The saved relationship is what defines God’s people.

The church is not something we get into on the way to heaven. The church is people.

The church is people who hear God’s call (Hebrews 3:1.

“Church” comes from a word that means “called out”. It can also refer to an assembly.

Acts 19 - “church” used to refer to a riotous mob.

I Corinthians 14:26 - how a church should behave when assembled to worship

The nature of this calling

I Peter 1:15

The blessings of this calling

Romans 9:26 - We are sons of this calling.

I Corinthians 1:2 - called to be saints

I Corinthians 1:9

Colossians 3:15 - called to peace

I Peter 3:9

I Peter 5:10

The demands of the calling

We must examine ourselves to see how we answer the demands of this call. We must be participators and not just spectators in His service.

Matthew 20:25-27

The hope of this calling

Ephesians 4:4

The terms of this calling

Acts 2:36-38 - We must have faith, confess, repent, and be baptized.

I John 1:7

Proverbs 22:6

Parents must prioritize.

“The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.”

Matthew 6:33

What is the priority we have for our children?

Deuteronomy 13:6-11 - In the Old Testament, those who inspired rebellion against God were to be stoned.

Who are we trying to please, God or our children? God must be our priority.

Parents must not make The Eli Mistake.

I Samuel 3:18 - The good work of Eli.

I Samuel 2:12-17 - Eli’s sons were worthless men and despised God’s commands. God charged Eli because he did not rebuke his sons. Eli did not go far enough in his rebuke to change their behavior.

Parents must live the life we want our kids to live.

Deuteronomy 6:4-9 - God commands parents to teach their children.

Romans 2:21-24 - We must not be hypocrits. Children will pick up on this!

II Timothy 1:5 - the good examples that Timothy had

Children learn habits from their parents. If we want our children to improve we need to improve.

What if my kids grow up to act exactly like me?

Modesty: behaving according to what is proper

Modesty in an immodest world

Modest in speech in a world of immodest speech (James 1:26

Modest in self-control in a world of immodest control (II Corinthians 10:4-5

Modest in love in a world of immodest love (I Corinthians 13:7

When you love someone, you are going to believe the best about them until you no longer can.

Matthew 5:48 - We are to be perfect in love as God is.

Modest in public dress in a world of immodest dress (I Timothy 2:9-10

I Peter 3:1-4 - Our emphasis should be on the inner man, not on outward appearance.

The standards of society also play a role in what is considered modest. If society adopts a more restrictive standard than God has set forth, we should abide by society’s standards to keep from being a bad influence on others.

Modest in service to God in a world of immodest service to God (II Timothy 3:16-17