1/17/10 Faith of our Fathers
Eph. 6:1-3; Gen. 1:26-28; 2:7
One of the challenges of creation is the corruption of the original intention
God gave life as a gift
We battle now as Christians to regain God's original intent by sacrifices such as going to church (he originally intended to just be with us constantly like Adam and Eve in the garden) (originally flesh wasnt bad b/c he called it all good)
The power to create life was placed in humans
We were spiritual in the beginning and forfeited that right with our disobedience
Parents are the source of faith
the faith we learned from our parents is hard to shake (he asked everyone whose parents went to church to stand and almost everyone was standing)
How do I teach children faith?
1. live it and be honest when ou mess up
2. teach children the Bible basics (heroes, stories, scriptures) (play a stronger role in thier education
Lords Prayer
Psalm 23 and John 3:16
David, Abraham, Moses(Red Sea)
3. help them memorize scriptures (2-4 a year)
4. Pray for and with your child (hear them pray)
5. Love: unconditional love with relational conditions (reward and punishment)
God guides us with rewards
he loves us unconditionally but wont allow us to do any old thing (make them go to church)
No comments:
Post a Comment