Bible Lesson: Cherished Promises To
The Child Of God: To Obedient Children.
Bible Text:
Ephesians 6:1-6 NLT
1 Children,
obey your parents because you belong to The Lord, for this is the
right thing to do.
2 “Honor your
father and mother.” This is the first commandment with a promise:
3 If you honor
your father and mother, “things will go well for you, and you will
have a long life on the earth.”
4 Fathers, do
not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather,
bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from The
Lord.
The Lord's Request:
1 Children,
obey your parents because you belong to The Lord, for this is the
right thing to do.
2 “Honor your
father and mother.” This is the first commandment with a promise:
4 Fathers, do
not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather,
bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from The
Lord.
The Lord's Promise:
3 If you honor
your father and mother, “things will go well for you, and you will
have a long life on the earth.
Exodus
20:12 KJV
Honor
thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land
which
The
Lord thy God giveth thee.
Leviticus
19:3 KJV
Ye
shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep My
sabbaths: I am
The
Lord your God.
Deuteronomy
5:16 KJV
Honor
thy father and thy mother, as The Lord thy God hath commanded thee;
that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in
the land which The Lord thy God giveth thee.
Deuteronomy
6:4-9 NLT
4
“Listen, O Israel! The Lord is our God, The Lord alone.
5
And you must love The Lord your God with all your heart, all your
soul, and all your strength.
6
And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that
I am giving you today.
7
Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when
you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to
bed and when you are getting up. 8 Tie them to your hands and wear
them on your forehead as reminders.
9
Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
Deuteronomy
27:16 NLT
Cursed
is anyone who dishonors father or mother. And all the people will
reply, ‘Amen.’
I
Samuel 15:22 KJV
And
Samuel said, Hath The Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and
sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of The Lord? Behold, to obey is
better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
Proverbs
1:8,9 KJV
8
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law
of thy mother:
9
For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains
about thy neck.
Proverbs
3:1,2 KJV
1
My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
2
For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
Proverbs
6:20-23 KJV
20
My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy
mother:
21
Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
22
When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall
keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
23
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is Light; and reproofs of
instruction are the way of Life:
Proverbs
13:1,24 NLT
1
A wise child accepts a parent’s discipline; a mocker refuses to
listen to correction.
24
Those who spare the rod of discipline hate their children. Those who
love their children care enough to discipline them.
Proverbs
20:20 NLT
If
you insult your father or mother, your light will be snuffed out in
total darkness.
Proverbs
22:6 KJV
Train
up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not
depart from it.
Proverbs
23:13,14,22 KJV
13
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with
the rod, he shall not die.
14
Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from
hell.
22
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother
when she is old.
Matthew
19:19 KJV
Honor
thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as
thyself.
Mark
10:19 KJV
Thou
knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not
steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honor thy father and
mother.
Luke
2:51,52 KJV
51
And He went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject
unto them: but His mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
52
And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and
man.
John 15:14 KJV (Jesus)
Ye
are My friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
Colossians
3:20,21 KJV
20
Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing
unto
The
Lord.
21
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be
discouraged.
Hebrews
13:17 KJV
Obey
them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they
watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may
do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
Jesus didn't take children and baptize (immerse) them.
He took them up in His arms and placed His hands on their heads and
blessed them.
In the church of Jesus Christ this is Dedication:
Dedication:
To set apart and consecrate to The Lord.
Dictionary.Com
Our children should be dedicated to The Lord.
Mark
10:13-16 KJV (Jesus
Blesses the Children)
13
One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so He could
touch and bless them. But the disciples scolded the parents for
bothering Him.
14
When Jesus saw what was happening, He was angry with His disciples.
He said to them, “Let the children come to Me. Don’t stop them!
For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children.
15
I tell you The Truth, anyone who doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God
like a child will never enter it.”
16
Then He took the children in His arms and placed His hands on their
heads and blessed them.
OBEDIENCE
Exodus
20:12 KJV
Honor
thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land
which
The
Lord thy God giveth thee.
Obedience is the very best way,
to show that you believe.
Doing exactly what the Lord commands,
doing it happily.
Action is the key – do it immediately,
joy you will receive.
Obedience is the very best way to show that you believe.
Chorus:
O-B-E-D-I-E-N-C-E
Obedience is the very best way to show that you believe.
We want to live pure we want to live clean.
We want to do our best.
Sweetly submitting to authority,
leaving to God the rest.
Walking in the light,
keep our attitudes right.
On the narrow way.
For if you believe the Word you receive,
You always will obey. (repeat Chorus)
Author:
Mike and Ruth Greene
Majesty, 1977
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Prayer:
Psalm
19:14 KJV
Let
the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable
in thy sight, O Lord, my Strength, and my Redeemer.
