IS IT REALLY THAT IMPORTANT A SERIES ON

IS IT REALLY THAT IMPORTANT? A SERIES ON BIBLICAL CONVICTIONS Summer 2012

FOUR WORDS Suggestion Preference Belief Conviction

WHAT IS A CONVICTION? A conviction is a basic Scriptural principle which we purpose to follow, whatever the cost.

CONVICTIONS GROW They grow wide They grow deep

CONVICTION #1 The Bible is the inspired Word of God and the final authority for my life. Believe the Word Do the Word Share the Word

CONVICTION #2 My purpose in life is to seek God with my whole heart and to build my goals around His priorities. Grab Hold Hang On

CONVICTION #3 My church must teach the foundational truths of Scripture. TRUTH

ESSENTIAL TRUTH The deity and humanity of Christ The doctrine of the Trinity (including the deity of the Holy Spirit) Virgin birth of Jesus The bodily resurrection of Christ Salvation by grace through faith The second coming of Christ The existence of Heaven and Hell The Resurrection of the dead Life everlasting

CONVICTION #4 My activities must never cause another believer to stumble spiritually. Stumble

CONVICTION #5 MY CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN BELONG TO GOD AND IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO TRAIN AND TEACH THEM SCRIPTURAL PRINCIPLES, GODLY CHARACTER, AND BASIC CONVICTIONS.

Ps. 127: 3 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: And the fruit of the womb is his reward. 3

IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO TRAIN AND TEACH THEM SCRIPTURAL PRINCIPLES, GODLY CHARACTER, AND BASIC CONVICTIONS.

Recipe For Child Raising 1 cup of Proverbs 22: 6 2 Tablespoons of Proverbs 19: 13 1 Dash of Proverbs 23: 13 1 Teaspoon of Proverbs 3: 5 1/2 cup of Titus 2: 3 through 7 Mix all the ingredients, add a pound of persistence, one cup of love, and whip until right consistency. This recipe is recommended by the Creator of Mankind. Please add a pinch of Ephesians 6: 4

Deut. 6: 1 -7 1 “Now this is the commandment, the statutes and the judgments which the LORD your God has commanded me to teach you, that you might do them in the land where you are going over to possess it, 2 so that you and your son and your grandson might fear the LORD your God, to keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you, all the days of your life, and that your days may be prolonged. 3 “O Israel, you should listen and be careful to do it, that it may be well with you and that you may multiply greatly, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you, in a land flowing with milk and honey.

Deut. 6: 1 -7 4 “Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one! 5 “You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6 “These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. 7 “You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up.

Proverbs 22: 6 Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it

Definition of Train A. To direct the growth of (a plant) usually be bending, pruning, and tying B. to form by instruction, discipline, or drill

Definition of Train A. to direct the growth of (a plant) usually be bending, pruning, and tying B. to form by instruction, discipline, or drill C. to teach so as to make fit, qualified, or proficient D. to make prepared (as by exercise) for a test of skill

5 Reasons why teaching and training is important. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Establishes God as the authority Defines the value systems Guidance those value systems Protection against hazards Sure destiny