Monthly Ladies meetings:
People's Baptist Church, Kelowna, BC
Teacher: Mrs. Wendy Madle
February 2005
Teaching Our Children Reverence and Respect
Reverence: (1) Fear mingled with respect and
esteem; veneration;
(2) To regard with fear mingled with respect and affection.
Veneration- The highest degree of respect and reverence; respect mingled with
some degree of awe. -Webster's 1828 dictionary
I. Reverence for God and the Things Which Pertain to God.
A. The ______ of God (Ex.20:7; Lev.19:12)
B. The ______ of God
1. It is ______ (Ps. 12:6/19:8/119:140; Pro 0:5)
2. It is __________ (Dt.4:2/12:32; Prov. 30:6, Rev.22:19)
C. The _________________ of God (Lev.19:30; 26:2; Ecc.5:1)
D. The ______ of God ( Nu.12; II Kings 2:22-24)
II Reverence for Parental Authority (Ex.20:12; Lev.19:3; Deut.5:16) Disrespect
for parents can be demonstrated in many ways.
A. Speech
1. _______________ words (slurred “yeah”, “whatever”, “I know…”, whiny,
snappy)
2. ______ of voice
B. ______ language
C. _____________ skills (Pr.: 8/ 4:10, 20/19:20)
D. Rolling of the ______. (Pr.30:17)
E. Murmuring (Phil 2:14, Num. 11:1)
F. Griping to their friends
A child, who has been allowed to disrespect and sass his parents, will have
difficulty in reverencing God and other authority that has been set over him.
Children need to be taught by example. If the mother is not reverencing her
husband, or the father not submitting to God, the child will struggle in his
own submission to authority.
If we neglect a problem with our children, the root just gets deeper and
deeper.
"The best way for a man to train up a child in the way he should go is to
travel that way himself "
Anonymous
III. Reverence for the Aged. (Lev.19:32; Job 32:6)
A Rise when the elderly enter the room
B. Younger should stand to their feet when greeting / shaking hands with the
elderly
C. Assisting the elderly when needed
D. Attentive when the elderly are speaking (Job 32:4, 6-7)
IV. Courtesy to Their Friends and Peers
A. Respect the property of others
B. "If it is not yours then don't touch it"
C. Use proper manners when fellowshipping with each other (please, excuse me,
thank you, etc.... )
D. Don't be rude
E. Be thoughtful of another’s feelings
Prevention is Better than Repair!
Although
the Answer Key is provided,
I
pray that it will only be used as a reference
after
you have personally looked up all verses,
and
entered in all information for yourself.
I. Reverence for God and the Things Which Pertain to God.
A. The Name of God
B. The Word of God
1. It is Pure
2. It is Sacred
C. The Sanctuary of God
D. The Man of God
II. Reverence for Parental Authority
A. Speech
1. Disrespectful words
2. Tone of voice
B. Body language
C. Listening skills
D. Rolling of the eyes.
E. Murmuring
F. Griping to their friends
