TEXT: Proverbs 22:6
TITLE: Keep Training Us
Introduction: It Takes a Village
Point 1: “Train Up a Child” – What is Training?
a. Train: Latin Origin – trahere: meaning to pull or draw
i. Pull Up, Train Up out of Sinful Nature.
b. We train not only by what we say but also by what we do – our attitudes and behaviors in the world.
c. Same Attitude and Mind Towards Each Other as Jesus had.
i. Does your attitude align with the attitude of Jesus? What does your attitude say to your children?
Point 2: How Do We Train Up “In the Way They Should Go”?
a. Through God’s Word, Wisdom, Experience, and Love
i. In Our Homes
ii. In Our Churches
iii. In Our Communities
Point 3: Why Do We Train? “When They Get Older, They Will Not Depart from It.”
a. b. It is Impossible to Depart from the Truth of God's Word. We can try to ignore it, cover it with worldly things and ideas, but God’s Word will stand forever.
c. “The grass withers, the flower fades, but the Word of Our God will stand forever.” Isaiah 40:8
