The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons, not to drink wine, are performed

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The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he
commanded his sons, not to drink wine, are
performed and unto this day they drink none, for
they obey their father's commandment... (Jer.
3514, cp. 2 Kgs. 1015,23)
So these nations feared Jehovah, and served
their graven images their children likewise, and
their children's children, as did their fathers,
so do they unto this day. (2 Kgs. 1741)
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TRAIN UP A CHILD IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO
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TRAIN UP A CHILD IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO
I. THE WAY HE SHOULD GO
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I. THE WAY HE SHOULD GO"

• A responsible adult
• to God, Matt. 2237 2 Cor. 510
• to family, 1 Tim. 58,14
• to church, Phil. 11 1 Cor. 1615
• morally, Matt. 194-6 1 Cor. 618
• to neighbors, Matt. 2239
• to government, Rom. 131-7

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TRAIN UP A CHILD IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO
I. THE WAY HE SHOULD GO
II. WAYS HE SHOULD NOT GO
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II. WAYS HE SHOULD NOT GO

• Godlessness, Rom. 128, 3 11,18
• Infidelity, Matt. 199

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• Total divorces granted in 1999 - 1,163,000.
• Rate per 1,000 population - 4.1.
• Current number of divorced adults as of 1998 -
  19,400,000.
• Median age at time of divorce - males 35.6
  females 33.2.
• Median duration of marriage - 7.2 yrs
• Likelihood of new marriage ending in divorce -
  43.
• Percentage of weddings which are remarriage for
  at least one partner - 43. (via U.S. Census
  Bureau, via Greg Gwin in The Electronic Beacon,
  7/03)

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II. WAYS HE SHOULD NOT GO

• Godlessness, Rom. 128, 311,18
• Unfaithfulness, Matt. 199 Rom. 131
• Immorality, 1 Cor. 618

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The National Center for Health Statistics
reports that by age 13, 1 in 12 kids is no longer
a virgin, by 15 a third of girls and 45 of
boys have had sex. By age 19, nearly 80 have
engaged in sex. (via Ladies' Home Journal, via
Greg Gwin, The Electronic Beacon, 12/01)
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II. WAYS HE SHOULD NOT GO

• Godlessness, Rom. 128, 311,18
• Unfaithfulness, Matt. 199 Rom. 131
• Immorality, 1 Cor. 618

• Hatred and selfishness, Titus 33 Lk. 1030-32
• Crime, Mk. 157 1 Pet. 415

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Police Arrest 8-Year-Old After Alleged Outburst
in Williamsburg (VA) Elementary School, Mar. 4,
2005 (AP) - James City County Police arrested
an eight-year-old boy who allegedly had a violent
outburst in school. Authorities say he
head-butted his teacher and kicked an assistant
principal when he was told he couldn't go outside
to play with other students. The four-foot
pupil was led away from Williamsburg's Rawls Byrd
Elementary School in handcuffs Tuesday and
charged with disorderly conduct and assault and
battery.
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Major Stan Stout says the student began tossing
chairs and turning over desks after a teacher -
and later the assistant principal - tried to stop
him from joining his classmates.
(http//www.wavy.com/ Global/story.asp?S3030689n
av23iiX637, Copy- right 2005 Associated Press)
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TRAIN UP A CHILD IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO
I. THE WAY HE SHOULD GO
II. WAYS HE SHOULD NOT GO
III. A CHILDS STATE
A. Undeveloped, 1 Cor. 1311 B. Ignorant, Prov.
14 C. Foolishness is bound up in the heart of
a child, Prov. 2215 2313 2915 D.
Susceptibility to training, Prov. 226 2 Tim.
315 Prov. 110
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TRAIN UP A CHILD IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO
I. THE WAY HE SHOULD GO
II. WAYS HE SHOULD NOT GO
III. A CHILDS STATE
IV. TRAINING CHILDREN
A. Instruction, Lk. 111 Matt. 633 2 Tim.
315 Ps. 1221 Rom. 121 B. Correction, Prov.
311 2313 1 Sam. 313 C. Example
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I'd rather see a sermon, than hear one any
day I'd rather one should walk with me, than
merely show the way. The eye's a better pupil,
and more willing than the ear Fine counsel is
confusing, but examples always clear. (Edgar A.
Guest, Sermons We See, Masterpieces of
Religious Verse, p. 361)
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Your children need -

• To hear you pray earnestly and often, 1 Thes.
  517
• To hear you talk with them about the things of
  God, Deut. 66-9
• To hear you teach others the Gospel, Mk. 1615
• To see you give bountifully and cheerfully, 2
  Cor. 96-7
• To see you live the Christian life, Phil.
  212-15
• To go with you to visit the unfortunate, Jas.
  127
• To hear you say good things about other
  Christians, 1 Thes. 17-9
• To go with you to worship God, Ps. 1221
• To see you love your spouse, Eph. 522-33
• To be encouraged by you to obey God, Acts 2216

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TRAIN UP A CHILD IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO
I. THE WAY HE SHOULD GO
II. WAYS HE SHOULD NOT GO
III. A CHILDS STATE
IV. TRAINING CHILDREN
A. Instruction, Lk. 111 Matt. 633 2 Tim.
315 Ps. 1221 Rom. 121 B. Correction, Prov.
311 2313 1 Sam. 313 C. Example D.
Punishment the rod of correction, Prov. 13
24 1918 2313-14 2915
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TRAIN UP A CHILD IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO
I. THE WAY HE SHOULD GO
II. WAYS HE SHOULD NOT GO
III. A CHILDS STATE
IV. TRAINING CHILDREN
V. THE RESULT WHEN HE IS OLD HE WILL NOT DEPART
FROM IT, Prov. 1822
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TRAIN UP A CHILD IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO
I. THE WAY HE SHOULD GO
II. WAYS HE SHOULD NOT GO
III. A CHILDS STATE
A. Undeveloped, 1 Cor. 1311 B. Ignorant, Prov.
14 C. Foolishness is bound up in the heart of
a child, Prov. 2215 2313 2915 D.
Susceptibility to training, Prov. 226 2 Tim.
315 Prov. 110
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TRAIN UP A CHILD IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO
I. THE WAY HE SHOULD GO
II. WAYS HE SHOULD NOT GO
III. A CHILDS STATE
IV. TRAINING CHILDREN
A. Instruction, Lk. 111 Matt. 633 2 Tim.
315 Ps. 1221 Rom. 121 B. Correction, Prov.
311 2313 1 Sam. 313 C. Example D.
Punishment the rod of correction, Prov. 13
24 1918 2313-14 2915
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TRAIN UP A CHILD IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO
I. THE WAY HE SHOULD GO
II. WAYS HE SHOULD NOT GO
III. A CHILDS STATE
IV. TRAINING CHILDREN
V. THE RESULT WHEN HE IS OLD HE WILL NOT DEPART
FROM IT, Prov. 1822
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"Train up a child in the way he should go, And
when he is old he will not depart from it."
(Prov. 226) I took a piece of earthen clay
And idly fashioned it one day And as my fingers
pressed it still It molded and yielded to my
will. I came again when day was past, The bit
of clay was hard at last The form I gave it
still it bore But I could change that form no
more.
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"Train up a child in the way he should go, And
when he is old he will not depart from it."
(Prov. 226) I took a piece of living clay And
gently formed it day by day, And molded with my
power and art A young child's soft and yielding
heart. I came again when years were gone, It
was a man I looked upon He still that early
impress wore And I could change him never
more. ---Author Unknown