1 Thessalonians 2
A Biblical Lifestyle Matters to the Next Generation!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Thursday, December 10.
Do you want to be a great mom or dad? Did you know that one of the clearest New Testament teachings on parenting is found in 1 Thessalonians 2?
For moms, Paul says in verses 7-10, “But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother taking care of her own children. So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us. For you remember, brothers, our labor and toil: we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God. You are witnesses, and God also, how holy and righteous and blameless was our conduct toward you believers.”
Ladies, I encourage you to study this passage, get together and discuss it with one another.
For dads, Paul says in verses 10-12, “You are witnesses, and God also, how holy and righteous and blameless was our conduct toward you believers. For you know how, like a father with his children, we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and charged you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.”
Gentlemen, I encourage you to study this passage, get together and discuss it with one another.
Let me emphasize verse 10, which applies to all of us: be models of holy, righteous and blameless conduct before [all the] children.
Did you know that a majority of the next generation’s learning about how to do life, relationships, marriage, and parenting (all the big important stuff) doesn’t happen at school, but in watching you?
So, does it matter than how we live at home and at church? Yes, because little eyes are watching and little ears are listening.
Seize the moment and live a biblical lifestyle today.
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