Zac Poonen - Making Our Children Into Arrows

Zac PoonenNovember 20, 20235mWatch on YouTube

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Speaker: Zac Poonen Title: Making Our Children Into Arrows Date: 11/19/2023 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)

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Zac Poonen exhorts parents to view their children as arrows meant to be sharpened into warriors for Christ against Satan and sin. He emphasizes that parents have the responsibility to train children in godly character—holiness, humility, obedience, truthfulness, and respect—rather than worldly values like pride and wealth. When children are properly equipped as disciples of Jesus, they become instruments for God's glory in their generation and beyond.

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Children are a gift from the LordRecognizing that children are a precious gift, parents should never take them for granted since many people long to have them.

Children as arrows in the hands of a warriorJust like arrows used by warriors in battle, children are meant to be aimed at our only true enemy, Satan.

Satan is our only enemyTrue disciples of Jesus recognize that they have only one enemy, the devil, and never other people or different religious groups.

The responsibility of sharpening childrenDuring the seventeen or eighteen years children stay at home, parents must train and sharpen them to fight against sin, Satan, and ungodly attitudes.

Teaching truth, respect, and obedienceParents must teach children to tell the truth, speak respectfully to older people, obey God's word, and practice humility like Jesus.

Raising children to be disciples of JesusBringing up children as disciples means teaching them to love Christ above everyone else, view money properly, and avoid pride in their abilities.

Raising an army for Christ in the homeParents should strive to sharpen every child so they can grow into a powerful generation of warriors working for the glory of Jesus Christ.

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