Please follow the instructions we emailed you in order to finish subscribing. We need entrepreneurs who dream great dreams and make a lot of money for kingdom purposes. followers of atheistic Marxism. We do not know the day or the hour, but we do know that the world has to end at an unknown date befor. So whats The word disciple means learner. You cannot be a disciple of Christ without being a learner. God cannot help you reach a goal if you dont have a goal. In other words, you can learn from anybody if you just learn to draw out his or her knowledge. They can't speak for themselves, and so God has spoken for them. Think about these things. How do you do that? O how I want the mothers and fathers of our church to be teachers of the Word of God in your homes. The Bible says Satan is the father of lies (John 8:44). It showed clearly . over . So we want to develop for ourselves, and to help others develop, the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:1416; Philippians 2:511). And may Christians be known for outthinking, outsmarting, and out-loving the rest of the world. Then I would come back Sunday night to a thing called church training where I was supposed to have another application to change my life. Even many leaders in Christian education have compromised Second, and this is the main point of the message, it is the solemn duty of parents to teach their children about God and the greatness of his saving work. how to defend that faith against the secular attacks of the day. No? The two greatest things that have hurt parents are "time'' and "example." Over and over again in Scripture, God instructs His people to make sure they I dont want it. The CNN item reported that atheist and secular leaders were elated by the Pew K But if he makes a gift out of his inheritance to one of his servants, it shall be his to the year of liberty. And in Hebrews 11:1, faith is said to be the conviction of things not seen. Let me give you some examples. Daniel 4:3 Verse Concepts "How great are His signs And how mighty are His wonders! I chose you . We cannot change that much that fast. Jesus gave the how-tos; he taught people how to do it. We must also let God develop our imagination. Our natural state is selfish at best and pathological at its worst. While it is true that values are more caught than taught, if we are not intentional about teaching the WHY behind the value, they may not understand why Faith matters. What is your dream for you personally? So do I. The same is true in what you see, what you hear, and what you allow into your mind. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. Let us not lose another generation of our children to the world. And our problem is that we know far more than we do and we teach people too much. Two-thirds of children will leave the church after they leave home. Second, if we parents allow our children to grow up without this knowledge of God, we serve not only their ignorance and unbelief, but also their destruction. How do you know when you have the peace that surpasses all understanding? The public schools have been teaching their own brand of apologetics: how to Half of the city shall go out into exile, but the rest of the people shall not be cut off from the city. There really is nothing new under the sun. R All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. After Joshua and all the first generation of parents who entered the Promised Read 25 percent from the last five hundred years, since the Reformation. Just because you get a thought doesnt mean its correct. And what does the Bible say about them? The way you work isnt the way I work. Obviously thats true! Numbers 14:18 ) But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. age. young adults (one in three). Do not take us across the Jordan. Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who is seated on many waters, with whom the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality, and with the wine of whose sexual immorality the dwellers on earth have become drunk. And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names, and it had seven heads and ten horns. You share a burden with another animal. But he answered them, You see all these, do you not? Paul says in Ephesians 3:20, Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think more than we can imagine. Who has seen such things? I said to him, Sir, you know. And he said to me, These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. And so we come to the last level of learning: skill. Geocoding In 1965, Donald Grey Barnhouse wrote a book about it called The Invisible War. In knowledge, the goal is to know the Word of God; but in perspective, the goal is to have the mind of God as much as possible. You can teach your child humility. Steven Newton, Creationism, Mr. Nye, and Dr. Pepper,. vast majority of these students were not taught apologetics (how to give a reasoned I have said it before, and Ill write it here again: we need another Reformation and this one needs to be about deeds, not creeds. James tells us that sin when it is fully grown brings forth death (James 1:15). We must pray continually for wisdom to make wise decisions regarding our children and the strength to be good examples for them. Some parents whose children have gone the way of Balaam, honestly and critically look back on their child rearing days and see their mistakes. The Bible says skill will bring success. Proverbs 22:15, "Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it from him." Not to teach the infinite value of Christ is to teach that he is negligible. D Make sure that you are growing and developing. And the people served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work which the Lord had done for Israel. Remember the God-given duty of parents to teach their children is far greater than the duty of a college teacher to teach his students. I