Don McClainW. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005 1.

Don McClain W. 65th St. church of Christ - 9/11/2005

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Ephes. 6:1-4 (NKJV)

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. [2] "Honor your father and mother," which is the first

commandment with promise: [3] "that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth." [4] And you, fathers, do not provoke your children

to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.


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Parents Are To Be Parents Are To Be Obeyed – Implying Obeyed – Implying Parental AuthorityParental Authority

Parents Are To Be Parents Are To Be Respected – Implying Respected – Implying Parental Importance Parental Importance

Fathers Are Fathers Are Responsible For The Responsible For The Training of Their Training of Their Children – Implying Children – Implying StewardshipStewardship


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Children Are To Obey Children Are To Obey Their Parents In ALL Their Parents In ALL Things – Col. 3:20Things – Col. 3:20

Parents Must Be Parents Must Be Parents:Parents:

Proverbs 19:18 (NKJV) Proverbs 19:18 (NKJV)

Chasten your son Chasten your son while there is hope,while there is hope,

And do not set your And do not set your heart on his destruction.heart on his destruction.

Parents Are To Be Parents Are To Be Obeyed Obeyed


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Parents Must Be Parents Must Be Parents:Parents:Proverbs 23:13-14 (NKJV)Proverbs 23:13-14 (NKJV)

Do not withhold correction Do not withhold correction from a child, For if you beat from a child, For if you beat him with a rod, he will not him with a rod, he will not

die. [14] You shall beat him die. [14] You shall beat him with a rod, And deliver his with a rod, And deliver his

soul from hell.soul from hell.



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Proverbs 29:15 (NKJV)Proverbs 29:15 (NKJV)

The rod and rebuke give The rod and rebuke give wisdom, But a child left wisdom, But a child left to himself brings shame to himself brings shame

to his mother.to his mother.



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Parents Must Be Parents Must Be Parents:Parents:1 Samuel 3:13 (NKJV) 1 Samuel 3:13 (NKJV)

For I have told him that I For I have told him that I will judge his house forever for will judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knows, the iniquity which he knows,

because his sons made because his sons made themselves vile, and he did not themselves vile, and he did not

restrain them.restrain them.



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Your child’s Your child’s learning to respect learning to respect the authority of God the authority of God – begins with – begins with him/her learning to him/her learning to respect yours! respect yours! Gen Gen 18:19; 1 Chr. 22:11-13; 18:19; 1 Chr. 22:11-13; 28:9,20; Prov 4:1-4; 28:9,20; Prov 4:1-4; Heb 12:9Heb 12:9



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What are your What are your children watching, children watching, hearing, reading & hearing, reading & doing?doing?

Where are they Where are they going & with whom? going & with whom? 1 Cor. 15:331 Cor. 15:33

What are their What are their priorities? priorities?



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Providing their Providing their physical needs – 1 physical needs – 1 Tim. 5:8Tim. 5:8

Providing protection Providing protection from the world – 1 from the world – 1 Cor. 15:33; Eph. 6:2,3Cor. 15:33; Eph. 6:2,3

Providing the proper Providing the proper instruction - 2 Tim instruction - 2 Tim 3:14-15 3:14-15

Providing the proper Providing the proper example – Deut. 6:6; 2 example – Deut. 6:6; 2 Tim 1:5Tim 1:5

Parents Are To Be Parents Are To Be Honored Honored


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Truly love their Truly love their children.children.

Respect the child’s Respect the child’s needs and desires. needs and desires.

Are consistent . . . Are consistent . . .

Discipline in a Discipline in a manner that is manner that is fair . . . fair . . .

Practice what they Practice what they teach . . .teach . . .

Parents Are To Be Parents Are To Be Honored Honored

A parent A parent will will

receive receive respect respect

from their from their children children

when when they:they:


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Children are a Children are a heritage of the heritage of the Lord – Ps. 127:3Lord – Ps. 127:3

Stewardship Stewardship implies implies responsibility - 1 responsibility - 1 Sam 2:29, 31-34; Sam 2:29, 31-34; 3:133:13

Being a good Being a good steward takes steward takes effort – Luke effort – Luke 12:42,4312:42,43

Parents Are Parents Are Responsible For Responsible For

Training Their ChildrenTraining Their Children


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““Bring up” – Bring up” – εκτρεφω - ektrepho - to εκτρεφω - ektrepho - to rearrear upup

to maturity, that is, to maturity, that is, (generally) to (generally) to cherishcherish or or train:train: - bring up, nourish. - bring up, nourish. Strong’s 1625Strong’s 1625

““Nurture” – Nurture” – παιδεια – paideia - παιδεια – paideia - tutoragetutorage, ,

that is, that is, educationeducation or or trainingtraining; ; by implication disciplinary by implication disciplinary correction:correction: - chastening, - chastening, chastisement, instruction, chastisement, instruction, nurture. Strong’s 3809nurture. Strong’s 3809




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““Admonition” – Admonition” – νουθεσια – νουθεσια – nouthesia - nouthesia -

calling calling attentionattention to, that to, that is, (by implication) mild is, (by implication) mild rebukerebuke or or warning:warning: - - admonition.admonition.

““of the Lord” – of the Lord” – As the Lord As the Lord

directs . . . directs . . . The teaching, The teaching,

training, & training, & admonition is for the admonition is for the primary purpose of primary purpose of equipping them to equipping them to serve the Lord . . . serve the Lord . . .




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Priorities –Priorities – The scriptures – The scriptures – Right from wrong –Right from wrong – To respect authority To respect authority

–– Responsibility – Responsibility – Self control –Self control – Love and affection –Love and affection – How to choose How to choose

associates –associates – How to make good How to make good

decisions –decisions – How to work with How to work with

others –others – Formulate good Formulate good

habits habits

Information –Information –Illustration –Illustration –

Exemplification -Exemplification -

2 Tim. 3:14-15Deut. 6:4-9


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Parents Are To Be Parents Are To Be Obeyed – Implying Obeyed – Implying Parental AuthorityParental Authority

Parents Are To Be Parents Are To Be Respected – Implying Respected – Implying Parental Importance Parental Importance

Fathers Are Fathers Are Responsible For The Responsible For The Training of Their Training of Their Children – Implying Children – Implying StewardshipStewardship


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Proverbs 22:6 (NKJV)

Train up a child in the way he should go,

And when he is old he will not depart from it.


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Parents – Your Parents – Your children need children need you!!you!!

The Lord needs The Lord needs you!!you!!

The church needs The church needs you!!you!!

The community The community needs you!!needs you!!

The world needs The world needs you!!you!!


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