RAISING KIDS THAT COUNT (1 OF 4)
by Brad Whitt
Scripture: Ephesians 6:4
This content is part of a series.
Title: Raising Kids That Count (1 of 4)
Series: All in the Family-Milestones of a Living Legacy
Author: Brad Whitt
Text: Ephesians 6:4
INTRODUCTION: Take your Bibles this morning and turn with me to Ephesians chapter 4. This morning we're going to begin a new series of messages I'm entitling, "All In The Family: Milestones of a Living Legacy."
- This morning, I want to talk to parents for just a few minutes about "Raising Kids That Count."
- Next week we'll spend some time honoring and learning what's expected of and to our Christian Mothers.
- The following week we'll be recognizing and commissioning our 2024 Graduates.
- I'll then have to wait a few weeks for Father's Day, where we'll end this series by
honoring and learning what's expected of and to our Christian Dads.
This morning, I want to give what one might consider more of a charge than a sermon to our parents. I want to share with you from Ephesians chapter 6, verse 4, how to be parents of a happy child.
Ephesians 6:4, "And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord."
I've got to be honest, I'm still hesitant to get up and teach too much, and be too dogmatic, on parenting because it hasn't been all that many years since I stood where these young parents stood a few minutes ago, and I'm still tiptoeing through the teenage and tween years with my own kids.
Illustration: I heard about a young preacher who before he even got married, had just started out preaching.
He preached a message very dogmatically entitled, "10 Commandments for Rearing Children." Well, after he'd had his first two or three children come along and he had to wrestle with those terrible toddlers, he changed the title of the sermon to "10 Suggestions for Rearing Children." Well, after those terrible toddlers became terrifying teenagers, he changed the title of the sermon to "10 Hints for Rearing Children." And after those teenagers lef ...
Series: All in the Family-Milestones of a Living Legacy
Author: Brad Whitt
Text: Ephesians 6:4
INTRODUCTION: Take your Bibles this morning and turn with me to Ephesians chapter 4. This morning we're going to begin a new series of messages I'm entitling, "All In The Family: Milestones of a Living Legacy."
- This morning, I want to talk to parents for just a few minutes about "Raising Kids That Count."
- Next week we'll spend some time honoring and learning what's expected of and to our Christian Mothers.
- The following week we'll be recognizing and commissioning our 2024 Graduates.
- I'll then have to wait a few weeks for Father's Day, where we'll end this series by
honoring and learning what's expected of and to our Christian Dads.
This morning, I want to give what one might consider more of a charge than a sermon to our parents. I want to share with you from Ephesians chapter 6, verse 4, how to be parents of a happy child.
Ephesians 6:4, "And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord."
I've got to be honest, I'm still hesitant to get up and teach too much, and be too dogmatic, on parenting because it hasn't been all that many years since I stood where these young parents stood a few minutes ago, and I'm still tiptoeing through the teenage and tween years with my own kids.
Illustration: I heard about a young preacher who before he even got married, had just started out preaching.
He preached a message very dogmatically entitled, "10 Commandments for Rearing Children." Well, after he'd had his first two or three children come along and he had to wrestle with those terrible toddlers, he changed the title of the sermon to "10 Suggestions for Rearing Children." Well, after those terrible toddlers became terrifying teenagers, he changed the title of the sermon to "10 Hints for Rearing Children." And after those teenagers lef ...
There are 14572 characters in the full content. This excerpt only shows a 2000 character sample of the full content.
Price: $5.99 or 1 credit
