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- “Simon, I Have Something to Say to You”
- Luke 7:36-50
- “If this man were a prophet …”
- Do I have false expectations for others?
- Hebrews 13:17 – What makes a good elder?
- II Timothy 4:2-4 – What makes a good preacher?
- Titus 2:4 – What makes a good parent?
- “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
- Luke 7:48-50
- Luke 18:13
- Do I throw myself at the feet of Jesus?
- Matthew 5:23-24 – When is the last time you really apologized?
- When is the last time you confessed sin?
- I John 1:8
- “Who is this man who even forgives sins?”
- Luke 7:49
- Do I have mountains of love for Jesus?
- Hebrews 10:29
- Psalms 103:8-13
30 min - Godly Families, Part 15
- Parents: radically commit to tender love and tough love (continued):
- Employ a radical amount of tough love (continued):
Say whatever it takes (continued):
- Are there some pitfalls parents should avoid? (continued)
- Being hypocritical. Romans 2:1
- Psalm 119:11 – We should use the Bible when we talk with our kids.
- II Timothy 3:16 – Parents should use the Bible when talking with their kids both in good times and bad. Children should not lean to dread times when the Bible comes out.
Diana Baumrind’s research
- Baumrind is a psychologist who began studying parenting styles back in the 1960s.
- She emphasized two measures of parenting:
- Responsiveness – how responsive parents are to children’s needs
- Demandingness – how much parents expect children to mature, learn responsibility, and follow rules
- These correspond to our study of Biblical parenting: tender love and tough love.
- Baumrind’s Parenting Styles
Responsiveness (tough love)
High
Permissive parents
Authoritative parents
(These parents tend to turn out great kids!)
Low
Neglectful parents
Authoritarian parents
Low
High
Demandingness (tough love)
- God’s Parenting Styles
Responsiveness (tough love)
High
“a child who gets his own way brings shame to his mother” Proverbs 29:15
“love their children” Titus 2:4; “bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord” Ephesians 6:4
Low
“he who withholds his rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently” Proverbs 13:24
“Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they will not lose heart” Colossians 3:21
Low
High
Demandingness (tough love)
Proverbs 1:8-9; 6:20-21 – Father and mother should be a balanced parenting team.
- Train children to pursue Biblical goals
- Envision long-term goals and work toward them.
- Proverbs 22:6 reminds parents to look forward to when the child is old.
- Hebrews 12:11 – notice the difference between discipline in the moment and afterward.
- Five things we want of our children
- To love God
- To love others
- To know God’s word
- To respect and obey authority
- To develop moral excellence
- Don’t commit “The Eli Mistake”
- Eli was basically a good, religious man.
- He served as Israel’s High Priest and judge. I Samuel 1:9; 4:18
- He respected God’s word. I Samuel 3:18
- He was bold. I Samuel 1:12-14
- His kids were involved in religious activities. I Samuel 1:3; 4:4
- He was compassionate. I Samuel 2:11, 20
- But now, let’s notice the bad news about Eli and his sons.
- Hophni and Phineas were sinners! I Samuel 2:12-17
- Eli certainly didn’t approve of their behavior, and scolded them. I Samuel 2:22-25
- Still, God said Eli honored his sons above God. I Samuel 2:29
- God pronounced judgment on Eli’s house because, as a father, he knew his sons were doing wrong but “he did not rebuke them.” I Samuel 3:13
- Parenting should focus on the end result.
- Eli was a good man in several ways. He was upset with his sons’ behavior and scolded them. None of that changed the fact that he just didn’t go far enough as a father!
- We must do more than worry, wring our hands, be upset, or scold our kids. We must bring every ounce of tender love and tough love to bear until we bring about positive change.
30 min - 1 Corinthians, Part 24
- I Corinthians 12:12-28
- I Corinthians 12:15-26 – Paul compares the members of the spiritual body to the members of the physical body. Each member is subject to the head and must fulfill its role. If not, the body will not be healthy.
- I Corinthians 12:23 – See Matthew 25:8. From the newest member to the oldest member, if all are fulfilling their roles, they are all acceptable to God.
30 min - Christians in Conflict
- Luke 6:40
- Don’t: Drown in bitterness
- Acts 5:40-42 – flogged, warned
- Acts 8:1-4, 40 – ravaged, scattered
- Acts 11:19-21 – persecuted
- Acts 13:44-52 – persecuted, kicked out
- Acts 14:2-7 – mistreated, threatened
- Acts 14:19-28 – stoned, left for dead
- Acts 18:2, 26 – discriminated against
- Acts 21:30-32 – kidnapped, beaten
- Do: Maintain the join of God’s salvation.
- **Acts 16:**22-25; 9:31; 15:3
- Don’t: Assume, accuse, and fight like the world.
- Acts 21:27-29
- Acts 16:27-30
- Do: Remain honorable in conflict.
- I Corinthians 6:1-7
- Don’t: Forget this person has a soul.
- Acts 26:24-29
- Acts 7:59-60
- I Corinthians 8:11
- I Timothy 2:6
- Do: Pray and consult the word of God.
