January 01, 2017

Godly Families, Part 18

30 minutes

(Grand)parenting applications: training children to love God (continued)

Specific Goal

Passage(s) to discuss & guide

Ways (grand)parents can exemplify and teach

Temptations and hindrances

Behaviors to correct

Find peace, contentment, and joy in God

Proverbs 2:1-10; II Corinthians 1:1-7; I Timothy 6:17-18

Live for God instead of just “going to church”; train attitude to revolve around spiritual truths.

Emotions revolve around peers, fashion, sports, grades, entertainment

Knows sports stats or latest hairstyles, hasn’t prayed since Sunday …

Prioritize God over peers, career, wealth …

James 4:4; Matthew 16:24-26; I timothy 6:6-11

“Did you make God happy today?” > “What grade did you make on …”

YouTube kid! Busy schedules

Cares about school, not about Bible class.

Train children to love others

Love your neighbor as yourself

This is the second greatest command (Matthew 22:39)!

Suppose Barnabas was your dad (Acts 4:36-37; 11:22-26; 15:2)

Would you grow up thinking he loved others?

Would you grow up learning how to love others yourself?

Take God’s perspective

What do the following passages teach about how to view our fellow humans?

Genesis 1:26-27

Genesis 9:6

Jonah 4:11

Acts 17:24-29

I Peter 3:7

Consider the contrast with how Adolf Hitler viewed human life.

Brothers and sisters in Christ should hold a special place in our hearts.

I Corinthians 8:11-13; II Corinthians 12:19-20; I Peter 4:8-10; I John 4:20 – 5:2

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January 01, 2017

Godly Families, Part 18

30 minutes

(Grand)parenting applications: training children to love God (continued)

Specific Goal

Passage(s) to discuss & guide

Ways (grand)parents can exemplify and teach

Temptations and hindrances

Behaviors to correct

Find peace, contentment, and joy in God

Proverbs 2:1-10; II Corinthians 1:1-7; I Timothy 6:17-18

Live for God instead of just “going to church”; train attitude to revolve around spiritual truths.

Emotions revolve around peers, fashion, sports, grades, entertainment

Knows sports stats or latest hairstyles, hasn’t prayed since Sunday …

Prioritize God over peers, career, wealth …

James 4:4; Matthew 16:24-26; I timothy 6:6-11

“Did you make God happy today?” > “What grade did you make on …”

YouTube kid! Busy schedules

Cares about school, not about Bible class.

Train children to love others

Love your neighbor as yourself

This is the second greatest command (Matthew 22:39)!

Suppose Barnabas was your dad (Acts 4:36-37; 11:22-26; 15:2)

Would you grow up thinking he loved others?

Would you grow up learning how to love others yourself?

Take God’s perspective

What do the following passages teach about how to view our fellow humans?

Genesis 1:26-27

Genesis 9:6

Jonah 4:11

Acts 17:24-29

I Peter 3:7

Consider the contrast with how Adolf Hitler viewed human life.

Brothers and sisters in Christ should hold a special place in our hearts.

I Corinthians 8:11-13; II Corinthians 12:19-20; I Peter 4:8-10; I John 4:20 – 5:2

...more

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