Part 4 - "Wise Parenting"
Proverbs 22:6 ESV
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Wise Parenting Starts with a GOAL!
Proverbs 3:11-12 ESV
My son, do not despise the LORD’s discipline or be weary of his reprooffor the LORD reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.
Proverbs 13:24 ESV
Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.
TO REACH OUR PARENTING GOALS we start with a FOUNDATION of LOVE!
Proverbs 22:6 ESV
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 1:8-9 ESV
Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and forsake not your mother’s teachingfor they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck.
Proverbs 3:1-2 ESV
My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandmentsfor length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you.
What do we TEACH/ TRAIN?
1. To fear the Lord
2. To respect the Word of God
Proverbs 1:7 ESV
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 2:6 ESV
For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding
Proverbs 13:13 ESV
Whoever despises the word brings destruction on himself, but he who reveres the commandment will be rewarded.
Be Strategic and Consistent in Discipline
Proverbs 3:11-12 ESV
My son, do not despise the LORD’s discipline or be weary of his reprooffor the LORD reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.
Proverbs 13:24 ESV
Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.
Proverbs 22:15 ESV
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Proverbs 29:15 ESV
The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
Ephesians 6:4 ESV
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
WISE PARENTING is more fun with CHILDREN WHO WANT WISDOM!
Proverbs 15:5 ESV
A fool despises his father’s instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is prudent.
Proverbs 15:20 ESV
A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.