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“FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO GIVE PRAISE AND THANKS TO OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN AND THROUGH HIS SON JESUS CHRIST THAT HAS GIVEN ME THE ABILITY TO PLAY SPORTS.”
THAT’S THE WAY RAYFIELD WRIGHT BEGAN HIS ACCEPTANCE SPEECH AT HIS INDUCTION TO THE NFL HALL OF FAME ON AUGUST 5TH OF THIS YEAR.
FOR 12 YEARS, BEGINNING IN 1967, RAYFIELD LABORED IN RELATIVE OBSCURITY TO OPEN HOLES FOR CALVIN HILL AND TONY DORSETT AND FEND OFF DEFENSIVE LINEMEN WHO DREW A BEAD ON THE SCRAPPY ROGER STAUBACH.
BUT WHILE HIS PHYSICAL PROWESS MADE HIM EFFECTIVE ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD, IT WAS HIS CHARACTER THAT MADE HIM SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE.
HE SAID IN HIS SPEECH:
I REMEMBER GETTING ON MY KNEES WHEN I WAS 10 YEARS OLD BESIDE MY GRANDMOTHER, AND I SIMPLY ASKED GOD SOMETHING.
I ASKED HIM IF HE WOULD JUST GIVE ME THE ABILITY THAT I COULD DO SOMETHING, THAT I COULD HELP MY MOTHER AND MY GRANDMOTHER, AND I COULD HELP OTHER PEOPLE.
MY GRANDMOTHER TAUGHT ME THE POWER OF PRAYER AND WHAT THAT PRAYER MEANT TO ME.
AND IT'S STILL IN FRONT OF ME TODAY.
THAT CHARACTER CAME FROM A MOTHER AND A GRANDMOTHER WHO INSTILLED FAITH AND HOPE IN HIS LIFE.
HE SAID OF HIS MOTHER,
MOM, YOU ARE MY ROSE GARDEN, YOU WATERED EACH DAY WITH YOUR LOVE, WITH YOUR FAITH, AND WITH YOUR PRAYERS.
YOUR ROOTS ARE DEEPLY INSTILLED IN ME, AND YOUR SOUL IS SO BEAUTIFUL, IN SPITE OF ALL THE PAINFUL THORNS THAT LIFE HAS PUT IN YOUR WAY.
AND THEN HE SAID THIS TO PARENTS LIKE YOU AND ME:
NOW, PARENTS, TEACH YOUR CHILDREN WELL.
ENCOURAGE THEM WITH YOUR FAITH AND LEADERSHIP.
REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE THE WINDOWS THROUGH WHICH YOUR CHILDREN SEE THIS WORLD.
TAKE NOTICE OF YOURSELF AND THE THINGS THAT YOU DO IN HOPES THAT YOUR EXAMPLE WILL STIR THEIR HEARTS AND SOULS.
AMEN, RAYFIELD!
WE COULD ECHO HIS WORDS COULDN’T WE? HAD WE LIVED SEVERAL DECADES AGO,
WE COULD HAVE SAID, “BERT AND DIANNE, TEACH YOUR CHILDREN WELL! YOU’RE RAISING OUR YOUTH PASTOR.”
WE COULD HAVE SAID, “BRO.
GORDON AND SISTER HILDA, TEACH YOUR CHILDREN WELL; YOU’RE RAISING OUR CHILDREN’S MINISTER AND YOU ARE RAISING THE MOTHER OF OUR YOUTH INTERN.”
WE COULD HAVE SAID, “MR AND MRS.
VAIL, RAISE THAT BOY NAMED SCOTT RIGHT.
MAKE SURE HE LEARNS TO HANDLE DETAILS AND HAVE INTEGRITY, CAUSE HE’S GOING TO BE OUR EXECUTIVE PASTOR SOMEDAY.”
WE COULD HAVE SAID, “MR.
AND MRS.
RUSSELL, WE KNOW YOU’VE GOT IT ROUGH AND YOU DON’T HAVE MUCH TO WORK WITH, BUT DO YOUR BEST TO RAISE THAT RUSTY RIGHT BECAUSE HE’S GOING TO BE OUR MINISTER OF MUSIC ONE DAY!”
AND WHAT WE SAID BACK THEN, WE COULD SAY TODAY, BECAUSE MOM AND DAD IT’S YOUR KIDS WHO WILL PREACH THE SERMONS AND LEAD THE MUSIC AND MINISTER TO THE YOUTH AND SIT ON THE DEACON BOARD IN JUST A FEW YEARS.
THERE IS A DIRECT CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SUCCESS OF YOUR HOME AND THE SUCCESS OF THIS CHURCH .
THE TWO CAN REALLY NOT BE SEPARATED!
IN FACT, PAUL SAW THEM SO UNEXORABLY LINKED THAT HE SAID THIS IN 1 TIM.
