1. Ephesians 6:1-4 (NKJV)
1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: 3 “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.”
4 And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.

3. Faithfulness
This morning we looked at part 1 of a lesson dealing with our theme for 2017, “Faithfulness”
We spoke of some important things that we need to raise faithful children
These are things that we need to be active in when raising our kids

4. Faithfulness We discussed 3 important things this morning: 1. Teaching
2. Discipline
3. Example

5. Faithfulness
4. Prayer
There isn’t a lot we can be truly successful at without the Lord’s help
All the passages on prayer are certainly applicable to the idea of leaning on the Lord as we raise our children
I Peter 5:7

6. Faithfulness
4. Prayer
Job entreated the Lord on behalf of his children
It’s the idea of asking for God’s help in raising up children after Him (Heb. 4:16)
Philippians 4:6

7. Faithfulness
5. Protect
As parents, we have a responsibility to protect our children
We need to do our best to shield them from Satan’s attacks upon their innocence
Matthew 18:6

8. Faithfulness
5. Protect
Why would we want our children to be exposed unnecessarily to those who would cause offense?
That’s why it’s so important to monitor cell phones, tablets, etc.
Satan finds new ways into our children’s hearts

9. Faithfulness 6. Be involved/aware
We need to be involved in the lives of our children, no matter the age
Too often parents back away as children become teenagers
This may be the most crucial time in the life of that child!!

10. Faithfulness 6. Be involved/aware
In my time as a YM, I was always surprised at how some parents had no idea of what their children did
Our children need to know we are there
Err on the side of being nosy!

11. Faithfulness 7. Be diligent
In all that we do in a spiritual way in this life, we must be diligent
It takes diligence to remain faithful to the Lord in our lives (endurance – Heb. 12:1; Js. 1:12)
It will take diligence to raise faithful children

12. Faithfulness 7. Be diligent
Remember, it’s not over until our life on earth ends
Even if your child strays from the Lord, don’t give up on them
There have been many who have come back to the Lord!