Parents Are God's Idea! - Part 4 of "Relationships" Series - Ephesians 6:1-3, Romans 1:21, Colossians 3:13, and Timothy 5:4,8
Sermon Date: June 16, 2019
Bible Reference: Ephesians 6:1-3, Romans 1:21, Colossians 3:13, and Timothy 5:4,8
Topics: Respect, Thanksgiving, Forgiveness and Support
Parents are God’s idea; honor, thank, forgive and support them.
Pastor Don Patterson
“Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”[a]”
“For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.”
“Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”
“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. The widow who is really in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day to pray and to ask God for help. But the widow who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives. Give the people these instructions, so that no one may be open to blame. Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.”
