A House in Order – An Ordered Life! 2 Kings 20:1-7
Placing the House of Your Family in Order! Ephesians 6:1-4
The Word to Hezekiah – “Place Your House in Order!”
2 Kings 20:1 In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him and said to him, “Thus says the LORD, `Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live.'”
What The Word Says: Matthew 7:24-27 The House in Order is the One Built on the Rock – By Hearing and Doing the Word of God!
Galatians 5:16-24 A Life Led by the Spirit!
The House: Of Your Family!
Ephesians 6:1-4
The Word to Children:
Obey Your Parents in the Lord for this is Right! V1
Honor Your Father and Mother! V2-3
… which is the first commandment with a promise) So that it may be well with you and that you may live long on the earth!
The Word to Fathers:
Do Not Provoke Your Children to Anger!
Raise Them in the Fear and Instruction of the Lord!
The Last Word of the Old Testament!
Malachi 4:5 Behold, I am going to send you Elijah he prophet before the coming o the great and terrible day of the Lord. 6 He will restore the hearts of the fathers to their children and the hearts of the children to their Fathers, so that I will not come and smite the land with a curse
General Reasons for Anger
¬ Rejection or Abandonment:
¬ Parental Absence: Divorce, Death, Emotional Absence
¬ Abuse: Verbal, Physical and or Sexual
¬ Self Inflicted Wound Because of Sin! David: Psalm 51
How Do we Not Provoke Our Children To Anger/How We Raise them in the Fear and Instruction of the Lord?
1) When We Look to Our Personal Interests Instead of Our Children’s. Philippians 2:1-11
Practice Christ-like Presence and Attentiveness! Show Up! (Physically, Emotionally and Spirtually)
2) When We Refuse to Admit When We Are Wrong!Practice Humility, Admit When You Are Wrong, Ask For Forgiveness! Receive Grace! Luke 18:10-14
3) When We Do Not Show Affection. Practice Meaningful Touch
4) When We Say “I love You” and our Actions do not show It. Love From the Heart! Matthew 15:8
5) When we Treat our Spouses in Unloving Ways! Read Your Verses
6) When We Show Favoritism. Practice Fairness
7) When We Break Promises! Fulfill Your Word
8) When Your Child Senses Rejection of one or both Parents. Show Unconditional Love and Acceptance
9) When We Live and Discipline In Anger. Live and Discipline In Love
10) When we Correct the Speck in Their Eye and Fail to see the Log in Our on Eye! Matthew 7:1-5 Remove Critical Spirit and Judgmental Attitudes
Your Children Mirror You, Both Positive and Negative
Their Outbursts Mirroring Your Attitude and Displays of Anger
Their Disobedient Attitude Mirroring Your Lack of Immediate Obedience (dragging feet to Carry out your responsibilities)
Their Slow Response to Your Authority Mirroring Your
Attitude to Authority (Government, Laws, Church, Parents)
Their Whining and Complaint Mirroring Your Grumbling and Displays of Frustration.
Their Failure to Get Along with one Another Mirroring Your Failure to Get Along with one another, Your siblings, Your parents and other People in Your Life
Their Daydreaming, Not Focusing Mirroring Your Own Idleness.
Their Lack of Spiritual Desire Mirroring Your Preoccupation with the Temporal Over the Eternal
Their Desire to no longer be in Church Mirroring You Making Decisions that show it’s ok to default to other things than Church life.
Their Fear, Panic, Worry, Anxiety Mirroring Yours!
Their Lack of Compassion and Critical Spirit Mirroring your critical Spirit
Their Struggle to Admit When Wrong and Ask Forgiveness Mirroring Your Refusal to Admit When Wrong and Ask For Forgiveness.
Their Pride Mirroring Your Pride in the Name of Self Confidence
Their Addictions Mirroring Your Addictions
Their Lousy Attitude Mirroring Your Lousy Attitude
Their Gossiping Mirroring Your Gossiping
The First Word of the New Testament: 400 Years Later! Luke 1:5-6
To Family Shepherds ( Luke 1:5-6 )
¬ Family Priests who stand before God for the sake of their children. (Job 1:1-5)
¬ Parents who are committed to Righteousness Based on Faith!
¬ Parents Committed to Obedience
Of Family Sheep (Luke 1:13-17)
¬ Children Great in the Sight of God
1 Samuel 16:6-12 – Isaiah 61:1-9
¬ Children Filled With the Holy Spirit
¬ Lives dependent on the Holy Spirit not any other stimulant.
¬ Children Who Possess Vision For Ministry
⎫ Ministries & Lives that bring repentance. Luke 3:1-14
⎫ Ministries and Lives that Prepare Hearts for Jesus! (John 1:6-8 and John 1:19-37)
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