4-8-12 Ten Words -5th Word- Honor Your Parents - Exodus 20:12

Ten Words - 5th Word - Honor Your Parents

Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16

Fifth Word - "Honor your father and your mother..." Exodus 20:12

What Does It Take To Make A Good Family?

· Emotionally

· Financially

· Physically

· Socially

Why God Gave This Commandment

Principle: No perfect parents.

Pattern: How you relate to your parents, will affect all other relationships.

Promise: If I "honor" my parents, I will benefit from it.

How To Make Peace With Your Parents

· Accepting them. Proverbs 23:22; Romans 15:7

· Appreciating them. Deuteronomy 26:11; Proverbs 23:22

· Affirming them Proverbs 3:27

· Abandoning them, NOT!!! 1 Timothy 5:4

When To Bring The Relationship All Together

· When you are a child at home - Ephesians 6:1

· When you are a parent with children at home - Ephesians 6:4; Colossians 3:21

· When your parents aren’t around - Psalm 27:10