A question was asked to a group o parents that had gathered in
our home or a meal and a Bible!tudy, "#hat are the most important
things that you would like your children to learn beore
they lea$e home%& 'ere are the answers that were gi$en with
some corresponding $erses(
1( )eali*e their personal need or a !a$ior and come to know the
+ord as their !a$ior )om(-.2-, )om( /.2-(
2( +i$e and walk by aith instead o li$ing by a set o rules( ake
your children out at nightand take a small lashlight and show them
how they only ha$e enough light to see one
step at a time( hat is what it is like to li$e by aith al(
-.11(
-( Be enthusiastic learners Ps( 3.-,4(4( ake care o themsel$es
and help others too Phil( 2.4(5( #ork hard with a good attitude
6ol( -.2-(/( !ons should lo$e their wie when they get married
someday 7ph( 5.25(8( Be dependent on the +ord alone )uth 2.12(3(
rust in od9s promises 'eb( 10.2-(:( ;ear o the +ord Ps(
-4.11(10()espect or and submission to authority )om( 1-.1(11(+o$e
or reading od9s #ord Ps( 11:.:8(12(!ellessness and lo$e or others 1
John -.1/t is better to gi$e than to recei$e Acts 20.-5(1/('a$e a
tender heart that is quick to orgi$e and quick to coness wrongs
done 7ph( 4.-2(18(?bedient to od9s #ord > !am( 15.22(13('a$e a
lo$e or sinners and a desire or people to be sa$ed and a lo$e or
other belie$ers
1 Peter 1.22(
1:(7n@oy music and use it to praise od Ps( 150(20(;ocus their
lie on ser$ice instead o on sel
