For Parents: ”Preparing Our Kids for Adulthood” by Mike Vestal

April 22, 2023 - Equipped Workshop Day 3

11:00 AM MPR 2 Speaker 

 

Mike Vestal provides a great lesson for parents on raising children.

 

Notes:

Preparing Our Children For Adulthood

Introduction:
Psalm 127: 1, 3-5
Deut 6: 4-12 - Good parents hear the Lord, love the Lord and let their children see this. Teach
your children diligently. Remember the Lord faithfully. Don’t forget to see and point out His
blessings.
Prov 24:3-4
Prov 22:6
Prov 13:22
2Kings 20:15-18
You can’t be perfect but you can be faithful. Here are 14 characteristics from James that Godly
parents will stress with their kids:
1. James 1:1 - Remember who they are and whose they are. Remember who God is. Have a
loving view of the church.
2. James 1: 2-12 Help them when they go thru trials to trust God, to rejoice and learn to
endure.
3. James 1: 13-18 - Help your children know how to properly respond to temptation. God’s will
is good, ALWAYS good and is light – follow it.
4. James 1:19 -21 - Help them to realize there’s a time to be quick and to be slow and to put
away and to receive. Be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger, put away sin and
receive grace.
5. James 1:22-27 Help your children to love and learn to the apply God’s Word
6. James 2:1-13 Help them not to quickly and wrongly judge others
7. James 2:14-26 Help them to see that show-n-tell is more than just a game. Some people
who tell little show a lot. Faith that loves God and expresses itself in a wide variety of
ways.
8. James 3:1-12 Help your children to understand the weight of their words.
9. James 3:13-18 Help them to be more than “bright”, help them to be wise. See the wisdom
of God.
10. James 4:1-12 Help them to know that pride and selfishness always leads to quarrels and
wars. Humility and trustworthiness will lead to righteousness.
11. James 4:13-17 Error of presumption — making plans must never leave God out of the
picture.
12. James 5: 1-12 Teach them that God WILL judge the wicked.
13. James 5:9 Teach them not to grumble or complain (Phil 2:14)
14. James 5:13-20 Teach them the value and place of the community of believers, God’s
people should be known for prayer, praise, concern for one another, for their confession
of sin, and for bringing back the wanderer.

 

Duration 40:43