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1. Christian parents don’t guarantee
Christian children.
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1 Samuel 2:12 Now the sons of Eli were
scoundrels who had no respect for the LORD
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1 Samuel 8:1 As Samuel grew old, he
appointed his sons to be judges over Israel.
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1 Samuel 8:2 Joel and Abijah, his oldest sons, held court in
Beersheba. 3 But they were not like their father, for they were
greedy for money. They accepted bribes and perverted justice.
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Proximity to religion doesn’t mean
relationship with Jesus
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1. Overprotective • Helicopter
• Demonize
• Afraid
• False separation
• Complexity
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2.Shallow•What happens in church stays in church.
•No deep connections.
•The ideal and the real.
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3. Anti-science•Enemies.
•Incompatible.
•Daniel 1:4 the language and the literature of Babylon.
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4. Repressive •The most access to sex of any generation.
•The most tolerant of sexual preferences.
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5. Exclusive•Multicultural America. ½ are white. 4/5 were white 50 years ago.
•Great agreement generation.
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6. Doubtless“Doubt is the ants in the
pants of faith” Frederich Buchner
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2. Children are books to be read,
not written.
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1 Samuel 8:3 But they were not like their father… 5 “Look,” they told him, “you are now
old, and your sons are not like you.
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1 Samuel 3:18 So Samuel told Eli everything; he didn’t hold
anything back. “It is the LORD’s will,” Eli replied. “Let him do what he thinks best.”
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Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go,
And when he is old he will not depart from it.
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Ask yourself three key
questions.
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Do they know Him?
Do you know them?
Do they know you?
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3. All is not lost. Especially not our children.
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To do:
1.Make sure you’re sure.
2.Never give up.
3.Listen.
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“Your children are going to break your heart. Somehow, somewhere. Maybe more than once. To become
a parent is to promise to love prodigals”
(“You Lost Me”James K. A. Smith)