know many men who are godly and love Jesus and preach the Bible, but their churches are dying on the vine. This is a gift that God gave to us: the ability to dream and envision and imagine something before it comes into reality. Truly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation. One final objection some parents may raise is: My children won't sit still long enough to listen to a Bible passage or receive instruction. While the memory of God's greatness and the work he did for Israel was alive, the people maintained their devotion to God. M Publisher: OpenBible.info. Infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, or hopes. While its ultimately Sadly, this same situation already has occurred or is happening now in Western When I need to pray, my thoughts want to float away. I learn from people who totally misunderstand me. What are the steps in doing a word study? Those of you who are thinkers, you need to do more. It is we parents who have the first and foremost responsibility to see that our children think correctly about God. It took only one generation Dont worry about anything, but pray about everything. God has designed It is seeing from Gods perspective. [Nothing] . He shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and shall think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his hand for a time, times, and half a time. of creationism and now headed by ardent atheist Eugenie Scott6), it is very clear C Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. commissioned Americas Research Group to find out why this is happening and While many parents have already opted to put their kids in Christian schools, You dont judge the health of an army by how many soldiers sit in the mess hall and eat every week and listen to your Bible study. when whoever said there are only two categories or only three categories? Thats our job . There are two reasons why this should not stop you. It is intense. We are the ones appointed to instruct children with clear answers, to You may not really like people, but you love the world of thoughts and ideas. ", By Jonathan L Perz From Expository Files 7.12; December 2000. Answer The Bible uses the term generation in some different ways. We also established that around 90% of those who leave church attended public Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Now, into our adulthood we don't always have to obey our father and mother. It is not the churches' responsibility to teach the children, but the parents (Deut. The Bible shows us we are the last generation on earth. Copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. (5) What are the skills? What can be said about this? Dont believe everything you think. Philippians 4:68 gives us two ways to guard our minds from garbage: conversational prayer and concentrated focusing: Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. the culture. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom I have noticed that my mind doesnt always mind. I would like to speak this morning on behalf of the children: the children in our church families and the ones not yet born. Few would dispute that Abraham lived around 2000 B.C. "Thus says the Lord God: If the prince makes a gift to any of his sons as his inheritance, it shall belong to his sons. In view of such relentless indoctrination that bombards our young people every All of the different -isms are mental strongholds that people set up against the knowledge of God. that churches and Christian homes are failing to reach kids, God has given us Many parents approach parenting with a "do as I say, and not as I do" attitude and then expect faithfulness. And you shall teach them to your children." Im talking to him while Im writing to you. Internet Explorer is no longer supported. And as he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings! And Jesus said to him, Do you see these great buildings? And all that generation also were gathered to their fathers; and there arose another generation after them, who did not know the Lord or the work which he had done for Israel. Heres what I want to say to you, friend. First, I want to give some more biblical evidence for this admonition to parents, and then try to answer some common objections. Knowing this first of all, that scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing, following their own sinful desires. What an amazing blank check we have in Christ. First, we need to learn knowledge. Every building we see was first imagined by an architect before it was built. I the Lord.visit the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.". Since the first two of these lessons lead to the last one, this is what I want to talk about mainly. Its a major reason why our church has been able to bring so many people in the front door and send so many out the back door on ministry and mission. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.". And the Bible says, Take the helmet of salvation (Ephesians 6:17). Theyre kidding themselves. Every athletic award, every gold medal, the athlete imagined before it ever happened. But just because you think something does not make it true. And when we set goals, we are saying, God, I believe you want me to accomplish this with your help by this time. It is a strange irony that intelligent parents who have strong and good convictions in most areas often seem to be nonplussed as to what to do when their children disobey. We are not God. It serves no real purpose to berate the parents who have the "I have done all I could" mentality. Jesus said, Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden [by the way, that sounds like a felt need! Most Christians realize they need to proclaim the gospel if they want to You lighten a load. In summary, there was a sequence like this: first, the people revered and served the true God because Joshua and his generation kept the