Bring Up Your Child In Godly Ways - Zac Poonen
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Summary
Parents have the divine responsibility to raise their children in godliness, understanding that while God supports this effort, the parents must actively teach God's ways from the earliest age. The sermon emphasizes that training in obedience and instruction must start early, and it outlines specific roles for both mothers (who are often at home) and fathers, stressing that both must teach the Word of God and instill obedience to authority. The example of Moses illustrates the power of dedicated parental training.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Train up a child in the way he should goProverbs 22:6 outlines the parent's responsibility to train their child and God's promise that the child will not depart from it when old.
At what age should you start teaching obedience?Children should learn to obey starting at the age of one, particularly by understanding the meaning of the word no.
The primary role of the mother at homeBecause mothers spend the most time at home with the children, the primary responsibility of building the house falls upon them.Proverbs 14:1
Fathers must avoid provoking children and focus on discipline and instructionFathers are specifically commanded not to provoke their children to anger, but rather to provide discipline and instruction in the Lord.Ephesians 6:4
The two pillars: discipline and instructionDiscipline means teaching children to obey authority at home, school, and in society, while instruction means actively teaching them the word of God.
Moses' mother trained him despite difficult circumstancesEven though Moses' father was a slave working long hours, his mother used the few years she had with him to train him in God's ways before he entered Pharaoh's palace.
Moses chose God over the riches and pleasures of EgyptBy faith, Moses' parents hid him, and when he grew up, he refused worldly honor, sexual sin, and the wealth of Egypt.
Timothy's sincere faith passed down through his mother EuniceTimothy's mother Eunice raised him to be such a wholehearted disciple that the Apostle Paul wanted him on his team when he was a young man.
Learning from history and modern examplesFigures like John Wesley and other godly mothers throughout history demonstrate that dedicated training produces men and women of God.
Teaching children to love Jesus supremelyBeyond just respecting parents, bringing up children as disciples means teaching them to love Jesus above everything else so they will follow the Lord.
Choosing between good and bad examplesParents must take warning from children who went astray due to a lack of respect for authority and follow the good examples of wholehearted young people.
