151025 AM Victorious Parents

A. Foundational truths: 1. Parenthood was God’s idea (Gen 2:21-24; 3:20; 4:1; Matt 5:14-16, 44-45; 6:3-4, 7-9). 2. Children are a heritage from the LORD (Psa 127:3). 3. Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain (Psa 127:1). B. What does it mean, according to God, to be a victorious parent?  Victorious parents: · Love and serve the only perfect _____________ (Josh 24:14-15; Heb 12:9)  · Live a life worth __________________ (1 Cor 11:1)  · Invest in _________________ (1 Chron 28:9)  · __________________ their children (Prov 22:6; Eph 6:4; Prov 29:15; Heb 12:3-11)  · Realize that time is a ____________ (Psa 39:4-5; James 4:13-14; Eph 5:15-17)