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INTRODUCTION
Part 2 of Deut. 6:4-9. Part 2. It is the great Jewish Confession of faith called the “Shema.”
From Hebrew word “Hear.” This paragraph was the foundation of theology and teaching in the Jewish family. Jesus
affirmed the greatest commandment in the law was stated in this Shema (Matt 22:36-38). It provides a framework for
Christians to establish a Godly family.
1. The Truth of God. vs. 4-6
- v. 4 Who is God and how do we relate to Him?
- “LORD” = Yahweh/Jehovah, "God" = Elohim
QUOTE: Baptist Confession of Faith 1689 - Doctrine of God, detailed three paragraph description of the nature of
God.
- v. 5 We are to love God with our whole being, body, soul and spirit. God affects every area of our life, thus
every part of our life should live in surrender and obedience to Him.
- The Bible begins with “In the beginning God...” and ends in the last chapter of Revelation with
“Worship God” (Rev. 22:9)
- What is your relationship with God? Do you love Him? Obey Him?
2. The Teaching of Godliness. vs.7-9
- The truth of God needs to be deep in our heart for our own godliness and so that we can teach our children to love God
and live for God.
- “diligently” to point, to pierce through, to sharpen, to whet, to enforce
- v. 7a NIV “Impress them on your children” NLT “Repeat them again and again to your children”
- 3 lessons I shared last week: First, to teach diligently takes hard work, not a passive job nor a let live life.
Secondly, it is the parent’s responsibility, the church can assist, be very careful if the state is involved.
Thirdly, it is not enough to teach your children to be good, you must teach them to be godly, to love God with their
whole being.
- vs. 7-9 gives examples of where to teach. In all circumstances: at home, walking around, going to bed, getting
up in the morning. Carry God’s word around, post them in your house.
- Now some practical application. Adapted from notes FBBS and Faith Biblical Counseling Ministries, “Intro to
Counseling: Biblical Parenting for the New Millennium” Class I took last summer.
A. When to teach your children/grandchildren? different circumstances
- Through your example - best. Truth is best caught
- Question and Answer Why? How?
- Normal routines - household duties
- Family Prayer - meals, family Bible study, teach them to pray
- Family Bible study - age appropriate, catechisms, teach them to read
- Attending church - as a family, don’t send them to church
- Fellowship with other Christians - mentoring, Titus 2 older/younger
- Times of birth/death “Trey, baby brother/sister?” “I want a puppy.”
- Times of crises - school, friends, tragedies, sickness, the news
- Times of conflict - with family, friends, bullies, watching you handle
- Formal education - whether home school or Christian school, if you use the state you will have to re-teach values
- Informal education - teachable moments, Christian media, books,
- Providing answers from the Bible - pull out Bible and show answers, not just what Dad and Mom say, but what God says is
true.
- Learning from their mistakes and sins, being sorry for wrong, correct
- Chores and work around home, and when ready to work outside
- emember your example is primary:
QUOTE: Mark IV Ministries “Your walk talks, louder than your talk talks.” Taken from James 2:14-17
B. What do you teach you children/grandchildren?
- To obey parents - Eph. 6:1-3
- To talk to God - prayer - Matthew 6:9-15
- To listen to God - Bible - 2 Timothy 2:15; 3:14-17
- How to be saved - Romans 6:23; 10:9,10
- Praise and worship God - Psalm 118:24
- Doctrine and truth - 1 Timothy 3:15-17
- How to grow in faith - Ephesians 4:22-24; Romans 12:1,2
- Knowing will of God - 1 John 2:17
- Stewardship - 1 Cor. 4:2; 1 Peter 4:10
- Godliness in roles - Titus 2:1-8
- Moral purity and opposite sex relations, 1 Thess. 4:3; 1 Cor. 6, 7
- Making wise decisions - Proverbs 1:7
- Problem solving - Ephesians 4:25-32
- Loving/serving others - Philippians 2:5-9
- Discernment - Psalm 101:3 “no worthless thing before eyes” 119:66
- Handling trials - James 1:2-4
- Returning good for evil - Romans 12:17-21
- Repentance of sin - 2 Corinthians 7:9, 10
- Forgiveness - Ephesians 4:31-32
- Contentment - Philippians 4:11-13; 1 Timothy 6:6
- Work ethic - Titus 2:9-10; Colossians 3:22-25
- Sharing their faith - Matthew 28:19-20
- Just open up the Bible and start reading and teaching and memorizing
CONCLUSION
Parents you only have 18 years to teach your children diligently.
To Parents/Grandparents: Are you working hard at teaching your children to love God and live godly lives?
To young people: How have your parents taught you to love God and live godly?
To the Church Body: Are we working hard at being Godly examples?
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