Parents, please teach your kids properly!

Being in youth ministry for so many years it amazes me how little parents teach their children about God. Then I get the calls about Johnny or Mary who are making bad choices and the parents wonder why. It is not hard to figure out. Bringing them to church once a week, is not the only training they need. The devil is busy folks! He is seeking to destroy you and your children and to be honest He is doing a pretty good job. You are the parent! Not their best friend. You are responsible for training them in the Lord, oh and guess what? As long as they live in your household, it should not be an option to miss Sunday School, church, youth bible studies, and any other discipling of Jesus Christ you can get them on top of the training you are to be giving them at home. Yes I said at home!!! Look at these verses:



Deuteronomy 6:6-8

6 “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. 8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.



Parents are to teach their kids about God constantly! Your job! The church supplements this!



Psalm 53:2

God looks down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.



Are your children seeking God? Are you showing them how?



Psalm 127:3 Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, The fruit of the womb is a reward.



God has given you the responsibility to raise your children. They are a reward.



Proverbs 4:1 [ Security in Wisdom ] Hear, my children, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding;



God warns children to listen!



Proverbs 13:22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, But the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.



The best inheritance is godly wisdom, are you leaving anything to your kids in godly wisdom?



Matthew 19:13-15 13 Then little children were brought to Him that He might put His hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them. 14 But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.” 15 And He laid His hands on them and departed from there.



Are you hindering your kids of coming to Jesus? Are you putting ball or something else as a priority before God?





Ephesians 6:1

[ Children and Parents ] Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.



Children are to obey you, You are the Parent!



Ephesians 6:4 And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.



Dads take heed to this! Training of the Lord!!!! Ball won't get them right with God!



Colossians 3:20 Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord.



1 Timothy 3:4 one who rules his own house well, having his children in submission with all reverence



Honestly today many homes are run by the kids, this should not be so!



Parents please listen to God's Word. We are losing our kids and it is our fault. One day you will stand before God and give an account for how you raised God's gift to you! That's right, our children are gifts from God, for us to train and bring up in the Lord. How will you fair before God? Think about that!



Tom