INVESTMENTS (3)
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Give your children the divine blessing of godly spouse
a) 23 The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called woman,’
for she was taken out of man.” 24 That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh. (Genesis 2:23-24 NIV)
b) The decision that impact our earthly life most is the decision and choice of a spouse. This decision affects the most intimate human relationship, husband and wife relationship for a life time.
i) 22 He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord. (Proverbs 18:22 NIV)
ii) 14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord. (Proverbs 19:14 NIV)
#1) Guide your sons and daughters into biblical courtship instead of worldly dating
@1. Protect your sons and daughters from unqualified suitors; evil men and strange women.
i) 14 Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? (2 Corinthians 6:14 NIV)
@2. An evil man or a strange woman is someone who has got out from under his / her authority's protection, and has not repented from his / her immorality and sinful lifestyle.
i) 5 They will keep you from the adulterous woman, from the wayward woman with her seductive words. (Probverbs 7:5 NIV)
ii) 25 Do not let your heart turn to her ways or stray into her paths. 26 Many are the victims she has brought down; her slain are a mighty throng. 27 Her house is a highway to the grave, leading down to the chambers of death. (Proverbs 7:25-27 NIV)
iii) 24 keeping you from your neighbor’s wife, from the smooth talk of a wayward woman. 25 Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes. 26 For a prostitute can be had for a loaf of bread, but another man’s wife preys on your very life. (Proverbs 6:24-26 NIV)
@3. Samson, due to his immorality and not wanting his parent's help in finding a godly wife, he lost his effectiveness in the ministry, and lost all the giftings that God had invested in him.
i) 1Samson went down to Timnah and saw there a young Philistine woman. 2 When he returned, he said to his father and mother, “I have seen a Philistine woman in Timnah; now get her for me as my wife.” 3 His father and mother replied, “Isn’t there an acceptable woman among your relatives or among all our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?” But Samson said to his father, “Get her for me. She’s the right one for me.” (Judges 14:1-3 NIV)
ii) 21 Then the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes and took him down to Gaza. Binding him with bronze shackles, they set him to grinding grain in the prison. (Judges 16:21 NIV)
@4. Esau took wives from among the ungodly Canaanites. This matter grief his parent Isacc and Rebekah.
i) 34 When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and also Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite. 35 They were a source of grief to Isaac and Rebekah. (Genesis 26:34-35 NIV)
ii) 1This is the account of the family line of Esau (that is, Edom). 2 Esau took his wives from the women of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite. (Genesis 36:1-2 NIV)
#2) Dating is destructive to many young people today
@1. Has got no parental covering and protection.
@2. Mostly aimed at getting to know each other and many times without intention of marriage. Closeness without commitment.
@3. It has been the cause of much defrauding, fornication and premarital pregnancies.
@4. Dating has no biblical support. It steals the heart and affection of the young woman without parental approval or protection.
#3) Courtship
@1. It is yielding the choice and the timing of our marriage to God, which is expressed through parental guidance. Willing to accept single service for Christ if God so chooses.
@2. It is based on a biblical principle of letting the father of the girl determine whom his daughter should marry. The girl will also has a final-choice as to accept or reject the proposal.
i) 57 Then they said, “Let’s call the young woman and ask her about it.” 58 So they called Rebekah and asked her, “Will you go with this man?” “I will go,” she said. (Genesis 24:57-58 NIV)
@3. Marriage should not be discussed until both parents have given full approval, all physical closeness is reserved only till after marriage.
@4. Each potential spouse must work towards 8 basic qualities before they prepares for marriage:
i) Salvation.
ii) Self-acceptance.
ii) Submission to authority.
iv) Clean conscience,
v) Yielding sights.
vi) Moral freedom.
vii) Purpose in life.
viii) Financial freedom.
2. Prayer focus
a) Pray that we will continue to impart spiritual insight and godly values to our children so that they will have a bright future.
The End ...
1. Give your children the divine blessing of godly spousea) 23 The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called woman,’
for she was taken out of man.” 24 That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh. (Genesis 2:23-24 NIV)
b) The decision that impact our earthly life most is the decision and choice of a spouse. This decision affects the most intimate human relationship, husband and wife relationship for a life time.
i) 22 He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord. (Proverbs 18:22 NIV)
ii) 14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord. (Proverbs 19:14 NIV)
#1) Guide your sons and daughters into biblical courtship instead of worldly dating
@1. Protect your sons and daughters from unqualified suitors; evil men and strange women.
i) 14 Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? (2 Corinthians 6:14 NIV)
@2. An evil man or a strange woman is someone who has got out from under his / her authority's protection, and has not repented from his / her immorality and sinful lifestyle.
i) 5 They will keep you from the adulterous woman, from the wayward woman with her seductive words. (Probverbs 7:5 NIV)
ii) 25 Do not let your heart turn to her ways or stray into her paths. 26 Many are the victims she has brought down; her slain are a mighty throng. 27 Her house is a highway to the grave, leading down to the chambers of death. (Proverbs 7:25-27 NIV)
iii) 24 keeping you from your neighbor’s wife, from the smooth talk of a wayward woman. 25 Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes. 26 For a prostitute can be had for a loaf of bread, but another man’s wife preys on your very life. (Proverbs 6:24-26 NIV)
@3. Samson, due to his immorality and not wanting his parent's help in finding a godly wife, he lost his effectiveness in the ministry, and lost all the giftings that God had invested in him.
i) 1Samson went down to Timnah and saw there a young Philistine woman. 2 When he returned, he said to his father and mother, “I have seen a Philistine woman in Timnah; now get her for me as my wife.” 3 His father and mother replied, “Isn’t there an acceptable woman among your relatives or among all our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?” But Samson said to his father, “Get her for me. She’s the right one for me.” (Judges 14:1-3 NIV)
ii) 21 Then the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes and took him down to Gaza. Binding him with bronze shackles, they set him to grinding grain in the prison. (Judges 16:21 NIV)
@4. Esau took wives from among the ungodly Canaanites. This matter grief his parent Isacc and Rebekah.
i) 34 When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and also Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite. 35 They were a source of grief to Isaac and Rebekah. (Genesis 26:34-35 NIV)
ii) 1This is the account of the family line of Esau (that is, Edom). 2 Esau took his wives from the women of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite. (Genesis 36:1-2 NIV)
#2) Dating is destructive to many young people today
@1. Has got no parental covering and protection.
@2. Mostly aimed at getting to know each other and many times without intention of marriage. Closeness without commitment.
@3. It has been the cause of much defrauding, fornication and premarital pregnancies.
@4. Dating has no biblical support. It steals the heart and affection of the young woman without parental approval or protection.
#3) Courtship
@1. It is yielding the choice and the timing of our marriage to God, which is expressed through parental guidance. Willing to accept single service for Christ if God so chooses.
@2. It is based on a biblical principle of letting the father of the girl determine whom his daughter should marry. The girl will also has a final-choice as to accept or reject the proposal.
i) 57 Then they said, “Let’s call the young woman and ask her about it.” 58 So they called Rebekah and asked her, “Will you go with this man?” “I will go,” she said. (Genesis 24:57-58 NIV)
@3. Marriage should not be discussed until both parents have given full approval, all physical closeness is reserved only till after marriage.
@4. Each potential spouse must work towards 8 basic qualities before they prepares for marriage:
i) Salvation.
ii) Self-acceptance.
ii) Submission to authority.
iv) Clean conscience,
v) Yielding sights.
vi) Moral freedom.
vii) Purpose in life.
viii) Financial freedom.
2. Prayer focus
a) Pray that we will continue to impart spiritual insight and godly values to our children so that they will have a bright future.
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