[By Ron Halbrook]

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3 1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 2 Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) 3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. 4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Introduction: 2. These Truths Help Us to Hold Fast:  God Ordained Parental Duty & Authority as a Blessing.  God Ordained the Duty of Discipline.  Parents Must Lead in Practical Ways.  Parents Must Hold Fast Whether or Not Children Cooperate. 4

I. God Ordained Parental Duty & Authority as a Blessing. A. God Ordained the Husband-Wife Relationship & Authority of Parents Over Children.  Based on Unselfish Love  Blesses All of Us 5

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I. God Ordained Parental Duty & Authority as a Blessing. D. The Divine Order Blesses Our Lives.  Order of Physical Universe: Position of Sun, Moon, & Stars.” 16

I. God Ordained Parental Duty & Authority as a Blessing. D. The Divine Order Blesses Our Lives.  Order in Family Life  Husband love, lead, not provoke  Wife submit, cooperate  Child obey, honor 17

18 1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

II. God Ordained the Duty of Discipline. B. Liberal Psychologists Are Wrong, God Is Right.  Dr. Benjamin Spock in 1950s-60s Liberal  1960s-70s Generation Despised Authority  1998 Dr. Spock: Homosexual Adopt Children 19 "[Physical punishment] certainly plays a role in our acceptance of violence. If we are ever to turn toward a kindlier society and a safer world, a revulsion against the physical punishment of children would be a good place to start." (Baby & Child Care, p. 173)

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 The Book of Proverbs: God’s Handbook for Raising Children 22

 The Book of Proverbs: God’s Handbook for Raising Children 23

II. God Ordained the Duty of Discipline. C. The Bible Was Right All Along About Discipline!  When Child Defies a Parent, a Parent Must Hold Fast by Meting Out Consequences— Child Will Make It Unpleasant, a Parent Must Make It More So! 24

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II. God Ordained the Duty of Discipline. D. When Child Defies Parent, He Will Encroach More Unless Stopped.  Parents Suffer Agony of Ungrateful Child.  Church Suffers in Every Way.  Society Suffers Failed Homes, Rebels, Destruction. 26

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III. Parents Must Lead in Practical Ways. A. Duty of Eph. 6:4 Outlined in Deut. 6:

29 A. Duty of Eph. 6:4 Outlined in Deut. 6:4-9. Deut. 6:4-9

III. Parents Must Lead in Practical Ways. B. Young People Yearn for Leadership! C. Some Ways Parents Can Lead:  Personal Commitment: Obey Gospel, Read Bible & Pray, Be Faithful (2 Tim. 3:15) 30

III. Parents Must Lead in Practical Ways. C. Some Ways Parents Can Lead:  “Bring Them Up:” Spend Time with Them (Eph.6:4) 31

III. Parents Must Lead in Practical Ways. C. Some Ways Parents Can Lead:  Insist They Prepare School Lessons & Bible Class Lessons (2 Tim. 3:16; Matt. 6:33) 32

III. Parents Must Lead in Practical Ways. C. Some Ways Parents Can Lead:  Open Home to Children & Friends (1 Cor. 11:34) 33

III. Parents Must Lead in Practical Ways. C. Some Ways Parents Can Lead:  Set High Moral Standards (Rom. 12:2) 34

 Set High Moral Standards (Rom. 12:2) Intoxication Fornication Abortion Pornography Temper tantrums Gambling Immodest dress Irreverent dress & demeanor in worship Dances including prom Disrespectful language & conduct Tobacco addiction Entertainment full of vile language, glorify ungodliness

III. Parents Must Lead in Practical Ways. C. Some Ways Parents Can Lead:  Parents Have Final Say in Decisions (1 Tim. 3:4) : electronic media, music, modesty, curfew, etc. 36

III. Parents Must Lead in Practical Ways. C. Some Ways Parents Can Lead:  Consider Child’s Input, No Compromise in Principle (1 Tim. 3:4)  Help Distinguish Harmless & Harmful Fads 37

III. Parents Must Lead in Practical Ways. D. Miniskirt Battle: Parents Lead or Follow? 38

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48 1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 2 Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) 3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. 4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Invitation: 2. These Truths Help Us to Hold Fast:  God Ordained Parental Duty & Authority as a Blessing.  God Ordained the Duty of Discipline.  Parents Must Lead in Practical Ways.  Parents Must Hold Fast Whether or Not Children Cooperate. 49

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51 16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.