Proverbs 22:6

Train up a child in the way he should go;

even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Ephesians 6:4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger,

but bring them up in the discipline and instruction

of the Lord.

What I Want My Kids to Know

Created in the Image of God

• Creation not chance– Genesis 1:26-27– Ephesians 1:3-6

• 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love 5 he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, 6 to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved

Created in the Image of God

• Spiritual not Worldly– Ecclesiastes• Solomon’s attempts at happiness on earth• Ecclesiastes 12:13–13 The end of the matter; all has been

heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.

The Bible is the Word of God• Mandatory Reading– 2 Timothy 3:16• All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for

teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

– Psalm 119:11• I have stored up your word in my heart,

that I might not sin against you.

– 2 Timothy 2:15• 15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one

approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

There is Only One Church• Only One Choice– Acts 20:28• 28 Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock,

in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood.

– Joshua 24:15• 15 And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the LORD, choose

this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”

There is Only One Church

• Ephesians 4:4-6– There is one body and one Spirit—just as you

were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

Wicked People Exist• Wicked people can be close to you• Bible warns us

•1 Cor. 15:33–Do not be deceived: “Bad

company ruins good morals.• Biblical Examples–Samson and Delilah- Judges 16:1-20–King Solomon- 1 Kings 11:1-4

Sin is Black, Hell is Hot, Eternity is Forever

• Sins Stains the Soul– There is no little Sin– Remember Uzzah- 2 Samuel 6:5-7– God does not fellowship unrepentant sinners– 1 John 1:6-10

If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. 8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

Sin is Black, Hell is Hot, Eternity is Forever

• God will punish sin– God is not Santa Claus– There is not little sin• Remember Uzzah 2 Sam. 6:5-7

– Remember the Flood, Sodom and Gomorrah, Achan and his family

• Hell is not a fairy tale– Mark 9:44-48– Romans 2:5-11

Sin is Black, Hell is Hot, Eternity is Forever

• God is not slack concerning his promises– Romans 6:23

• For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus

– 1 Peter 3:5-11• For they deliberately overlook this fact, that the heavens

existed long ago, and the earth was formed out of water and through water by the word of God, and that by means of these the world that then existed was deluged with water and perished. But by the same word the heavens and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly. But do not overlook this one fact that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

Baptism is Essential• We cannot be saved without water baptism– Acts 8:36• And as they were going along the road they

came to some water, and the eunuch said, “See here is water! What prevents me from being baptized?

– Mark 16:15-16• And he said to them “Go into all the world and

proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. “

Baptism is Essential• We cannot earn our salvation.– Titus 3:4-5• But when the goodness and loving kindness of

God our Savior appeared he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy….

– 1 Peter 3:21• Baptism which corresponds to this, now saves

you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

Baptism is Essential

• Baptism puts into Christ and redemption – Rom. 6:1-7• Baptized into his death• Baptism necessitates an obligation on our part

to die to sin– Ephesians 1:7• In him we have redemption through his blood,

the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace.

What I want My Kids to Know

• Created in the Image of God• The Bible is the Word of God• There is Only One Church• Wicked People Exist• Sin is Black, Hell is Hot, Eternity is

Forever• Baptism is Essential