Each Child is "Joy From The Lord"

Each Child is “Joy from the Lord”

Matt 18:1-5

Intro: God’s special plan, “Making children one at a time”

I. New Life is a gift of Joy from God

II. Parents are to Receive and Rejoice

A. Receiving includes responsibility:

· To Teach

· To Train

· To Provide for

· To Nurture

· To Control

· To Love

B. Rejoicing should be natural:

Watch out for the things that would rob the Joy

· Selfishness

· Busyness

· Distractions

· Living through our children

· Image

It takes a commitment from the whole family!

Child training—parents are training their children how later to train their children.