FOM
Notes
Being The Role Model For
Our Kids
Part 4 of 4 in the series “Help, I’m A Parent!”
August 23, 2009 Pastor Scott Oldenburgh
SOBERING TRUTH
One of the scariest realities for
us as parents is that our children (watch) and often (mimic) everything
we do
“Be
imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love,
just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and
sacrifice to God.”
Ephesians 5:1-2
GOLDEN
If we
can somehow figure out how to love God and love others, our children will see
what is most (important) in this life
“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. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ”
Matthew
22:37-39
WORD OF CAUTION
Our children have the unique
ability to smell out (hypocrisy)
“But if
anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be
better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned
in the depths of the sea.”
Matthew
18:6
WHAT CAN I BEGIN TO MODEL FOR MY
KIDS?
“But the
fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
Against such things there is no law.
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with
its passions and desires. Since we live
by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.”
Galatians
5:22-25
Score on
a scale of 1 (extremely poor) to 10 (excellent) where you are on the fruits of
the spirit where it comes to your children:
|
Love |
Joy |
|
Peace |
Patience |
|
Kindness |
Goodness |
|
Faithfulness |
Gentleness |
|
Self-Control |
|
PRINCIPLE:
Those who belong to Christ Jesus should (live) like it (v. 24)
PROMISE:
You are not (alone) (v. 25)