Pointing Them to God
Faith passed to the next generation.
Raising children who know God.
The big idea
Children learn faith less from what you say and more from what you live.
What does “Pointing Them to God” walk through?
Train Them Up
Proverbs 22:6 · KJV
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
In plain English
Help a child grow into the right way; the foundation lasts a lifetime.
The Long Game
Discipleship at home is slow and daily. Keep planting; the harvest comes later.
Talk of Them
Deuteronomy 6:7 · KJV
And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
In plain English
Pass these words on to your kids — talking about them at home, on walks, going to bed, getting up.
Everyday Faith
Faith is taught in ordinary moments — the drive, the meal, the bedtime.
Pray
Lord, help me point the children in my life to you, by how I live. Amen.
Write it down
What's one way to share your faith with a young person?
You finished: Pointing Them to God
They're always watching. Show them a God worth following.
Which passages does this journey use?
2 passages, drawn from Proverbs 22:6, Deuteronomy 6:7. Every verse appears here in the King James text with a plain-English line beside it, so you can read it without a commentary open. Allow about 5 minutes for the whole thing, or 5 short sittings.
- Proverbs 22:6
- Deuteronomy 6:7
Read any of these in full on the complete KJV, or look the wording up independently at Blue Letter Bible.
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