Foundations for the Future

Foundations for the Future – Creating a Future

Creating family – Ephesians 6:4, 3:14-21 (part two)

Creative:

1.  having the quality and power of creating
2.  resulting from originality of thought, imaginative 

Training means there is a specific:

•         goal

•         methodology

•         result

Training’s Goal:

“for this reason” – “that you may be filled with all of the fullness of God”

Goal: To train your children so when they are adults, they will walk with Jesus and influence others to do the same.

Training’s Methodology

•         prayer

•         specific exercises for specific traits/skills

•         repetition

•         motivation

Key areas of training:

•         “inner man”

•         faith training

•         servant hearted

•         evangelism/missions

•         church life – body life

Training’s result

•         “filled with the fullness of God”

•         see a God “who is able”

•         participate in a church as the glory of Christ

Sermon: April 29, 2012