memory of God's mighty acts alive among the people. So even though I speak for the children and speak mainly to parents and parents-to-be, the word is needful for all of us. after them who did not know the Lord nor the work which He had done for Israel. survey.5. And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams; They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive among all nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. Thirty-three million Americans now have no religious affiliation, with 13 million Answers in Genesis is an apologetics ministry, dedicated to helping Christians defend their faith and proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ. It is the battle for your mind, and that battle is vicious. That is why you can put four people at an accident and each of them will see something different. bombarded with their message. it themselves and certainly cant defend it to others. We must critically examine our child-rearing day by day and make changes as necessary before it is too late. 2:4-8). Conviction is not opinion. In 2010 I read through Church Dogmatics, the complete works of Karl Barth. If we want to become like Jesus, then we must seek the fruit of the Spirit in our lives. He said, Education is a weapon, the effect Thats not fully true. Then you dont really believe in it. And Jesus wants us to learn from him. Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box, and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. In Proverbs 22:6, the wise man wrote, "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it." Hes called me to be faithful. Thats just not true. your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed More is needed. For the children of Israel shall dwell many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or pillar, without ephod or household gods. How do you analyze a chapter? Verse 7 says, "The people served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work which the Lord had done for Israel." I believe God's word to this situation is that we parents need to recover the expectation that our children obey us, and that in all love and humility we administer firm and just discipline to secure that obedience. Behold, Damascus will cease to be a city and will become a heap of ruins. From this passage, it is clearly evident that a lack of Bible teaching in the home has lost generations of God's people today. It is neither good nor bad, as 1 Corinthians 6:12 says, lawful but not helpful. . Jeremiah 17:9 says, The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? We have an amazing ability to lie to ourselves. With arms outstretched and nail-pierced hands, Jesus says that the cross is how much he and his Father love us. The church? 'The Lordis slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but he will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, to the third and the fourth generation.' Leviticus 26:39-42ESV / 180 helpful votes HelpfulNot Helpful We are never wasting our time when we are sharpening our ax. a culture where most people once went to church.2. Joseph Stalin knew the power of education as a propaganda tool. had brought them out of the land of Egypt; and they followed other gods from At some point, children will stop following instruction and start following example. It wants to go in a different direction. then proclaim the gospel with authority because they believed the authority What are the steps in how to do a biographical study? Knowledge is the bottom rung; perspective is the next building block above it. Christians must be ever vigilant. Proverbs 29:15, 17, "The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother . As I said, your mind is your greatest asset. . Proverbs 23:13, 14: "Do not withhold discipline from your child; if you strike him with the rod, he will not die. 1 Peter 2:19-24; 3:13-17; 4:12-19. Sadly, in our fallen world we are born in a natural sinful state and can only be redeemed by our Creator. What is Gods perspective on our past, our present, and our future? Faithfulness is only half the equation. Every song was imagined before it was written. For behold, the Lord God of hosts is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah support and supply, all support of bread, and all support of water; the mighty man and the soldier, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder, the captain of fifty and the man of rank, the counselor and the skillful magician and the expert in charms. Be doers of the word, and not hearers only (James 1:22). They have turned up missing in the sight of God, lost forever to the ways of the world. Jesus says we are not to store up money. Every generation has the same decision to make: Will I serve the God of the Bible or a false god? poll. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. among the gods of the people who were all around them.. And he said, Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them. The environment? In 1965, Donald Grey Barnhouse wrote a book about it called The Invisible War. The consequences in America were again confirmed in October 2012, when the If you put mental garbage into your mind, you will get garbage out in your life. Ive read through John Wesley and through several other leaders. Eventually, most kids will leave the church. humanism. No? And they buried him within the bounds of his inheritance in Timnathheres, in the hill country of Ephraim, north of the mountain of Gaash. Keep your mind fixed on the Word of God, the mind of God, the convictions of God, the character of God, and the skills of God. . But in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. They will say, Where is the promise of his coming? All these are but the beginning of the birth pains. The words themselves were first attributed to Gertrude Stein by Ernest Hemingway.
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