Lesson 13:The Family Life of the
Disciple
Christian
Parenting 1
Main Text: Psalm
127:1-5
Memory Verse:
Genesis 18:19
Introduction
The primary responsibility of a Christian couple to
their children is parenting. When we become disciples of Jesus Christ we are
enjoined to use biblical methods of parenting. We are to raise our children
according to God’s word, and not by family or tribal tradition and practices.
A. God’s
purpose for our children
·
God’s order to our first parent, Adam
and Eve
“Be fruitful and
multiply and replenish the earth Gen. 1:28”
·
Bearing offspring is in God’s will for
the couple
·
God seeks godly children to carry his
word to the next generation (Joel 1:3, Mal 2:15)
·
Children are the first disciples of a
Christian couple.
B. Children
are a gift and reward from God (not a nuisance or distraction, not liabilities
but assets) Ps. 127:3-4
· They
are like arrows in a man’s quiver which are aimed and shot unto the future to
shape it and ensure the establishment of God's kingdom.
Point for Discussion
1. What
is God’s purpose for our children?
2. How
do we achieve God’s purpose for our children?
3. Read
Ps 127:3-4 and discuss.
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