Bringing Christ into the Home:

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Bringing Christ into the Home
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• HONOR YOUR MOTHER

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Exodus 2012

• 12)"Honor your Father and your Mother, so that
  you may live long in the land the Lord your God
  is giving you.

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Ephesians 61-3

• Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this
  is right.
• "Honor your Father and Mother"--which is the
  first commandment with a promise

3)"that it may go well with you and that you may
enjoy long life on the earth."
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• It's impossible to thank God for our existence
  unless we also thank our Parents.

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Bringing Christ into the Home
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Ephesians 58,9

• 8) For you were once darkness, but now you are
  light in the Lord. Live as children of light.

9)(for the fruit of the light consists in all
goodness, righteousness and truth)
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• If your Christianity doesnt work at home, it
  wont work elsewhere

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I. PERCEIVE THE PRECIOUSNESS

• Ephesians 62
• 2)"Honor your Father and Mother"--which is the
  first commandment with a promise--

to esteem and value as precious.
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I. PERCEIVE THE PRECIOUSNESS

• 1 Peter 24,6
• 4) As you come to Him, the living Stone--rejected
  by men but chosen by God and precious to Him--

6) For in Scripture it says "See, I lay a stone
in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and
the one who trusts in Him will never be put to
shame."
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I. PERCEIVE THE PRECIOUSNESS

• By Respecting Them
• -giving esteem, which comes as a result of
  admiration often expressed in obedience.

Matthew 154 4) For God said, 'Honor your father
and mother' and 'Anyone who curses his father or
mother must be put to death.'
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I. PERCEIVE THE PRECIOUSNESS

• By Respecting Them
• -giving esteem, which comes as a result of
  admiration often expressed in obedience.

Ephesians 61-3 1) Children, obey your parents
in the Lord, for this is right.
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I. PERCEIVE THE PRECIOUSNESS

• By Respecting Them
• By Recognizing Them
• -the effort of children to appreciate
  Mothers.

• 2 Ways of Recognition
• Thank God for them
• Thank them personally

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I. PERCEIVE THE PRECIOUSNESS

• By Respecting Them
• By Recognizing Them
• By Regarding Their Needs
• -help take care of their physical and
  material needs after their productive time is
  past.

1 Timothy 54 (NIV) 4)But if a widow has
children or grandchildren, these should learn
first of all to put their religion into practice
by caring for their own family and so repaying
their parents and grandparents, for this is
pleasing to God.
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II. PREVAIL OVER THE PROBLEM

• None of us had perfect parents.
• Thank God for what we got rather than dwell on
  what we didnt get.
• Deal constructively with the damage

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• To all my children
• I suppose my upcoming birthday
  started my thoughts along these lines...This is a
  good time to tell you that what I truly want are
  things I can never get enough of, yet they are
  free. I want the intangibles. I would like for
  you to come and sit with me, and for you to be
  relaxed. We can talk, or we can be silent. I
  would just like for us to be together.

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• I need your patience when I dont hear
  what you say the first time. I know how tiresome
  it is to always be repeating, but sometimes I
  must ask you to repeat. I need your patience when
  I think too much about the past, with my slowness
  and my set ways. I want you to be tolerant with
  what the years have done to me physically.

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• Please be understanding about my
  personal care habits. I spill things. I lose
  things. I get unduly excited when I try to figure
  out my bank statements. I cant remember what
  time to take my medication, or if I took it
  already. I take too many naps. Sometimes sleep
  helps to pass the day.
• Well, there you have it Time,
  Patience, and Understanding. Those are priceless
  gifts that I want.

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• Finally, in his letter, Paul
  wrote, I can do all things through Christ which
  strengthens me. I know I can, too! Its a
  wonderful feeling to know His eye is on the
  sparrow and I know He cares for me. I guess being
  80 isnt so bad after all!
• Love,
  Mom

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III.PROFIT FROM THE PROMISES

• Exodus 20 12
• "Honor your father and your mother, so that you
  may live long in the land the LORD your God is
  giving you.

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III.PROFIT FROM THE PROMISES

• 2 Special Blessings
• It will go well with them
• You will enjoy long life on earth

Proverbs 1027 27) The fear of the Lord adds
length to life, but the years of the wicked are
cut short.
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