The Parents' Task
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Guard your heart.
Guard your heart.
Guard your heart.
Guard your heart.
My son, be attentive to my words;
incline your ear to my sayings.
Let them not escape from your sight;
keep them within your heart.
For they are life to those who find them,
and healing to all their flesh.
Keep your heart with all vigilance,
for from it flow the springs of life.
Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.
Fear the Lord.
Fear the Lord.
“And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments and statutes of the Lord, which I am commanding you today for your good?
Big Idea: Do then teach.
Big Idea: Do then teach.
Study Guide
Statistics show that most adolescents end up not going to church as adults. Why do you think this might be so? What can you do to keep that from happening to adolescents in your family?
Read . What does this verse have to say to grandparents who might think their role in the faith of their grandchildren is minimal? In light of the fact that Timothy’s father is not mentioned, what does it have to say to single parents or parents with an unbelieving spouse?
Read . What was it the author of Hebrews was afraid the people might drift away from? What did he mean when he said they should pay much closer attention to it? How does this relate to ?
Read . What would happen if the people forgot what they had seen? What does “depart from your heart” warn about? How would this happening affect a parent’s efforts to raise a child that loves God and loves people?
Verse 10 speaks of learning to fear God. Does that mean fearing God is purely a matter of learning something? Explain. What can parents do to help children learn to fear God?
What’s the greatest teacher, a person’s life or lips? Is one enough without the other? Is the order important? Explain.
How should this lesson affect how you pray for the faith of your children or grandchildren?