3:4 THAT A LEADER MUST BE . . .
4 one who rules his own house well, having his children in submission with all reverence 5 (for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?);
IN OTHER WORDS, THERE IS A DIRECT CONNECTION BETWEEN LEADING AT HOME AND LEADING AT CHURCH
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NOW PARENTS, WE REALLY NEED TO BE REMINDED OF THAT, BECAUSE WE LIVE IN A DAY WHERE PARENTING IS MISUNDERSTOOD AND NEGLECTED.
YES, IT IS MISUNDERSTOOD! PSYCHOLOGISTS HAVE WRITTEN THEIR BOOKS AND THE DR.
SPOCKS OF THE WORLD HAVE TOLD US REPEATEDLY THAT WE NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL OR WE’LL MESS UP OUR CHILDREN.
WE KNOW WE NEED TO DISCIPLINE THEM, BUT WE’RE AFRAID WE WON’T DO IT RIGHT.
AND IF THAT WASN’T ENOUGH WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY OUR SOCIETY THAT PARENTING IS FOR LOSERS ANYWAY.
I MEAN, IF YOU ARE NOT FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO AVOID HAVING CHILDREN THEN AT LEAST WE SHOULD BE SMART ENOUGH TO NOT LET THEM CRAMP OUR STYLE.
AND ITS FOR THAT REASON THAT MANY PARENTS TODAY DON’T DO THEIR JOB VERY WELL.
THEY HESITATE TO DISCIPLINE BECAUSE THEY’RE AFRAID OF WARPING THEIR CHILD’S PSYCHE.
THEY AVOID DISCIPLINE BECAUSE THEY’RE TOO SELF-CENTERED TO PAY THE PRICE THAT THE RIGHT KIND OF DISCIPLINE REQUIRES.
AND, UNFORTUNATELY, CHRISTIANS PARENTS AREN’T IMMUNE TO THIS WORLD’S CHILDRAISING NONSENSE!
THAT’S WHY ITS SO IMPORTANT TO LEARN HOW TO BE A “GOOD HOUSEKEEPING” PARENT.
IT MATTERS, MOM AND DAD, AND NOT JUST TO YOUR OWN HOUSEHOLD.
IT ALSO MATTERS TO THE REST OF US.
OUR FUTURE IS TIED TO YOURS.
WE NEED YOUR CHILDREN TO LEAD US TOMORROW AND THAT WILL ONLY HAPPEN IF YOU LEAD THEM TODAY!
SO, WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A GOOD HOUSEKEEPER?
WELL, WE BEGAN THIS MESSAGE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND WE SAID THAT BEING A GOOD HOUSEKEEPER REQUIRES GOOD PARENTING AND THAT BEING A GOOD HOUSEKEEPER PRODUCES SPIRITUAL CHILDREN.
BUT BEING A GOOD HOUSEKEEPER
DIVISION 1: PREDICTS SUCCESSFUL LEADERSHIP.
EXPLANATION:
YES! THERE IS A CONNECTION BETWEEN LEADERSHIP AT HOME AND LEADERSHIP AT CHURCH.
PAUL DIRECTLY CONNECTS IT IN THAT VERSE WE READ.
HE SAYS: “(FOR IF A MAN DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO RULE HIS OWN HOUSE, HOW WILL HE TAKE CARE OF THE CHURCH OF GOD?)”
NOW THAT’S A PRETTY DEFINITE STATEMENT AND IT DOESN’T LEAVE US A LOT OF WIGGLE ROOM, DOES IT.
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHY? YOU EVER WONDERED WHY PAUL CONNECTS HOME LEADERSHIP AND CHURCH LEADERSHIP SO CLOSELY?
WELL, I THINK ITS BECAUSE THE SAME CHARACTER AND HABITS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO LEAD FAMILIES SPIRITUALLY ARE THE SAME CHARACTER AND HABITS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO LEAD CHURCHES SPIRITUALLY.
LAST TIME I PREACHED I GAVE YOU FOUR PRINCIPLES OF HOME LEADERSHIP AND TODAY I WANT TO APPLY THEM TO THE CHURCH.
THE FIRST ONE SPOKE OF OUR EXAMPLE AS PARENTS TO OUR CHILDREN.
DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT I SAID?
I SAID: YOUR CHILD WILL BECOME WHAT YOU ARE, SO SHOW THEM MORE THAN YOU TELL THEM.
DOESN’T THAT APPLY TO CHURCH LEADERSHIP TOO? HEY, IF YOU HEAR ME ASK YOU TO COME ON VISITATION ON TUESDAY NIGHTS, GUESS WHO YOU’RE GOING TO LOOK FOR WHEN YOU WALK IN THE DOOR.
THAT’S RIGHT!
