• (Grand)parenting applications: training children to know God’s word (continued)

Specific Goal

Passage(s) to discuss & guide

Ways (grand)parents can exemplify and teach

Temptations and hindrances

Behaviors to correct

Study the Bible

II Timothy 2:14-15; Acts 17:11; Mark 12:10

Answer some kid questions with, “I need to study that”; comment on cross references, translations, content, harmony, and figures.

Quicker and easier to read commentary. Are useful, but should never replace Bible study.

Don’t want to do class lessons with any depth. Attitude: “study is for adults”

Use the Bible as a guide through life

Psalm 119:9-11; James 1:21-25

Exemplify change based on Bible; guide kids’ application of Word by making plans, motivating, accountability.

Change is hard! Easier to go with flow. Takes mature faith to trust text over friends/society.

Hypocrisy: sermon on speech … continue bad words.

Defend the Bible

Hebrews 2:1-4; I Thessalonians 2:13

Be open and honest about science, creation, Bible, evidence, etc.; http://ApologeticsPress.org

We’re not historians / scientists / archaeologists … “Just believe it!”; Afraid to investigate.

“There’s no proof. Everybody just chooses what to believe.”

Use the Bible to teach others

II Timothy 3:16-17; Acts 18:25-26

Exemplify ways to bring up Bible in conversations; practice – “How would you explain ___ to someone?”

Laziness – a good spiritual comment only comes after developing knowledge, thought, courage.

“Well, I think …” instead of “the Bible teaches …”

• I Corinthians 15:29-44
• I Corinthians 15:29-32
  • Several baptisms are mentioned in the New Testament:
    • I Corinthians 10:1-3 – baptism of Moses and Israelites in the sea
    • Matthew 3:11 – baptism of the Holy Spirit and fire
    • Matthew 3:6 – baptism of John the Baptist
    • Ephesians 4:4-6 – baptism of the New Covenant. This is a command and not a promise
    • Luke 12:50; Mark 10:38-40 – baptism of suffering
  • Water baptism is not in this context. Suffering is.
  • “for the dead” – “for” here could be used in the sense of “to fill the ranks.”
• I Corinthians 15:33-34 – This seems to be specifically directed to those who believed in the resurrection as a warning against close companionship with those who did not believe in the resurrection. Those who did not believe in the resurrection were living sinful lives as it says in I Corinthians 15:32: “Let us eat and drink for tomorrow we die.”
• I Corinthians 15:35-44 – The resurrected body is an immortal body. We do not yet know what it will be like.

• Introduction
  • Hebrews 6:16-20
• Can I find refuge in Christ? (question)
  • I Peter 5:7
  • John 14:6
  • John 10:27
• I find refuge in Christ (affirmation)
  • II Timothy 2:10
  • Colossians 2:10
• Find refuge in Christ (exhortation)
  • Matthew 28:18-20
  • Hebrews 10:24-25
  • Acts 2:40
• Refuge in Christ (consolation)
  • Hebrews 13:25
• In Christ (exaltation)
  • II Corinthians 5:17
  • Ephesians 2:19-22
  • Ephesians 1:18
• Christ (satisfaction)
  • Galatians 3:29
  • Romans 8:18
  • Psalm 23
  • Matthew 25:21

• Philippians 4:10-19
• Fellowship is more than financial
  • II Corinthians 8-9
  • II Corinthians 8:24 – The money sent was a proof of their love.
  • II Corinthians 9:10-11 – The money caused many thanks to go up to God.
  • Christians suffer together.
    • I Peter 5:8-9
  • Progress of the gospel
    • Philippians 1:3-5, 12-20
  • Marco’s example
    • I Timothy 4; Titus 2

• (Grand)parenting applications: training children to love others (continued):

Specific Goal

Passage(s) to discuss & guide

Ways (grand)parents can exemplify and teach

Temptations and hindrances

Behaviors to correct

Love enemies

Matthew 5:41-45; Luke 23:34; Romans 12:14-21; I Peter 3:8-9

When someone hates, respond with love; “Remember he has a soul.”

Not natural – must be deliberate choice.

Revenge, hatred

• Train children to know God’s word
  • Hosea 4:6
  • What was going on in the first century?
    • Acts 18:1-18
  • Luke 17:20-21 – The kingdom of Christ is in the hearts of men.
  • The story of Corinth is representative of the overall movement recorded in Acts:
    • Acts 1:1
    • Acts 4:2
    • Acts 5:21
    • Acts 5:28
    • Acts 5:42
    • Acts 11:26
    • Acts 13:1
    • Acts 15:35
    • Acts 17:19
    • Acts 20:20
    • Acts 28:31
  • 1st century: tons of teaching about Word à Many people believed with zeal and passion!
  • 21st century: the same will happen!
  • Do you suppose it will work for our kids?
  • When you start making an excuse for yourself, remember Timothy!
    • Grew up in Lystra, which was full of heathens. Acts 16:1-2
• (Grand)parenting applications: training children to know God’s word

Specific Goal

Passage(s) to discuss & guide

Ways (grand)parents can exemplify and teach

Temptations and hindrances

Behaviors to correct

Genuinely love the Bible

Psalm 119; Mark 4:3-20

Look forward to Bible reading and teaching; talk about its benefits

If we’re not actively applying and teaching, it’s hard to read. Appreciate its treasures!

Read the news, novels, sports, homework, etc. all the time … and the Bible a few minutes on Sunday

Read the Bible

Psalm 1; I Corinthians 14:19 (point is to read and understand)

Read it yourself! Read together or aloud. Help through difficulties in habit forming, understanding

Be aware; judgment needed with translations and paraphrases

Reading it just to check a box.