Introduction

  • I John 3:16
  • How do we as parents teach our kids spiritual lessons?
  • Philippians 2:5
  • I Peter 2:21

Examples are powerful – just look at Jesus.

  • Luke 3:21; 5:16; 6:12; 9:18, 29; 11:1
  • Philippians 4:9
  • Titus 2:7
  • I Timothy 4:12
  • I Peter 5:3

It’s our job to show them WHAT is possible.

  • I Thessalonians 1:6
  • I Timothy 1:15-16
  • II Timothy 3:15
  • James 5:10
  • Roger Bannister ran a four-minute mile, showing that it could be done. Now, more than a thousand people have done it!

It’s our job to show them HOW to do it.

  • John 13:5, 14 – Jesus showed them directly how to do what He was commanding. The apostles probably remembered this for the rest of their lives!
  • John 13:34
  • Acts 20:17-21, 31-34 – Paul showed them how to behave.
  • Acts 17:24-27, 30-31 – It’s possible to honor God as Creator in this world!