• (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.