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Train Up a Child!

• Proverbs 221-6

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Not a matter of pick and choose, or weeding out
the real from the fantasy. We accept what the
Bible says
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The thing that impressed me most about America
is the way the parents obey their children.
Duke of Wellington
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Train up a child in the way that he should go
and when he is old he will not depart from it.
(Proverbs 226)
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Purpose

• to better realize the truth behind Proverbs 226

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I A CONDITION is Given
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And by protect them we mean train them up in
the way they should go!
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I A CONDITION is Given
A. Train Up a Child
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At issue is the this Do we really take God at
His word?!
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Each child has strengths and weaknesses and its
up to the parents to learn what they are and help
each child understand them
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Is this what we want our young people (kids and
grandkids) to long for? Do we have heavenly
goals in mind for them?...
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Our kids will never have the wisdom and power to
make right decisions UNLESS THEY KNOW GOD!
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Proverbs 2215
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child
the rod of discipline will remove it far from
him.
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I A CONDITION is Given
A. Train Up a Child
B. The Way He/She Should Go
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May this be our passion. Train a child to walk in
the way of God, understanding each child
individually
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II A RESULT is Promised
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II A RESULT is Promised
A. Parents Must be Stern Disciplinarians
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We found no delight in having to spank our kids
but we loved them too much
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II A RESULT is Promised
A. Parents Must be Stern Disciplinarians
B. Parents Must be Tender Too
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Try a little tenderness. Always tell you kids you
love them
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II A RESULT is Promised
A. Parents Must be Stern Disciplinarians
B. Parents Must be Tender Too
C. Parents Must Find a Happy Medium
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Recipe for Child Rearing
1 cup of Proverbs 226 2 tablespoons of Proverbs
1913 1 dash of Proverbs 2313 1 teaspoon of
Proverbs 35 ½ cup of Titus 25-7
Mix all the ingredients, add a
pound of persistence, a cup of love and stir
until right consistency.
P.S. you may want to add a
pinch of Ephesians 64
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Conclusion and Summary
Train up a child in the way he/she should go and
when they are old, you can count on it they will
not depart from it!