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Our world is filled with amazing things of power.
From the power of an Atom Bomb,
to the power of a 13,000 lb elephant
To the power of the word of the president.
Our world is filled with amazing things of power.
Our world is filled with amazing things of power.
We often awe at the amazing power of this world.
And - Today, we celebrate the power of a mom.
A Parent holds a special sort of power.
They may not hold power over the vast millions of our country.
But to their children - they are one of the most powerful influences in their lives.
Despite all the ways we have looked at how to influence children
education in schools
intervention programs such as boy scouts, and the big brother group.
It is widely known - these have very little effect or power when compared to mom and dad.
Parents hold great power as influences over the lives of their children.
George Morgan was a British Pastor in the late 1800s.
He worked a lot with D.L. Moody.
This is what he said about his preaching -
“My dedication to the preaching of the Word was maternal.
… When but eight years old I preached to my little sister and to her dolls arrayed in orderly form before me.
My sermons were Bible stories which I had first heard from my mother.”
“My dedication to the preaching of the Word was maternal.
Mother never told it to the baby or the boy, but waited.
When but eight years old I preached to my little sister and to her dolls arrayed in orderly form before me.
My sermons were Bible stories which I had first heard from my mother.”
The power of a parent is enormous.
The responsibility of a parent to their children is also enormous.
Besides the grace and goodness of God - there is no one more powerful in children’s lives - then a parent.
This morning, for mother’s day,
I would like us to consider the powerful influence Lois and Eunice had on their son, the grandmother and mother of Timothy.
Timothy of course was the right hand of Paul.
When Paul couldn’t go himself - he would send Timothy.
When Paul needed someone to deal with false teachers - he would send Timothy.
When Paul needed someone to train up leaders in the church - he would send Timothy.
So close were Paul and Timothy that both names are listed as the authors of six of Paul’s letters (2 Cor.
1:1; Phil.
1:1; Col. 1:1; 1 Thess.
1:1; 2 Thess.
1:1; Philem. 1)
How did Timothy become such a faithful, dependable servant of Christ?
Observe - the powerful influence of Timothy’s mother and grandmother.
This morning I would like to remind you of a truth you already know,
but sometimes we need to be reminded of.
PROP: Parents Ought to Teach Godly Faith to their Children, and Children Should Follow the Godly teachings of their Parents.
TRANS: And this text teaches us How to do that.
So first,
1) Parents Ought to Teach Godly Faith to their Children (v. 5)
In the Last few years the campaign motto for some has been - make America great again.
That strikes at the core of what many Americans hope for.
As we consider our own value system -
We that are Christians, we might paraphrase it this way - make America a Christian nation again.
For we that are Christians, we might paraphrase it this way - make America a Christian nation again.
In the last few decades our nation - has been on the fast track to all things anti-God and immoral
And so many of us hold on to the hope - that our nation as whole will return to the perfect wisdom of God.
But how do you get there?
How can America return to being a nation under God?
And may I say - part of the answer in many ways is the next generation.
A nations hope is built on the next generation.
No matter what we do in our lifetime, if we have not prepared the next generation to to proclaim the name of Christ, and glorify God, to live according to his wisdom -
– then we cannot expect our nation to perseu the truths of God in their lifetime.
Like all countries,
Our nations future is bound in it’s children.
But,
perhaps you are here today and saying - I care about our nation, but my real concern, my real fear, is my children and grand children.
Perhaps great grand children.
And perhaps you are here today and saying - I care about our nation, but real concern is my children and grand children.
Will trust in Christ and live for God.
How can I teach the Gospel to my children and their children?
This morning I hope to be a challenge to parents but also help the parents by giving us the example of Lois and Eunice.
There are great things we can say about Timothy, and how God work in his life.
However,
We might consider how Timothy came to trust in Christ and how Timothy came to know the the power of the cross in his own life.
As much as I would emphasize the importance of dad in their children's lives, Timothy did not have a dad who taught him the gospel.
It is possible that Timothy's father was a believer,
but then we would think that Paul would have mentioned that.
Instead he mentions mom and grandma of Timothy,
which Makes us think that his father never came to know Christ.
Making us think that his father never came to know Christ.
Timothy came to know Christ because of his mom and his grandma.
Oh, what power of influence does a parent have over their children.
And in particular, what power of influence does a mom have over their children.
As we consider this passage, I would like to show you three ways I believe timothy learned Christ from his mom and his grandma.
a.
Right Belief in the Gospel.
“a faith that dwelt first”
What Paul tells us here is that mom and grandma knew the gospel before timothy did.
Perhaps they heard the gospel first and came to believe.
Perhaps timothy was but a child when the gospel was first preached in this town, and so quite literally he learned it from his mom and grandma.
In either case,
why does Paul emphasize what was first believed by his mom and grandma?
Because Paul is is reminding timothy and telling us where timothy learned the gospel from.
How did young timothy come to know Christ?
– because his mom and grandma hold him about Jesus.
There is no substitute for a parent telling their child about Christ!
EXHORTATION:
We so often want someone else to tell our children about Christ – but who is truly the most powerful influence or in their children's lives?
We so often want someone else to tell our children about Christ –
but who is truly the most powerful influence or in their children's lives?
Not church, not that other person, not a book,
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