Sermon
Re-Thinking: Parenting
Cross Church
Speaker: Ryan Blackwell, with Steve Stroope
April 25, 2021 · 38 min
Summary
Ephesians 6:1-4 establishes three core parenting principles: children conform to the family structure, not vice versa; honor is a lifelong command showing dignity and respect to parents; and fathers must avoid provoking anger while raising children in godly discipline and instruction. The sermon challenges parents to center family life on God rather than child happiness, modeling Christ-like behavior as the primary teaching method.
Highlights
Children are a blessing from the Lord, but they make horrible replacements for God. They make a horrible replacement for centering your life around that child.
The greatest gift you can give your children is a marriage that puts God first and your spouse second.
The number one way we teach our kids to be godly is to be godly, and to love Jesus, to serve his church, to pour out our lives, to sacrifice and serve.