"because I said so"

"Because I said so," and other great ways to capture your child's heart.

1. Gripping Intro (Jon)

A. Tell personal story about not understanding the authority of God and his Word. (7-8 min)

(Transition : not to pin the blame on the parents...it's the child's choice)

2. Responsibility of the Child (Jon)

A. Obey your parents

Exd 20:12 "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the LORD your God gives you."

Eph 6:1-3 "Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER (which is the first commandment with a promise), SO THAT IT MAY BE WELL WITH YOU, AND THAT YOU MAY LIVE LONG ON THE EARTH."

3. Responsibility of the Parents (Taylor)

A. Not to exasperate the children

Eph 6:4 "Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger"

B. Bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord

Know, Do - The prerequisites

Deut 6:4,5 "Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one! You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might."
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Love the Lord your god with all your heart, soul, and might.
Note : why things like bible study methods, theology, etc matters in parenting...

Teach - The requirement

Deut 6:6,7 "These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up.
Eph 6:4 "but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord."
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It is the parents job to ground their kids in the rules of God.

4. Conclusion (Jon)

Role Play

(jon is elianna, taylor is 'dad')

class tells us what should have happened...

Hurley ties it up

(Back to the introduction...)