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Training up in Worship: Discipline
There comes a time in every training up when a child will need to be disciplined. As parents we are responsible to teach, train and encourage our children in proper behavior. Additionally we are called to train them up in the “training and admonition of the Lord.” *Ephesians 6:4. Admonishment is for the purpose of instruction in righteousness. As often happens our children become anxious when expected to sit quietly for too long. Especially if they haven’t been trained from very early on to do such. Remember that consistency along with repetition are key elements in training a child in worship. They learn what is expected when we are consistently…
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Training Up in Worship: From Infancy
Early in the year I did a series called Set Your Minds which focused on preparing your minds for Sunday morning worship. I want to begin a new series focusing on training up our children in worship. The Lord blesses families with children. But, with the blessing comes responsibility. God created man so that we will choose to worship and praise Him. How shall our children grow up to know to do that unless they are taught? Solomon wrote, “Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6. We’ve heard it before. It has become a…
