Something Worth Hearing
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1 Give ear, O my people, to my law; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
2 I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old,
3 Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us.
4 We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, And His strength and His wonderful works that He has done.
6 That the generation to come might know them, The children who would be born, That they may arise and declare them to their children,
7 That they may set their hope in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep His commandments;
The power of distance.
The power of distance.
The parent child relationship
++Is the first significant connection
++Is one of nurturing
++Is one of training
++Is one of instruction & correction
++Is one anchored in familiarity
Maintaining a reverent behavior
++Is the goal of parenting
++Is anchored in a child’s success in life
1 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.
The Parent/Child relationship is characterized by
++Obedience
++Honor
28 “But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go, work today in my vineyard.’
29 He answered and said, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he regretted it and went.
30 Then he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, ‘I go, sir,’ but he did not go.
Grandparents benefit from
++A relationship of distance
++A relationship of peace
They are not there to
++Bring discipline
++Earn a position of authority
++They already have it
31 The silver-haired head is a crown of glory, If it is found in the way of righteousness.
Grandparents role is
++To provide support
++To be a historical connector
++To pass on faith through lived experiences
5 when I call to remembrance the genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also.
Titus was challenged to teach the mature.
Titus was challenged to teach the mature.
1 But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine:
2 that the older men be sober, reverent, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience;
3 the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things—
4 that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,
5 to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed.
God is not through with you
God is not through with you
Sound doctrine reminds older people
++To be sober
++To model respect
++To be sound in judgement
++To teach the next generation
The next generation is depending on you
The next generation is depending on you
1 Give ear, O my people, to my law; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
2 I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old,
3 Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us.
1 O my people, listen to my instructions. Open your ears to what I am saying,
2 for I will speak to you in a parable. I will teach you hidden lessons from our past—
3 stories we have heard and known, stories our ancestors handed down to us.
What are some of the earliest stories you remember about God?
What are some of the earliest stories you remember about God?
The Bible is filled with epic dramas in written form.
The Bible is filled with epic dramas in written form.
These stories must be told
These stories must be told
14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?
17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
What God has spoken must be passed on.
What God has spoken must be passed on.
The story of
++Creation
++Adam and Eve
++Cain and Able
++Noah and the flood
The story of great faith
++Abraham
++Moses
++Joshua
++David
Tell your story
Tell your story
4 We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, And His strength and His wonderful works that He has done.
4 We will not hide these truths from our children; we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord, about his power and his mighty wonders.
Tell the truth
++Tell it like it is
++Don’t hide it
++Tell next generation
This story declares that God is worthy of the Praise
This story declares that God is worthy of the Praise
He is worthy
++To receive glory
++To receive honor
++To receive all our praise today
I will tell the next generation
++Of the strength of God
++Of the power of God
++Of His mighty works
6 so the next generation might know them— even the children not yet born— and they in turn will teach their own children.
7 So each generation should set its hope anew on God, not forgetting his glorious miracles and obeying his commands.
That the next generation
++Might know them
++Might teach them
++May have the same hope in God
Don’t miss this chance
Don’t miss this chance
