Sermon Tone Analysis

OBEY YOUR PARENTS IN THE LORD

AIM

To teach parents the importance of teach our children the Word and way of the Lord and children how they honor the Lord when they are obedient to parents.

INTRODUCTION

God expects each of us to obey our parents and give them honor.

I am not sure we really understand how serious it was when children disobeyed their parents under Mosiac Law.

During Old Testament times, disobedience to parents was considered to be punishable by death.

Let’s read another verse about the result of being disobedient to parents.

There were serious consequences for a child who refused to obey their parents in the Lord.

These verses from the Old Testament were not read to scare anyone, but to show the what happened when children failed to obey their parents in the Lord.

Our generation desperately needs to learn what it means to obey your parents in the Lord.

A good question to ask is, why should you obey your parents in the Lord?

IT IS RIGHT TO OBEY YOUR PARENTS IN THE LORD

The first thing Paul teaches the church in this verse is to “obey your parents in the Lord,” therefore, if for no other reason, our obedience to our parents should be “in the Lord,” which means we can honor and serve the Lord when we obey our parents.

The second thing Paul teaches the church in this verse is obedience to our parents is the right thing to do.

Our generation is filled with children who are disobedient because they have a lack of respect for their parents.

Jesus said these things would happen.

The devil has always been and is the enemy of God and everything He has created and made.

He is the greatest enemy of the home and works hard to destroy our family relationships.

His greatest desire is to destroy every home.

The reason the devil has been so successful in our generation is due to several very obvious reasons.

First, our nation is filled with unbelievers who refuse to acknowledge God and His Word.

Second, our government has changed the definition of a family and believes they own our children.

Third, many educational institutions do not have the same respect for the home as they have had in the past.

Fourth, Christians have failed to discipline their children properly and teach them God’s Word, especially in relation to the family.

The Bible also teaches us these are signs of the last days.

Some comments I read in the Holman New Testament Commentary speak to the needs of our generation.

Without learning obedience from parents, children would run wild in society.

All social order depends on this.

In the Lord does not mean that children only need to obey Christian parents.

Rather, it means that they are obeying the Lord when they obey their parents.

It is right to obey your parents in the Lord.

IT IS REWARDING TO OBEY YOUR PARENTS IN THE LORD

Ephesians 6:2-3

Paul begins this comment with a quote from the Ten Commandments.

The fifth commandment must be extremely important because it follows the commandments about our respect and relationship with the Lord and His day of worship.

There should be no doubts about what the Lord thinks about the family, especially since the home was the first institution God ordained.

These verses are recorded before the fall of man in which means God intended for Adam and Eve “to be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth” with children.

God added pain to childbirth as part of the curse for Eve’s sin.

We can safely conclude, God instituted the family, therefore, gave responsibilities and guidelines to each member of the family, including the children.

To reward the obedience of children, the Lord gave a conditional promise.

When children obey their parents, “in the Lord,” God promised “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.”

It is rewarding to obey your parents in the Lord.

IT IS RESPECTFUL TO OBEY YOUR PARENTS IN THE LORD

You have continually heard me say, the Lord has given men the responsibility of being the spiritual leaders in the home.

Without question, it is the father’s job to raise their children “in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.”

In many, maybe most, cases, the mother does more teaching in the home than dads.

The summation of Scripture teaches us it is respectful to obey our parents in the Lord.

It is respectful for us to listen to our parents while they are teaching us, especially in the way and Word of the Lord, with the intent to learn and apply.

It is respectful to obey our parents in the Lord.

CONCLUSION

APPLICATION

How will you apply this message in your life each day?

It is right to obey your parents in the Lord.

Is there a desire in your heart to do the right thing for the Lord, your parents and yourself?

It is rewarding to obey your parents in the Lord.

Do you want to be rewarded for obeying your parents in the Lord?

It is respectful to obey your parents in the Lord.

Are you given the proper respect to the Lord and your parents by listening, learning and applying the things they are teaching about the Lord and about life?

Prepared for First Baptist Church Oakdale - May 28, 2017