Greek = paterSpanish = padreFrench = papaRussian = pahpaDanish = fader
And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord. Eph. 6:4
“I came back to tell you that I
never deliver any bad babies.
This baby is a good baby today,
and whatever goes into him that
is undesirable, that is unsocial,
that might make his life a life of
regret, will get into him after
today. Keep that in mind and
bring him up right!”
“We are not raising grass, we’re raising boys.”
Accepts being a father with joyPs. 127:3 “heritage of the Lord”
Gives leadershipEph. 5:23 “head”
Provides for his family1 Tim. 5:8 - food, clothing, shelter, education
DisciplinesPro. 3:12 - corrects
“Do not withhold correction from a child, For if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.” Pro. 23:13
An example of Christian CharacterSpiritual mattersA faithful member
Instruction in God’s wordPro. 22:6 “Train up a child in the way he should go…”Eph. 6:4 nurture = training admonition = instruction
Sex Education
Prepare children for marriage - Matt. 19:1-9
Good Christian LiteraturePro. 23:7 “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.”
Provide good association in the home1 Cor. 15:33 “evil company corrupts good habits”Pro. 13:20 “He that walketh with wise men shall be
wise.”
See your children grow physically
Observe your children grow socially
Help them grow spiritually
See them obey the gospel
Watch as they begin their own families
Can improve
Who is going to train our children ?
“A wise son maketh a glad father”. Pro. 10:1
Sermon by Arthur Pigman
Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road
Evans, Ga. 30809
706-855-1249
[email protected]@bellsouth.net
www.evansgachurchofchrist.orgwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org
Sunday Morning June 19, 2011