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David Leong

Local Preacher cum Itinerant

Children & Families Educator

Grace Methodist Church

Kum Yan Methodist Church English Service

Sun 19th June 2016

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Dorlisa, Cynthia, David, Ivan, Alyssa

My Family

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About Fathers

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About Fathers

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Which one of the two creatures represents

your father more?

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Proverbs 1:8a “Listen, my son, to your

father's instruction….”

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What do you think this Papa duck is

teaching / saying to its baby duckling?

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Father’s Choice

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2.

3.

What Should Fathers Instruct/Teach?

Child’s Choice

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3.

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I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter hidden things,

things from of old - what we have heard and known, what our fathers have told us.

Psalm 78:1-3

4 We will not hide them from their children; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD, His power, and the wonders He has done.

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5 He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which He commanded our forefathers to teach their children, 6 so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children.

Psalm 78:5-6

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7 Then they would put their trust in God and would not forget His deeds but would keep His commands.

Psalm 78:7

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8 They would not be like their forefathers—a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose hearts were not loyal to God, whose spirits were not faithful to Him.

Psalm 78:8

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(1) Trust in our God (v. 7a).

(2) Knowledge of His deeds (v.

7b).

(3) Obedience to God’s

commands (v. 7c).

What Should Fathers Instruct/Teach?

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At 5 years, a Hebrew boy is fit for the

Torah

At 10 years, for the Mishna

At 13, for the Commandments

At 15, for the Talmud

When Should Fathers Instruct/Teach?

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• The Mishnah is the

oral law in Judaism,

as opposed to the

written Torah, or the

Mosaic Law.

• The Mishnah was

collected and

committed to writing

about AD 200 and

forms part of the

Talmud.

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• In Judaism the

Talmud is just as

important as the

Hebrew Bible.

• It is used to explain

the laws that may not

be clear in Scripture.

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Talk (v. 2-3).

Tell (v. 4).

Teach (v. 1, 5-6).

How Should Fathers Instruct/Teach?

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The B.I.B.L.E.

The B.I.B.L.E. That’s the book for me

I stand alone on the Word of God The B.I.B.L.E.

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Video-Clip on a Father Asking His

Son “What is that?”