Kum Yan Methodist Church English Service Sun 19th...
Transcript of Kum Yan Methodist Church English Service Sun 19th...
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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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What Should Fathers Instruct/Teach?
Child’s Choice
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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?”