3, Proverbs 4
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Proverbs for Parents (4 of 7)
Series: Wisdom for the Family
Jim Perdue
Proverbs 3-4
Intro/Attention
This morning, we continue a sermon series I entitled Wisdom for the Family. The Book of Proverbs is full of powerful and practical principles for everyday living. It covers a wide range of topics like love, marriage, finances, friendships, and parenting. Today, we're going to look at Proverbs 3-4 where we see some Proverbs for Parents. READ Proverbs 3:1-12; 4:1-2, 4-5, 18, 23
*Too many parents are guilty of raising their kids like fish in a fish tank. They buy a tank, fill it with water, dump some fish in it, sprinkle some fish food on top, and then sit back and watch them feed. There are seven ways to be guilty of fish-tank parenting. 1) Give them everything they ask or demand. 2) Don't make them earn anything. 3) Don't monitor their TV, Music, Video Game, or Social Media activities. 4) Fail to provide them with spiritual training or instruction. 5) Don't allow them to suffer the consequences of their mistakes. 6) Fight their battles for them-always assuming that they are the victim. 7) Neglect to pray for them.*
I ran across some wisdom for parents that might be helpful to all of us:
If it was going to be easy, it never would have started with something called labor.
Shouting to make your children obey is like using the horn to steer your car, and you get about the same results.
The smartest advice on raising children is to enjoy them while they are still on your side.
Grandparents are similar to a piece of string--handy to have around and easily wrapped around the fingers of grandchildren.
There are three ways to get something done: Do it yourself, hire someone to do it, or forbid your children to do it.
Adolescence is the age when children try to bring up their parents.
Cleaning your house while your kids are at home is like trying to shovel the driveway during a snowstorm.
There are only two things a child will share w ...
Series: Wisdom for the Family
Jim Perdue
Proverbs 3-4
Intro/Attention
This morning, we continue a sermon series I entitled Wisdom for the Family. The Book of Proverbs is full of powerful and practical principles for everyday living. It covers a wide range of topics like love, marriage, finances, friendships, and parenting. Today, we're going to look at Proverbs 3-4 where we see some Proverbs for Parents. READ Proverbs 3:1-12; 4:1-2, 4-5, 18, 23
*Too many parents are guilty of raising their kids like fish in a fish tank. They buy a tank, fill it with water, dump some fish in it, sprinkle some fish food on top, and then sit back and watch them feed. There are seven ways to be guilty of fish-tank parenting. 1) Give them everything they ask or demand. 2) Don't make them earn anything. 3) Don't monitor their TV, Music, Video Game, or Social Media activities. 4) Fail to provide them with spiritual training or instruction. 5) Don't allow them to suffer the consequences of their mistakes. 6) Fight their battles for them-always assuming that they are the victim. 7) Neglect to pray for them.*
I ran across some wisdom for parents that might be helpful to all of us:
If it was going to be easy, it never would have started with something called labor.
Shouting to make your children obey is like using the horn to steer your car, and you get about the same results.
The smartest advice on raising children is to enjoy them while they are still on your side.
Grandparents are similar to a piece of string--handy to have around and easily wrapped around the fingers of grandchildren.
There are three ways to get something done: Do it yourself, hire someone to do it, or forbid your children to do it.
Adolescence is the age when children try to bring up their parents.
Cleaning your house while your kids are at home is like trying to shovel the driveway during a snowstorm.
There are only two things a child will share w ...
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