ME! AS A STAFF WE CAN’T ALL BE AT EVERYTHING, BUT ONE THING’S FOR SURE: WE HAD BETTER SET THE EXAMPLE FOR YOU TO FOLLOW.
HEY DEACONS, ARE YOU TELLING OR SHOWING?
DO YOU SET THE EXAMPLE?
HEY TEACHERS, ARE YOU TELLING OR SHOWING?
YOUR EFFECTIVENESS AS A LEADER WILL NOT BE DETERMINED BY WHAT YOUR FOLLOWERS HEAR, BUT BY WHAT THEY SEE.
THE SECOND HOME PRINCIPLE I GAVE YOU SPOKE OF FAITH.
I SAID: YOUR CHILD WILL INTERNALIZE WHAT YOU CRITICIZE, SO PRAISE MORE THAN YOU CORRECT.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I’VE DISCOVERED?
OFTEN, THE TWO MOST NEGATIVE PLACES IN THE WORLD ARE THE HOME AND THE CHURCH.
WE HAVE ALL THESE STANDARDS AND RULES AND WE WANT TO SEE THEM OBEYED, SO WHAT HAPPENS?
WHEN PEOPLE DON’T DO LIKE WE THINK THEY OUGHT TO DO, WE CAN REALLY GET DOWN ON THEM.
WE OFTEN THINK THE WORST OF OTHERS.
WE SAY TERRIBLE THINGS LIKE, “THEY’LL NEVER CHANGE,” OR “ THEY ALWAYS DO THIS WRONG OR THAT WRONG.”
AND PEOPLE BEGIN TO GET THE MESSAGE: THEY UNDERSTAND THAT WHILE WE SAY THAT GOD CAN CHANGE ANYONE, AND THAT HIS POWER IS LIMITLESS, WE REALLY DON’T BELIEVE IT.
HEY, LEADERS, IF YOU REALLY BELIEVE IN GOD’S POWER, THEN WHY NOT START BELIEVING IN THE PEOPLE IN WHOM HIS POWER OPERATES.
TRUST WHAT GOD IS DOING IN THOSE PEOPLE YOU ARE LEADING.
YOU SEE, THERE IS A CONNECTION BETWEEN LEADING AT HOME AND LEADING AT CHURCH.
YOU CAN SEE IT ALSO IN THE THIRD PRINCIPLE I GAVE YOU LAST TIME.
IT’S THE PRINCIPLE THAT DEALT WITH LOVE.
IT SAID: YOUR CHILD WILL HEAR WHAT YOU NEVER SAY, SO ENJOY THEM MORE THAN YOU DREAD THEM.
IT’S A RUNNING JOKE AMONG TEACHERS AND PASTORS: TEACHERS SAY, “TEACHING WOULD BE GREAT IF IT WEREN’T FOR STUDENTS”; PASTORS SAY, “PASTORING WOULD BE GREAT IF IT WEREN’T FOR CHURCH MEMBERS.”
BUT THE TRUTH IS, PASTORING OR LEADING DOESN’T EVEN BEGIN UNTIL YOU GENUINELY LOVE THE PEOPLE YOU’RE PASTORING.
THERE’S JUST ONE PROBLEM: PEOPLE CAN BE REALLY HARD TO LOVE! (AND BY THE WAY, PASTORS CAN BE, TOO!) BUT YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO LEAD PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY AT CHURCH, UNTIL THEY TRULY KNOW YOU LOVE THEM.
JUST LIKE AT HOME, LEADERSHIP AT CHURCH REQUIRES EXAMPLE AND FAITH, AND LOVE.
BUT MOST OF ALL, CHURCH LEADERSHIP REQUIRES HOLINESS.
YOU REMEMBER THAT LAST PRINCIPLE I GAVE YOU? YOUR CHILD WILL IMITATE WHAT YOU DEMONSTRATE, SO SUBMIT TO HIM BEFORE YOU PREACH TO THEM.
IT’S THE MOST IMPORTANT PRINCIPLE BECAUSE IT IS WHERE EACH OF THE OTHERS BEGIN.
YOU SEE, UNTIL I SUBMIT TO CHRIST, I CAN’T SET YOU A GENUINE EXAMPLE; UNTIL I SUBMIT TO CHRIST, I CAN’T REALLY EXERCISE FAITH; UNTIL I SUBMIT TO CHRIST, I CAN’T REALLY LOVE YOU LIKE YOU DESERVE.
LEADERS OF PEACE CHURCH, DON’T EVER FORGET THAT THE GREATEST NEED OF THIS CHURCH IS NOT YOUR ABILITY; ITS NOT YOUR MONEY AND ITS NOT EVEN YOUR TIME.
ITS YOUR PERSONAL HOLINESS.
YOU SEE THERE IS A DIRECT CONNECTION BETWEEN CHURCH AND HOME.
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