Faith Begins at Home
Psalm 78:1-8
Psalm 78:1-8
One
of our core values as a church is that the church is for children. We believe that children can become
believers, grow spiritually and serve the church body, and therefore, we will
have ministries designed to equip and facilitate this process. Children are important to us as a church,
because children are important to God. That’s
what our passage is all about this morning.
These opening verses of Psalm
78 stress the importance of passing our faith on to our kids, of telling the
next generation about the Lord.
It is vital to teach spiritual
truths to our children while they are young.
It’s a lot easier to shape
a child than to reshape an adult.
The Lord reveals.
We teach.
Faith is not just about us. It is about keeping the torch
lit and passing it on to the next generation.
I. Be Faithful to Remember God’s Truth – Psalm 78:1-3
The parent that realizes the
responsibility to teach will be faced with the responsibility of working
out his own theology and doctrine.
II. Be Faithful to Share God’s Truth – Psalm 78:4
How do we hide the
things of God from the next generation?
1.
We hide the things of God by not teaching
them.
2.
We hide the works of God by not recalling
them.
3.
We hide things of God by our hypocrisy.
The primary responsibility
and authority for training a child clearly rests with the parents.
Life
is the greatest teaching opportunity there is.
III.
Be Faithful to
the CONTENT of God’s Truth - Psalms 78:5-6
What truths
do we share?
1.
The Goodness of the Lord. Psalms 78:4
2.
The Absolute Truth of God. Psalms 78:5
When the world robs
kids of biblical absolutes it robs them of their security and
direction in life.
They may hear
it from the Sunday School teacher but they learn it from the parents.
IV. The Blessed Result of Sharing God’s Truth - Psalms 78:6-8
There is no greater heritage
we can give our children and grandchildren than a solid faith in God.
“But as for me and my house, we will
serve the LORD.”
Joshua 24:15
Joshua 24:15
