Prayer is a simple and easy concept the youngest of children can be taught. But it is also easy to get wrong. Christian adults train and set an example for their children in prayer and need Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount to help them train well.

The legacy believing parents most want to leave is for their children to withstand the attacks of Satan now and for the rest of their lives. Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount uses the analogy of a coming storm and helps us know how to teach our children to be ready for it.

As followers of Jesus, we can be tempted to keep the outside of being a Christian but let the inside slowly slip away.  Satan does not mind if we and our children look like followers of Jesus, as long as we do not follow him to heaven.  Listen to Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount as he addresses this.

Jesus directs us to focus on Him but in the Sermon on the Mount he also tells us to keep our eyes open for those misrepresenting him.  We need to train the next generation to be able to tell the difference between a true and false prophet.

Are the majority of people trying to train the next generation like you are? Probably not if you are training them in Jesus. In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus lets his followers know that discipling the right way is unique and we expect to be different.

How we treat children in our lives teaches them how God treats them.  That's a difficult task but one that Jesus has instruction and power in the Sermon on the Mount.

What weaknesses do you and your children have? How can we see them better? Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount has wisdom for parents and teacher about this.

Do you have a vision board for 2019?  Have you plotted out what you want to do this year or the next 5 years? Do you feel good about it or are you worried?  Jesus has a message for us the the children in our lives in the Sermon the Mount for us as we train the next generation.

What has happened to all the presents you / your children received this Christmas?  Have you forgotten them?  Are they broken?  Do you now want the next big thing? As we disciple our children we (especially Americans) need to watch out for materialism.  Listen to Jesus' instruction from the Sermon on the Mount.

Do people help others only when the cameras are on?  Can someone help out others without posting it on Facebook?  Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount calls and our children to make a difference for others without anyone noticing that we did it.