August 21 2016 Honoring My Parents

Honoring My Parents

Memory Verse: Exodus 20:12 "Honor your father and mother, so that you may live long in the land..."

I. WHY DID GOD GIVE THIS COMMANDMENT?

Because...

There are no perfect parents!

Respect for authority begins at home.

How I relate to my parents will affect every other relationship.

II. HOW TO HONOR MY PARENTS

1. As a child, I honor my parents by obeying and respecting them

Ephesians 6:1(LB) "Children, obey your parents; this is the right thing to do because God has placed them in authority over you."

Proverbs 19:26 (LB) "A son who mistreats his father or mother is a public disgrace."

2. As a young person. I honor my parents by accepting and appreciatingthem

Proverbs 23:22" Listen to your father who gave you your life and do not despise your mother.."

Proverbs 20:20 (GN)"If you curse your parents, your life will end like a lamp that goes out in the dark."

Acceptance includes:

Dueteronomy 26:11 (GN)"Be grateful for the good things that the Lord has given you and your family..."

Proverbs 23:32 (GN)"when your mother is old, show her your appreciation."

3. As an adult, I honor my parents by affirming and not abandoning them.

Proverbs 3:27" Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is in your power go act."

1 Timothy 5:8 (LB)"Anyone who won't care for his own relatives when they need help, especially his own family, has no right to say he is a Christian. Such a person is worse than the heathen."

1 Timothy 5:4 "They should ... put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents, for this is pleasing to God."

A word to parents: Be `honorable'!

Ephesians 6:4 (LB)"And now a word to you parents; Don't keep on scolding and nagging your children, making them angry and resentful. Rather, bring them up with loving discipline..."

Matthew 18:6 (Ph) "Anybody that offends one of these little ones, it's better for him to have a millstone tied around his neck and thrown in the bottom of the ocean.

A word to those without parents

Psalm 27:10 (GN)"My father and mother may abandon me, but the Lord will take care of me."

January 27 2013 How To Live At Peace With Your Parents

HOW TO LIVE AT PEACE WITH YOUR PARENTS
Exodus 20:12

Verse 12 - Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

I.  Why God gave this commandment.

•  Principle:  I need to always honor my parents.

•  Pattern:  How I relate to my parents will affect
every other relationship in life.

•  Promise:  If I honor my parents I will live a long (or full) life.

II.  How to live at peace with your parents.

1.  I can honor my parents by accepting them.
Proverbs 23:22 - Listen to your father who gave you your life, and do not despise your mother.

Romans 15:7 - Accept one another just as Christ accepted you.

2.  You can honor your parents by appreciating them.
Deuteronomy 26:11 - Be grateful for the good things that the Lord has given you and your family.

Proverbs 23:22 - When your mother is old, show her your appreciation.

3.  You can honor your parents by affirming them.
Proverbs 3:27 - Do not withhold good fRomans those who deserve it, when it is in your power to act.

4.  You can honor your parents by not abandoning them.
I Timothy 5:4 - If a widow has children or grandchildren, they should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents, for this is pleasing to God.

John 1:12 - All who received Him He gave the right to become children of God.

You can live at peace with your parents.

August 21 2011 Loving Like Jesus

Loving Like Jesus

John 13:34 – A new commandment I give you, Love One Another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
John 13:15 – I have given you an example to follow, do as I have done to you.

1. Accept others like Jesus accepts me

John 6:37 – All that the Father gives me will come to me and whoever comes to me I will never drive away.
Psalm 27:10 – Even if my Mother and Father forsake me, the Lord will receive me.
Romans 15:7 – Accept one another then, just as Christ accepted you.
Romans 12:2 – We must bear the burden of being considerate of the doubts and fears of others.


2. Value others like Jesus values me.

Luke 12:6-7 – Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don't be afraid, you are worth more than many sparrows.

Value depends on who made it.

I Timothy 4:4 – Everything God created is good and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.
Eph. 2:10 – For we are God's workmanship created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

Value depends on what people will pay for something.

I Peter 1:19 – He paid for you with the precious life blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless lamb of God.
Isaiah 49:15-16 – Can a Mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you. See I have engraved you on the palms of my hand.
I Peter 2:17 – Treat everyone you meet with dignity.
Mark 10:21 – Jesus looked at him and loved him.

3. Forgive others like Jesus forgives me.

Isaiah 43:25 – I am the God who forgive your sins and I do this because of who I am. I will not hold your sins against you.
Romans 8:1 – There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
II Cor. 2:7 – You ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed with excessive sorrow.
Eph. 4:32 – Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgives.

4. Believe in others like Jesus believes in me.

Mark 9:23 – Everything is possible for him who believes.
I Cor. 13:7 – If you love someone, you will be loyal to him no matter what the cost. You will always believe in him,l always expect the best of him, and always stand your ground in defending him.
Romans 1:12 – I want us to help each other with the Faith we have.
Hebrews 10:24 – Let us consider how we may spur one another on towards love and good deeds.
Eph. 3:18 – May you have the power to understand as all God's people should. How wide, how long, how deep His love really is.