The Kids Are Watching

  • Sep 30, 2007
  • Series: Family Show

THE KIDS ARE WATCHING
"Family Show" - Part 3
September 30th, 2007
Ephesians 5:31- 6:9
Dwain Tissell

1Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do. 2"Honor your father and mother." This is the first commandment with a promise: 3If you honor your father and mother, "things will go well for you, and you will have a long life on the earth." Ephesians 6:1-3 (NLT)

1. HEROES: KEEP THEM SAFE, THEN LET THEM GO.

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31As the Scriptures say, "A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one." Ephesians 5:31 (NLT)

4Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord. Ephesians 6:4 (NLT)

2. GUIDES: REAL LOVE DIRECTS AND DISCIPLINES.

24Those who spare the rod of discipline hate their children. Those who love their children care enough to discipline them. Proverbs 13:24 (NLT)

4"Listen, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD alone. 5And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. 6And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. 7Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. 8Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders. 9Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. Deuteronomy 6:6-9 (NLT)

5Slaves, obey your earthly masters with deep respect and fear. Serve them sincerely as you would serve Christ. 6Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. As slaves of Christ, do the will of God with all your heart. 7Work with enthusiasm, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. 8Remember that the Lord will reward each one of us for the good we do, whether we are slaves or free.
9Masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Don't threaten them; remember, you both have the same Master in heaven, and he has no favorites. Ephesians 6:5-9 (NLT)

3. MENTORS: BE A LIFE COMPASS, NOT JUST A ROAD SIGN.

6Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it. Proverbs 22:6 (NLT)

17"Should I hide my plan from Abraham?" the LORD asked. 18"For Abraham will certainly become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him. 19I have singled him out so that he will direct his sons and their families to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just. Then I will do for Abraham all that I have promised." Genesis 18:17-19 (NLT)

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