Subject: Children are Gifts from God

Scripture Reading: Genesis 33: 1 – 7

Memory Verse: Psalm 127: 3

Objective: To remind us that children are God given.

1. What does the Psalmist say about children? Psalm 127: 3

2. What did Jacob say when questioned by Esau in Genesis 33: 4 – 5? How did the Apostle Paul say we should bring them up? Ephesians 6: 4

Note: Parents must understand that children are gifts from God and should be grown in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Too often we fail to reprimand/guide them and we eventually ‘lose’ them.

3. What did David say about children in the home? Psalm 128: 3; and what did he ask God about them? Psalm 144: 11 – 12

4. What does God expect us to do with regards to the gift(s) that He has given to us? Proverbs 29: 17

5. What is the expectation of children in their relationship with their parents? Ephesians 6: 1 – 3 & Proverbs 1: 8 – 9

6. In order to properly cherish the gift(s) that God has given us, what must first take place? Deuteronomy 5: 29

7. How does David conclude this topic, and what did he say he will do? Psalm 139: 13 – 14