Nehemiah 2:17-18Psalm 127:1 – If God doesn’t build the house, it is built in vain.From the very beginning, God built the home. Genesis 2:18-24; Matthew 19:3-6We need to rise up and building godly marriages!We need to rise up and build godly children!Genesis 18:19; Deuteronomy 4:8-10 – Command our children to keep the way of the Lord, to do righteousness and justice.Train up our children in the way they should go.Train up a child (Proverbs 22:6)There is a way children should or ought to go (God’s teachings map out “the way.”)Speech; euphemisms (“oh my goodness,” etc.)AlcoholModesty – I Timothy 2:9; Genesis 3:7, 21; Exodus 28:3-4; Isaiah 47:1-3Training is essential if children are to go the way they should.Make the early years count. The early lessons are often the most influential.Winning earlyProverbs 13:24Proverbs 22:5Proverbs 29:15, 17Ephesians 6:1-4 – Honor father and motherColossians 3:20 – Children, obey your parents!Diligently teach our children the Word of God – Deuteronomy 6:6-9; II Timothy 1:5; 3:14-15Love your children – Titus 2:3-4Joshua 24:15