Raising Godly Children

Deuteronomy 6:1–9

1   "Now this is the commandment, the statutes and the rules that the LORD your God commanded me to teach you, that you may do them in the land to which you are going over, to possess it,2 that you may fear the LORD your God, you and your son and your son's son, by keeping all his statutes and his commandments, which I command you, all the days of your life, and that your days may be long.3 Hear therefore, O Israel, and be careful to do them, that it may go well with you, and that you may multiply greatly, as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you, in a land flowing with milk and honey.

Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.5 You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.6 And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart.7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.9 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

 

Marx and Engels in the Communist Manifesto said, "We will replace home education with social education."

I. The Great Revelation

First of all, this great revelation: "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord."

A. I Believe in God Because Creation Demands It

B. I Believe in God Because Scripture Declares It

What would you say to someone who  says to you, "Prove there's a God."

What are the effects of secular humanism in our nation?

II. The Great Responsibility

"7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.9 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates."

What responsibilities has God has given to parents, and primarily to dads?   (Deuteronomy 6:2)

Fathers are to be male models to their sons. In the love they have towards God. How is this best displayed?

In A Sincere Love

In A Selfless

In A Strong Love  

What  is the curriculum are you to teach?  How can you teach this well?  (Deuteronomy 6:6–7)

How are we to teach the Word of God?

1.Teach the Word of God Consistently  7 –diligently ..  How may this be done in the home?

2. Teach the Word of God Compellingly How may this be done effectively?

Note: children ask questions.   20 "When your son asks you in time to come, 'What is the meaning of the testimonies and the statutes and the rules that the LORD our God has commanded you?

What do each of these places and times to teach children indicate to you?

[You] shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.9 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.  (Deuteronomy 6:7–9)

3. Teach the Word of God Creatively

Some children learn artistically. Some learn by reading, others learn by talking or listening, some learn while walking, others learn while doing activities. How do your children learn best?

How do you adjust your teaching methods to take advantage of this?

 

 

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