BE CAREFUL, LITTLE EYES ARE WATCHING YOU

A teacher had just completed teaching a lesson of “magnets”. She was quizzing the class and said- “I have six letters and I pick up things, what am I?” A little boy raised his hand and answered- Mother!!

How To Be A Bad Parent

1. Discipline your children only when you lose your temper. Let them get away with anything until you're fed up; then, in a spirit of hostility and anger, let 'em have it! Blow your top, holler, get wild, clobber them, and really make a brawl out of it.

2. If they've done wrong, never let them forget it. Keep rubbing it in; they'll loathe you for it.

3. Give your child all the spending money he wants; don't make him earn it. Money in large quantities is an acceptable substitute for love. After awhile he'll want only your money and couldn't care less about you. It's something like starving him on cream puffs.

4. Compare your child with someone else to make him smarten up. Use that beautiful expression, "Why can't you be like Johnny?" He'll despise you and Johnny both!

5. Mother and father should disagree in regard to the rules for their youngsters. Children will then learn to play one parent against the other.

6. Never let the kids think for themselves. They haven't the equipment. (The reason may be in their heredity or environment.) Make all the decisions for them so they'll never be able to handle life.

I. The Communication of Truth-vs. 1

Note- The teaching of the Word of God is crucial in the developmental process!!!

A. Purpose of Scripture-II Timothy 3:16

2 Timothy 3:15-17,

15- And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

16- All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

17- That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

B. Take heed unto-1 Timothy 4:16

1 Timothy 4:16

16- Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.

C. Hold fast to doctrine-Titus 1:9

Titus 1:9

9- Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

D. Speak thou the things-Titus 2:1

Titus 2:1

1- But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:

II. The Connection of Example-vs.3, 7-8

Note- Behaviour to magnify doctrine-vs. 10

There will come a day when your children follow your example and not your advice!

Pound of example worth a ton of cure

Most children will not rise above their parent’s faith!!

A. Requirements are high

Note- life teaches as well as the lips

Note- We live in a time where it is okay to do enough just to get by!

B. Cannot teach without practice

Ezr 7:10 For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.

Rom 14:7 For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.

Rom 14:8 For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. o himself.

C. Cannot teach without example

Note-Abstinence from drugs, profanity, alcohol

Act 1:1 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Paul said 1Co 11:1 Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.

III. The Commitment of a Mother-vs. 4&5

Note- The dad is the head of the home and the mother is the heart of the home

Note-Most of the teaching done at home; the school is to an extension of what is taught at home, not the only teaching that the children get.

A. A commitment to Be sober

Note-Fears God, not silly and immature

1. Live for eternity not beauty

Pro 31:30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth LORD, she shall be praised.

1 Peter 3:1-5

1- Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;

2- While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.

3- Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

4- But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

5- For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:

2. Avoid strong drink

Pro 20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

Pro 23:29 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

Pro 23:30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.

B. A commitment to Love their husbands

Note- single moms are heroes!!! Find some good, Godly men to be role models for your kids. A good to place to find them is at church…be there every service with your children!!!

Note- Mom’s example toward dad

1. Love him foremost-surpassing all others

Note- The in-laws that stick their nose into your life should be told to mind their own business.

Note- “unsolicited advice is veiled criticism”

2. Love him before children, grandchildren

Love him publicly-Eph 5:33 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

3. Love him practically-meals, clean house

Love him to kingship, be his “queen”- Pro 12:4 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

4. Be kind to him

5. Be considerate of him

C. A commitment to Love their children

II Timothy 3:1-3

2 Timothy 3:1-3

1- This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

2- For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

3- Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

1. Recognize heritage-

Psa 127:3 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

2. Help them to have hope

Psa 22:9 But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts.

Psa 22:10 I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly.

3. Pray for them and with them

1Sa 1:27 For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:

1Sa 1:28 Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there.

4. Listen to them

5. Spank them

Pro 13:1 A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

Pro 13:24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

Pro 19:18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

If they are old enough to say “no” they are old enough to be spanked!!

“Children are like canoes-better if paddled from the rear”

“The best way to stop criminals is to stop raising them”

Note-A lady looked at George Washington’s mother one day and noted what a fine man he turned out to be. What is your secret the lady asked? “I taught him to mind” was the reply.

6. Instruct them

D. A commitment to Love their character

Note- Character development begins in the home-teach them to remain pure in every area of their lives

1. Discretion-knowledge

2. How to: dress, act, talk, walk, stand, sit, obey

3. Avoid: Sin, sensuality, laziness

E. A commitment to Love their home

Note- A house is a place to put your home

1. Housekeeping

2. Place of goodness

3. Hospitality

Conclusion:

So many ladies are trying to make good husbands that they have forgotten to be good wives.

Many husbands are trying to make good wives that they have forgotten to be good husbands.

Know your role and live your role…

Moms are your homes a classroom?

Either you are training your children or the world is training them!

The number one thing to remember in training children is to make sure that they know Christ as their Saviour!

Cannot be the wife, mother, lady that you ought to be without making sure that you are a Christian!

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