- Acts 15:1-18
30 min - Belief
- Many believe that we are saved by belief in God. Hebrews 11:6
- Are we saved by belief only or a belief that obeys? Galatians 5:6
- Romans 3:23; I John 2:1-2
- Titus 3:5 – Salvation is not by works of merit.
- God expects us to accept salvation on His terms and conditions. Jeremiah 10:23
- When “believe” is used in conjunction with another word, we know it is used in a specific sense.
- John 12:42
- Hebrews 11:8
- Here, belief is used in a comprehensive sense. It includes obedience.
- John 3:16
- Numbers 21:6-9 – If any had believed, but not gone to look at the serpent, he would have still died.
- Acts 16:31-34
- Acts 18:8; I Corinthians 1:14 – Crispus believed, which apparently included baptism.
- John 3:20
- John 5:24
- Romans 1:16
- Romans 10:4
- Matthew 7:21-23
30 min - Godly Families, Part 14
- Parents: radically commit to tender love and tough love (continued):
- Employ a radical amount of tough love (continued):
- Do whatever it takes (continued):
- What principles should we learn from these passages? (continued)
- Ecclesiastes 8:11
- Hebrews 12:4-11
- Further points about discipline
- Be different from popular culture. Romans 12:2
- Enforce the word “no.” Ephesians 6:1-2
- Don’t be afraid to cross your child. II Samuel 18:5, 33-19:7; I Kings 1:5-6
- Say whatever it takes.
- God’s ways of communicating with people.
- God informed people of his rules and expectations. Genesis 3:3; Deuteronomy 30:15-20
- He encouraged them to avoid trouble. Genesis 4:6-7
- He warned them of punishment if they didn’t change. Jonah 3:1-4
- He nurtured and loved them. Hosea 11:1-4
- He reminded them to learn from mistakes of others. Zechariah 1:1-6
- He rebuked. II Samuel 2:7
- Are there some pitfalls parents should avoid?
- Assuming kids know better. Deuteronomy 6:6-9
- Detaching the Bible from real life. James 1:22
30 min - I Corinthians, Part 23
- I Corinthians 12:1-13
- I Corinthians 12:8
- Wisdom: See I Corinthians 2:6-7. Unless wisdom is received as a spiritual gift, the only way to get it is to pray for it and seek it out.
- Knowledge: See Galatians 1:11-12.
- I Corinthians 12:9
- Faith: See Romans 10:17. It’s possible this was not a saving faith but a faitht hat they could do what God endowed them to do.
- Healing: All miracles were not to heal people.
- I Corinthians 12:10
- Distinguishing spirits: Some apparently had the ability to determine if spirits were of God or not.
- I Corinthians 12:8-11 – Nine different gifts are listed here. It seems that at least one person in the church at Corinth had each of these gifts.
- I Corinthians 12:12-27 – The body being discussed here is the church in the universal sense.
30 min - Capital Punishment
- Genesis 9:6 – God commands capital punishment.
- Genesis 2:24 – God’s marriage law. It stands for all time.
- Matthew 19:6
- God’s law about murder:
- Exodus 21:12-15
- Leviticus 24:17
- Numbers 35:16-19, 27
- Numbers 35:30
- I Peter 2:14
- Romans 12:19; 13:3-4
- Ecclesiastes 8:11 – When sentence against an evil work is executed speedily, it is a deterrent to others.
- Numbers 35:30-34
30 min - Spiritual Maturity
- John 3:1-8
- I Peter 1:22-2:3; 2:11-12
- Hebrews 5:11-14
- Galatians 5:19-21 – God has given us everything that is necessary to bear fruit of the Spirit
- II Corinthians 4:17-18
- Acts 18:24-28 – Two examples of people showing their maturity in God.
- Apollos welcomed instruction and correction and went on preaching the gospel.
- Aquila and Priscilla saw Apollos needed further instruction, so they stepped in to help.
- Acts 16:1-5; I Corinthians 4:14-17 – Timothy became a great servant for God.
- We must plant and water and let God give the increase. We need to be workers for God. There is much to do and we don’t know how long we have.
- Mark 4:3-9
30 min - “I Am” Statements of Jesus
- “I am the Son of God”
- Matthew 27:41-43
- Mark 14:60-62
- Matthew 16:13-17
- Evidence that Jesus was the Son of God:
- John 20:30-31
- John 11:45
- John 10:31-39
- Matthew 2:13-15
- John 10:17-18
- Romans 1:4
- Why is it important that Jesus is the Son of God?
- John 20:30-31
- John 8:16-18, 23-24
- Mark 16:16
- Mark 2:1-12
- I John 4:7-11
- John 10:17-18
- “I am the way, the truth, and the life”
- John 14:1-6
- Matthew 7:13-14, 21-27
- “I am the bread of life”
- John 6:26-59
- Jesus is the source of spiritual life.
- “I am a servant”
- Luke 22:24-27
- John 13:5-17 – Jesus washes the disciples’ feet.
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