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Billy Graham... "The family should be a closely knit group. The home should be a self-contained shelter of security; a kind of school where life's basic lessons are taught; a kind of church where God is honored; a place where wholesome recreation and simple pleasures are enjoyed."

Josh McDowell... "You want to mess up the minds of your children? Here's how... guaranteed! bring them up with la legalistic, external religion where performance is more important than reality. Fake your faith. Sneak around and pretend about your spirituality. One thing you can be assured.... your children will forever suffer from emotional and spiritual damage!"

Charles Swindoll... "Every day must be the day to deposit spiritual truth into your children's lives."

Charles Spurgeon... "Let no Christian parents fall into the delusion that church is intended to ease them of their personal parental duties. The first and most natural condition of things is for Christian parents to train up their own children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord."

What do we understand Biblically about children?

• Children are a gift from God!
  • Psalm 113:9
  • Psalm 127:3
  • James 1:17
• Children will be known by what they are taught (by the lives around them)
  • Proverbs 20:11

What does God say about children?

• Children are created to be inquisitive ... blank slates ... sponges.
  • Exodus 12:26
  • Exodus 13:14
  • Deuteronomy 6:20
  • Joshua 4:21
• Children are created to serve.
  • Psalm 22:30
• Children are created to be fruitful.
  • Psalm 128:3

How should we Biblically raise our children?

• It is our responsibility to raise our children.
  • Genesis 18:19
  • Deuteronomy 6:6-7
• It is our responsibility to train our children.
  • Isaiah 54:13
  • Proverbs 22:6 
• It is our responsibility to discipline our children.
  • Proverbs 13:24 
  • Proverbs 23:13-14
  • Proverbs 29:1
  • Proverbs 29:15
  • Proverbs 29:17
  • Colossians 3:21

What should we Biblically expect from our maturing children?

• To know God through Jesus as personal Savior
• To grow spiritually as we seed their lives with the Truth
• To serve no matter what their age
• To obey their parents and as they do to learn to obey God
• To share their faith with their friends from what they learn at home
• To live in surrender their life daily as they see that in their parents

Whose responsibility is it to Biblically raise children?

• Ours! When I say ours, I mean all of ours!

6 Basics In Raising Your Children Biblically...

• Be a Follower!
  • 75% of all Americans claim to be Christians.
  • If you have not surrendered your life to God through Jesus His Son, you are not a Christian / Follower.
  • If you are not a Follower, you will not raise following children.
• Love the Church!
  • Teach your children that they are the church.
  • Teach them that they are the temple of the Holy Spirit.
  • Teach your children to love the church, the Bride of Christ.
  • Teach them through an example of service in the church.
• Teach the truth of God's Word through your life!
  • Make sure your kids know your testimony... share it often.
  • Read your Bible and make sure your kids know you read it.
  • Make prayer an example in your life so that they will not hesitate to be pray-ers.
  • Teach your kids the truth of God's Word... Make it relate to your life and theirs.
• Make Your Family a Priority!
  • Nothing is as important, other than the kingdom of God, than our families.
  • When our families know that they come first before things in the world, it makes a huge difference.
  • Give your children the blessing they deserve.
• Lead Your Children in Life Skills and Decisions!
  • Teach them everything they will ever do boils down to godly and ungodly choices.
  • Be an example of how to dress and act in public and how important their testimony is.
  • Teach them how important manners are.
  • Teach them to work and how to enjoy it.
  • Give them curfews which teach responsibility.
  • Lead them in choosing good friends.
  • Teach them what is good entertainment, TV, Movies, Music, Etc...
  • Help them understand about dating and what God has planned for every person for a mate.
• Discipline Your Children!
  • Children must have parameters set in their lives.
  • When your children fail to obey, they must know they will be disciplined.
  • Make discipline cost them.
  • Make sure they know you love them and that you discipline them because you love them... They need to be able to explain to you why they were disciplined.