Sep 8 | Aging Parents | Amy Christie

Take a look at Ephesians 6:1-3 6 Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord,[a] for this is the right thing to do. 2 “Honor your father and mother.” This is the first commandment with a promise: 3 If you honor your father and mother, “things will go well for you, and you will have a long life on the earth.” Children obey your parents because you belong to the Lord – if we are followers of Christ – we will obey our parents because we belong to Him and when we belong to him we do the right thing – we live the right way – it is what the Lord commands of us – it’s one of the 10 commandments Exodus 20:12 112 “Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the LORD your God is giving you. God understands the obedience of children to their parents is important – that honoring them is right – and will keep them from honoring or serving things that are not right or good for them – you will serve and obey someone or something - what/who will you serve – and there are other places in scripture that point to the disobedience to parents leading to the breakdown of society – a disrespect of your parents could lead to disrespect of all authority and lead you down a dark path but Respecting your parents will lead to a fuller, richer life. To honor our parents is to have an attitude of respect for them that stems from the fact that we greatly value them and the contribution they’ve made to our lives. To honor our parents is to assign a high place of value to them. This attitude of respect and esteem will result in loving, courteous behavior towards them. Good or bad we have arisen from our parents – and we remain a subsidiary – we are secondary to them – they come first Here are some ways we can all serve them well – as their children and as their community Forgive them. 1. Pray for them. 2. Spend time with them. 3. Talk kindly of them. 4. Ask for their advice. 5. Ask for help. 6. Share them with others. 7. Give yourself a break. 8. Laugh. A lot. 9. Ask your parents what they want. 10. Honor the memory of your parents. 11. Grieve. 12. Find Gratitude. Download the full sermon notes here: https://gracechurch.us/media/aging-parents Subscribe to the latest sermons: https://www.youtube.com/gracechurchin?sub_confirmation=1 To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world click here: http://gracechurch.us/giving/ 'You Were Made for More' because God created you ON purpose FOR a purpose. This is the vision of Grace Church, led by Pastor Barry Rodriguez and based in Indianapolis, IN. ———————————— STAY CONNECTED Website: http://gracechurch.us Grace Church Facebook: https://facebook.com/GraceChurchIN Grace Church Instagram: https://instagram.com/GraceChurchIN Grace Church Twitter: https://twitter.com/GraceChurchIN