There's a War for Your Minds, Kids
I. This sermon is for the kids in the church.
1. There's a war being waged for the control of your minds, kids.
2. There are many fronts on which the assaults are being made including:
A. Teachers discounting God and Creation, and teaching evolution.
B. Friends pressuring you to not believe in God or to believe in a false god.
C. Teachers, society, and the world in general teaching you to go into debt.
D. Teachers teaching that homosexuality is good and normal.
5. Friends pressuring you into sin: sex, drunkenness, drugs, theft, foul language, etc.
A. You will experience peer pressure from your friends to do sinful things such as these.
i. Remember what God says, "Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil" (Exo 23:2).
ii. Remember that following the crowd was what nailed Jesus Christ to the cross (Mat 27:22-23).
B. Your friends might try to pressure you into having sex before you're married.
i. The Bible calls this fornication.
For a master copy of the outline and the other sermons in the series, click here: Marriage. To listen to or watch the next sermon in the series, click here: Part 2.
Marriage
I. The importance of this study.
1. Marriage is a picture of Christ and His bride the church (Eph 5:22-32).
2. Marriage was God's design for mankind, even before the fall of man (Gen 2:21-25 c/w Mat 19:4-6).
3. Marriage is also the cornerstone of the family and society itself.
For a master copy of the outline and the other sermons in the series, click here: Marriage. To listen to or watch the previous sermon in the series, click here: Part 1. To listen to or watch the next sermon in the series, click here: Part 3.
Marriage
V. Since God created marriage, He also regulates the relationship within marriage.
1. The role and responsibilities of the wife.
For a master copy of the outline and the other sermons in the series, click here: Marriage. To listen to or watch the previous sermon in the series, click here: Part 2.
Marriage
I. A wife's (and all Christian women) adorning should not be focused on the outward such as plaiting (braiding) her hair, wearing jewelry, fine clothing, make-up, etc. (1Pe 3:3).
i. Women are supposed to be clothed in modest apparel (1Ti 2:9-10).
Child Discipline, Training, and Education
I. The importance of this study.
1. The family is the backbone of society.
2. Your children are the future.
3. You (parents) are responsible for the training and education of your children, whether you do it yourself or you delegate it to others.
4. You have a responsibility to God, your children, and society to discipline your children to ensure they grow up into God-fearing, honest, hard-working, responsible, and mature people.
III. Training and educating children.
1. The goal of educating children is to bring them to maturity.
A. Maturity - The state or quality of being mature (having the powers of the body and mind fully developed); fullness or perfection of development or growth.
B. Jesus Christ is the standard of maturity (Eph 4:13).
i. Jesus was trained up by his parents who provided Him with a well-rounded and quality education (Luk 2:51-52).
a. He matured:
1) intellectually (in wisdom).
2) physically (in stature).
3) spiritually (in favor with God).
4) socially (in favor with man).
For a master copy of the outline, click here: Dating and Preparing For Marriage To listen to the next sermon in the series, click here: Part 2
I. The topic of dating is important for all of us, regardless of our marital status.
1. This is a topic that we most often associate with teenagers and young men and women, but it is not limited to them.
For a master copy of the outline, click here: Dating and Preparing For Marriage To listen to the previous sermon in the series, click here: Part 1 To listen to the next sermon in the series, click here: Part 3
2. The purpose of dating (romantic dating) is to find a spouse.
For a master copy of the outline, click here: Dating and Preparing For Marriage To listen to the previous sermon in the series, click here: Part 2 To listen to the next sermon in the series, click here: Part 4
iv. Humility
For a master copy of the outline, click here: Dating and Preparing For Marriage To listen to the previous sermon in the series, click here: Part 3 To listen to the next sermon in the series, click here: Part 5
ix. Patience
For a master copy of the outline, click here: Dating and Preparing For Marriage To listen to the previous sermon in the series, click here: Part 4 To listen to the next sermon in the series, click here: Part 6
VIII. Dating considerations for different age groups and statuses.
1. General considerations for all.
For a master copy of the outline, click here: Dating and Preparing For Marriage To listen to the previous sermon in the series, click here: Part 5 To listen to the next sermon in the series, click here: Part 7
C. If a Christian's heart is right, his purpose in dating an unbeliever is to attempt to convert her.
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For a master copy of the outline, click here: Dating and Preparing For Marriage To listen to the previous sermon in the series, click here: Part 6
Watch the video of this sermon on YouTube: Five Love Languages (Part 1). For a master copy of the outline and the other sermons in the series, click here: Five Love Languages. To listen to or watch the next sermon in the series, click here: Part 2.
Five Love Languages
Watch the video of this sermon on YouTube: Five Love Languages (Part 2). For a master copy of the outline and the other sermons in the series, click here: Five Love Languages. To listen to or watch the previous sermon in the series, click here: Part 1
Five Love Languages
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