It Starts at Home

Deuteronomy 6:1-9

God gave commands, decrees, and regulations to his people in order to prosper them and give them a long life.

Remind your children of the stories of God’s faithfulness
When we do this, the next generation will live under the blessing of God
We often learn more from stories than we learn from information
We learn from other’s stories and it sparks encouragement and faith
The story of our healing, restoration, provision, freedom, forgiveness, and faith can become someone else’s story
If you need a story, read your Bible
Your story matters (“they overcame him by the blood of the lamb and the word of their testimony” Revelation 12:11)
Get in God’s word and remind yourself of God’s faithfulness and then share that in your home
The next generation will abandon the Lord if we don’t tell the story

If you were taking a family vacation, you wouldn’t leave the kids at home
Bring people to the experience with you (Deuteronomy 12:12)
“Parents who treat the Church as optional, shouldn’t be surprised when their children treat Jesus as unnecessary.” – Benjamin Leonard
Get your kids into church; don’t make it optional
The next generation is picking up on our behavior; it’s caught more than taught
What kind of examples are we setting?
Live your life to honor God and bring future generations along on the journey with you

Deuteronomy 6:8-9; remind your family and team of culture and expectation
Your home has a culture: fill it with praise, worship, prayer
The enemy wants to destroy the culture of your home
Fill your home with wisdom, the word of God, worship, and fight in the spiritual realm for the lives of the next generation of believers