Deuteronomy 6:4-9Deuteronomy 6:4-9 4Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 5Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.

4Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 5Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.

Deuteronomy 6:4-9Deuteronomy 6:4-96These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. 7Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

6These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. 7Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

8Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.

8Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.

Deuteronomy 6:4-9Deuteronomy 6:4-9

When You Sit at Home and When You Walk Along the Road

Deuteronomy 6:4-9Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.

The Greatest Commandment

Jesus gave this command priority when he called it the greatest commandment

Matthew 22:36-38 - “An expert of the law tested him with this question: Teacher, which is the greatest commandment of the law? Jesus replied: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment.”

Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.

Upon Your Hearts This is about a way of life - an entire

way of looking at the world There is no part of life in which God

does not have priority

Being God’s person Being God’s family

Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.

Impress Them On Your Children

When and Where? Sit at home Walk on the road Lie down Get up Do things that will remind you during

the day

Judges 2:10-12After that whole generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation grew up, who knew neither the LORD, nor what he had done for Israel. Then Israel did evil in the eyes of the LORD and served the Baals. They forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of Egypt. They followed and worshipped various Gods.

Disciples also Forget the Importance of Children

Jesus had to rebuke His disciples to let children come to Him.

Matthew 19:14 Mark 10:13-16

Raising Children by Men of God

Moses Samuel Eli David

Raising Children by Men of God

Consistency in Lifestyle

Raising Children by Men of God

Quantity Time is Quality Time

Raising Children by Men of God

Consistent and Untiring Discipline

Child Timeline Age 9 – values and world view set Age 13 – Spiritual priorities set Age 14-20 – Spiritual tweaking Age 21+ – values in maintenance

mode. It takes a major disruption in a person’s life to make value or world view changes.

Some Findings From Recent Surveys

Once the Worldview of children has been shaped and embraced, they unconsciously strive to make choices that are consistent with their perspective.

Fewer than 10 percent of parents who regularly attend church with their kids read the Bible together or participate in an act of service as a family unit.

More Findings The longer you wait to pursue

influencing your children, the more difficult it is to counteract the influence of other parties that have been imprinting their values upon your children.

Effective children’s ministries insist on the regular participation of parents.

Instilling a Christian worldview when a child is

young is critical Talk about God and what He and His Son

has done for us

Talk about God’s ethical and moral commands for our lives

Tell and show that there is a spiritual part in everything we do

Consistently demonstrate in our life what we say

Parents Are Not Alone Parents are primary, but we all play

a part Training for children comes from all

of us Children with multiple older

Christian role models actively involved in their lives stay faithful throughout their lives more often

So What Can We Do? Mentor, teach, coach, tutor Men work with younger children Older Christians interact with youth Teach and model leadership Model Jesus in Everything

The Bottom Line

Act like you believe it

The Bottom LineTalk about God with the children (yours and others)

The Bottom Line

See the World Through God’s Corrective Lenses

And Above All…

PRAY