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“As For Me And My House,”. Joshua 24:15b. Children Must Obey The Lord. “Put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the river and in Egypt.” Jos 24:14 Children can and must obey the Lord even while they are children – 2 Chr 34:3; 2 Tim 3:15 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
“As For Me And My House,”
Joshua 24:15b
Children Must Obey The Lord
• “Put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the river and in Egypt.” Jos 24:14
• Children can and must obey the Lord even while they are children – 2 Chr 34:3; 2 Tim 3:15
• Other children are not the standard to follow• “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this
is right.” – Eph 6:1
Children Must Obey Their Parents In The Lord• Children who do not obey and honor their parents
are not serving the Lord.
• Obedience is offered without talking back and rolling eyes – Heb 5:7,8; Phil 2:8; Isa 50:5,6
• Women must choose to serve God; not society’s standards; not themselves.
• Parents deserve obedience and honor – Josh 24:13
Children Can Help Their Family To Serve The Lord Together• “Children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of
the womb is a reward…” – Psalm 127
• Children should encourage and participate in family bible studies, prayers, etc…
• Faithful children are a blessing but unruly children can destroy a home -
Children Must Serve The Lord Regardless Of What Others Are Doing
• Children must serve God regardless of their parent’s actions. – Ezek 18:19,20
• Siblings may stray but true brothers and sisters are in Christ – Matt 12:50
Conclusion
• “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” should be the words of children as well as their parents.
• So many important decisions in life will be made in youth. All of those decisions must be based on a determination for “me and my house” to serve the Lord.