Text: Mark 10:13-16 And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
14 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
15 Verily I say unto you, whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
16 And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
Training is for all
Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
The key word is TRAIN. Training is teaching, explaining, showing etc.
Whose responsibility is it to train children?
Ephesians 6:4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
What should we teach our children?
Reverence for God. (Not just children).
Deuteronomy 6:1-25 Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it.
2 That thou (everyone) mightest fear the Lord thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.
The promise of long life is for everyone. Not just children.
3 Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.
4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:
5 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
Your whole being and your children's whole being belong to God.
6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart.
7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Not just when you are in church.
8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
9 And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.
10 And it shall be, when the Lord thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not.
11 And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full.
Does this sound like America? Maybe we have so much because we are founded upon the principles that God gave us to live by and we are reaping the benefits of this life style.
Beware. Don't take for granted
12 Then beware lest thou forget the Lord, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
You were in Egypt when you got saved.
13 Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
To fear him is to respect him.
14 Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you.
Today's Gods are; pleasure, power, self, money.
Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
What things? All the blessings we just talked about. Verses 10 and 11.
15 (For the Lord thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the Lord thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.
21 Then thou shalt say unto thy son, we were Pharaoh's bondmen in Egypt, and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
Our ancestors were in bondage in other countries. They came to this country so they could be free. Free to live according to the teachings of God's word. Now we are the greatest country on the planet.
24 And the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.
25 And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us.
Train or teaching guidelines
Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 2:1-5 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.
Proverbs 2:1-5 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding.
Education and common sense.
4 If thou seekest her (knowledge and understanding) as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures.
Education is valuable.
5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.
Proverbs 8:13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the forward mouth, do I hate.
Proverbs 9:10-11 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
After children are trained, then what? Give them a job in the church.
We have proved in this church that children are valuable when they are young.
Part of training anyone is to have them actualy do the job. This is called , on the job training.
Samuel was used of the Lord at a very young age.
2 Kings 22:1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem.
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