The Responsibilities of Parents

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The Responsibilities of Parents

• Psalm 1273-5

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Psalm 1273-5

• Behold, children are a heritage from
  the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward. 4
  Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the
  children of one's youth. 5 Happy is the man who
  has his quiver full of them They shall not be
  ashamed, But shall speak with their enemies in
  the gate.
• With such great blessings come great
  responsibilities, before God.

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The Responsibilities of Parents

• Provide for our children
• Matt. 631-32 1 Tim. 58 Titus 24-5

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Matthew 631-32

• Therefore do not worry, saying, What
  shall we eat? or What shall we drink? or What
  shall we wear? 32 For after all these things
  the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows
  that you need all these things.
• Would that our children could have the same
  confidence in us that we have in the Almighty!

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1 Timothy 58

• But if anyone does not provide
  for his own, and especially for those of his
  household, he has denied the faith and is worse
  than an unbeliever.
• Not referring to inability, but unwillingness or
  indolence.

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Titus 24-5

• (Older women), ...that they
  admonish the young women to love their husbands,
  to love their children, 5 to be discreet, chaste,
  homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands,
  that the word of God may not be blasphemed.
• Mothers need to provide the loving and stable
  home that a child needs to thrive.
• (love philoteknos fond of ones children)

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The Responsibilities of Parents

• Provide for our children
• Matt. 631-32 1 Tim. 58 Titus 24-5
• Teach our children
• Prov. 226 Deut. 66-9 Eph. 64 2
  Tim. 15, 315 (Teach respect)

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Proverbs 226

• Train up a child in the way he should
  go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.

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Deuteronomy 66-9

• And these words which I command you
  today shall be in your heart. 7 You shall teach
  them diligently to your children, and shall talk
  of them when you sit in your house, when you walk
  by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise
  up. 8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand,
  and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.
  9 You shall write them on the doorposts of your
  house and on your gates.

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Ephesians 64

• And you, fathers, do not
  provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up
  in the training and admonition of the Lord.

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2 Timothy 15 315

• (15), When I call to remembrance
  the genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt
  first in your grandmother Lois and your mother
  Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also.
• (315), And that from childhood you have known
  the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you
  wise for salvation through faith which is in
  Christ Jesus.
• Mothers can be effective teachers too!

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A most important concern( Teach children to be
respectful )

• Parents Honor your father and mother
  (Ephesians 61-2)
• Their Elders Do not rebuke an older man, but
  exhort him as a father (1 Timothy 51-2)
• Those in Authority Remind them to be subject to
  rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for
  every good work (Titus 31)
• Especially for God Fear God and keep His
  commandments, For this is man's all
  (Ecclesiastes 1213)

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The Responsibilities of Parents

• Provide for our children
• Matt. 631-32 1 Tim. 58 Titus 24-5
• Teach our children
• Prov. 226 Deut. 66-9 Eph. 64
  2 Tim. 15, 315 (Teach respect)
• Set a good example for our children
• Matt. 513-16 Priority Quotes Matt. 1626

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Matthew 513-16

• You are the salt of the earth
  but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall
  it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but
  to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.
  14 You are the light of the world. A city that is
  set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do they
  light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a
  lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in
  the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men,
  that they may see your good works and glorify
  your Father in heaven.

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Leading by Example 1

• Our children will be watching how we act in
  public. They will learn how to interact socially
  by watching the way that we talk and act around
  others. Godly behavior must be consistent inside
  the home as well as outside of the home. How much
  of a difference do your children see between at
  home parents and out in public parents?
• (Heath Rogers, Watchman, 2/12)

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Leading by Example 2

• Children need to see their father loving and
  cherishing their mother, and their mother loving
  and honoring their father. They need to see their
  father and mother reading their Bible, getting
  their Bible lessons ready, praying, extending
  hospitality to others, visiting shut-ins, and
  making trips to visit the sick. All of these
  examples will give them the foundation and cues
  that they need to develop a life of service unto
  Christ and others.
• (Heath Rogers, Watchman, 2/12)

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Leading by Example 3

• Children need to see that the Lords church is
  important to their parents. Habitual tardiness
  and sporadic attendance tells your children that
  the church is not important. If we allow other
  events to come before assembling with the saints,
  our children will learn that family
  get-togethers, sporting events, studying for
  exams, club meetings, vacations, hunting trips,
  shopping trips, etc., are more important than the
  things that happen when the saints assemble.
  While there may be exceptions, the general rule
  is that sporadic attendance on the part of the
  parents will result in no attendance on the part
  of their grown children. What does it profit if
  your children are the best athletes, voted club
  president, graduate at the top of their class and
  receive full-ride scholarships, etc., and lose
  their soul for eternity (Matthew 1626)?
• (Heath Rogers, Watchman, 2/12)

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Matthew 1626

• For what profit is it to a man
  if he gains the whole world, and loses his own
  soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his
  soul?

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The Responsibilities of Parents

• Provide for our children
• Matt. 631-32 1 Tim. 58 Titus 24-5
• Teach our children
• Prov. 226 Deut. 66-9 Eph. 64
  2 Tim. 15, 315 (Teach respect)
• Set a good example for our children
• Matt. 513-16 Priority Quotes Matt. 1626
• Discipline our children
• Prov. 1918 1 Sam. 312-14 Prov. 1324

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Proverbs 1918

• Chasten your son while there
  is hope, And do not set your heart on his
  destruction.

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1 Samuel 312-14

• In that day I will perform
  against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his
  house, from beginning to end. 13 For I have told
  him that I will judge his house forever for the
  iniquity which he knows, because his sons made
  themselves vile, and he did not restrain them. 14
  And therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli
  that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be
  atoned for by sacrifice or offering forever.

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Proverbs 1324

• He who spares his rod hates
  his son, But he who loves him disciplines him
  promptly.

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Conclusion

• Good parenting will bring delight to fathers and
  mothers. Correct your son, and he will give you
  rest Yes, he will give delight to your soul
  (Proverbs 2917).
• But, mistakes made can bring bitter fruit. A
  foolish son is a grief to his father, And
  bitterness to her who bore him (Proverbs
  1725).