02.05.12 - Building Your Family

We are seeking God for wisdom to build our famlies -  specifically building up our children. We do that as parents, as a church, and in our community. The most important role in our lives is to raise our children in Christ’s way! 

Psalm 22:9 - Kids are learining before we think they are - they are learning to trust - right from the beginning. 

Isa 28:10 - With adults we are renovating, but with kids we are building. Line upon line, precept upon precept...

Lets look today about Jesus’ ministry & teaching about children in the book of Matthew:

1. Matt 9:18 - Jesus constantly ministered to children.

•  His first ministry to a child was raising a little girl from dead
• The gospels record 71 times Jesus that Jesus taught about or ministered to a child. As much as any other group.
• The same devil that oppresess adults oppresses children

2. Matt 10:42 - Everything we do for a child matters.

• It’s amazing how a small thing can make a big difference 
• We need to minister to our kids in body, soul, & spirit

3. Matt 15:21 - Our children depend on us. 

• 4 times Jesus healed children in the gospels - all 4 times the parents asked for help. 
• Their healing, deliverance and spiritual life is greatly dependant on us! God has entrusted them into our hands.

4. Matt 17:14 - The devil is bent on destroying children. 

• The doors of communication must be wide open.
• The doors of darkness must be slammed shut in your homes and your lives. 
• Everything we do in our lives effect our children. Ex 20:5

5. Matt 18:1-5 - When we receive kids, we receive Jesus

• Treat your family with the grace & faith of a child. 
• Walk together in the humility & forgiveness of a child.

6. Matt  18:6-14 - Let’s dedicate ourselves to raise up a generation of kids that follow Christ with their whole heart!

• Dedicated to setting the right example for them
• Dedicated to welcome, love and value every child
• Dedicated to seek and find those which are lost

7. Matt 21:14-17 - Let’s raise up a generation of kids that are unashamed worshippers of Jesus!

• In one decade about 1 Billion children are moved to Heaven
• The enemy is more concerned about kids praising God than he is about miracles.
• When a miracle happens - we forget after a while. But when a child loves Jesus the devil has to deal with it for the next 80 years! Let’s get the word in our kids when they are young. 

If you weren’t treated right as a child - would you open your heart and let God break that curse off of you now?

If you have never truly known the gentle, caring love of a dad would you let your Father in Heaven be that to you now?

Could we as familes, and as a church and community pray for our children and dedicate ourselves to raising a generation of children that love Jesus?

02.05.12 - Building Your Family