![]() God has called dads and moms to be the first ones to teach their kids the Word of God and the ways of Christ Jesus (Eph 6:4). Listen, my son, to your father’s instructionĪnd do not forsake your mother’s teaching. Now as I broaden the scope of what it means to be a disciple-maker I also don’t want to be too quick to downplay the family mandate Proverbs 4 is laying out for dads and moms. He expects his teachings to form his sons and daughters and that they too would become spiritual fathers and mothers to their biological and spiritual children (aka. He’s expecting his teaching to go to all his sons or his son’s sons, his grandchildren. Maybe we shouldn’t make too much of it but at the very least this father is expecting his teaching to multiply. Our pattern in Proverbs has been a father writing to his “son” but in verse one he’s writing to his “sons.” It’s plural. We all need a spiritual father or spiritual mother. Ask them, “Will you meet with me regularly to pray, study God’s Word, and talk about life?” The point is. Pray about it this week and if you want one come back next week and we will find you one. That’s three generation of studying God’s Word and living God’s ways.ĭo you want a spiritual father or spiritual mother? Do you want to be discipled? This isn’t a theoretical question. That’s three generations of discipleship. A father is teaching his sons what his father taught him. Here we see it beautifully illustrated in a family. (NIV)ĭiscipleship is when one person pours God’s words and ways (God’s wisdom) into another person to help them know and follow Christ and that person pours into a third person and so on and so on. Still tender, and cherished by my mother. The reason he turned out this way is because he too had a spiritual father who discipled him, his actual biological father.ġ Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction But in today’s Proverb we find a father who is both. You can have a spiritual father or spiritual mother who is not your biological parent. Today in Proverbs 4 we find a biological father who is also the spiritual father to his son. ![]() If you could have that would you want it? Would you want a more mature man or woman in the faith to come and mentor and disciple you? This could be someone older, or younger, but the key is that they have walked this path before, it’s not that they have it mastered, but they can help you on your way and maybe you can teach them something too. A spiritual father or mother is someone who comes alongside you and walks with you in your faith, helping you study the Bible and pray, and encouraging you in your walk with Jesus. ![]() He met up with me for lunch, we did a Bible study together with some other guys, he listened to my concerns and prayed for me, he lead me on a missions trip to Chinle Arizona, and he paid for my plane ticket to go to a Christian conference in Seattle. My college pastor, Andrew Davies, took an interest in my spiritual growth.
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