Parent's Responsibilities Matthew 19: 13, 14

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As a parent: 

v13 1) Take your children to Christ 

(then were there brought unto Him little children) 

v 13 2) Ask God to place His blessings upon them. 

(that He should put His hands on them,) 

v13 3) Ask for them what God desires for them. 

(Pray) 

The heart of prayer is God's mind; asking for what He wants to give. 

V 13 4) Don't be beset by obstacles in the way. 

(and the disciples rebuked them) 

v14 5) Take comfort in God's concern on their behalf. 

(But Jesus said, permit little children, ... ) 

v14 6) Encourage the faith of your child. 

(forbid them not) 

To put faith in Jesus. 

Prepare them for the Kingdom of God. 

v14 7) Build in their life out of Kingdom doctrine and resources. 

(for of such is the kingdom of heaven) 

The Fruit of Obedience John 14: 21, 23

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v.21 1. To know you are loved by almighty God.

( and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father,)

because we love His Son.

v.21 2. To receive the changeless generosity of the love of the Son of God.

(and I will love him,)

v.21 3. To gain Christ’s understanding in life’s matters.

(and will manifest myself to him.)-though unseen, yet a real and spiritual 

presence

v.22 4. To have unique insight and wisdom that the world cannot know.

(Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt 

manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?)

see v. 26

v.23 5. To know the harmony of the Father and Son.

( and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him,)

If one keeps on loving Jesus.

v.23 6. To have resident Deity.

( and make our abode with him.)- here and now 1 Corin 3: 16

 v.26 7. To be comforted.

(But the comforter …)

God’s word is the comfort. The assurance of Jesus is the comfort.

Not all who have the Holy Spirit are comforted in the sense that

they acknowledge the work of the Holy Spirit in their life.

That is to say, they are not yielded to the word of the Son.

God's Revelation to His Disciples Mark 9: 10-13

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v 10 1) Sometimes God reveals things to us we don't yet understand. 

(and they kept that saying to themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.) 

v 10 2) Sometimes God reveals things too heavy for us at present. 

Most of us don’t really look for the future, we are too concerned about now.

v 10 3) God must reveal truth to us though we don't understand. 

Present faith is tomorrow’s precedent. 

V 10 4) God must reveal truth to us to get us to grow. 

V 10 5) God must reveal truth to us  to get us to seek Him and truth (questioning.) 

V 11 6) God must reveal truth to us to encourage our turning to Christ as our source of counsel.

 (and they asked him, saying, ••• ) 

v 12 7) God must reveal truth to us, something to help us prepare our heart for and before ministry. 

(and He answered and told them, ••• and how it is written of the Son of man, ••• ) 

v12 8) God must reveal truth to us, something to pre-temper the message to come later

 (Elijah verily cometh first, and restoreth all things;)

God is continually making us ready to live in the day which He has put us.

v12 9) God must reveal truth to us  to get us to focus on the record of His word 

(and how it is written of the Son of man) 

Truth brings enlightenment 

v 13 10) God must reveal truth to us, to reveal nothing is in the way of His will coming to pass.

 (But I say unto you, Elijah is indeed come, ... )

What is important to Christ? 

What the Believer Has John 14: 2-6

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v.2 1.A place reserved.

(In my Father's house are many mansions:...)

v.2 2.A place assured.

(if it were not so; I would have told you.)

v.2 3.A place prepared.

(I go to prepare a place for you.)

v.3 4.A place secured.  

(I will come again)

v.3 5.A place with Jesus forever.

(that where I am, there ye may be also.)

v.4 6.A place as real as Jesus is.

(And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.)

v.6 7.A place of fulfilled promises.

(...I am the way, the truth , and the life:)

The Work God Does Luke 1: 32-45

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v.37 1. That which is impossible to man.

(For with God nothing shall be impossible.)

v.38 2. That held in place by God's word.

(And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according

to thy word. And the angel departed from her.)

v.38 3. That precisely declared, even aforetime.

( according to thy word.)

v.28, 4. That in which God doesn't rely upon man, but uses man.

v.45 (And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored,

the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.)

(And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those

things which were told her from the Lord.)

v.45 5. That which is precisely fulfilled.

(…for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from 

the lord.)

v.32 6. That which is unduplicable, unexcelled.

(He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord

God shall give unto Him the throne of His father David:)

v.33 7. A work which is forever lasting, eternally significant.

(And He shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of His kingdom

there shall be no end.)

Judges 16: 21-30

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v.21 1. For the loss at the enemy’s hands.

(But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to

Gaza, and bound him with fetter of brass; and he did grind in the prison

house.)

v.21 2. For the abuse at the enemy’s hands.

v.21 3. For the forced labor, the denial of God given liberty, the forcing against

the will and direction of believing faith.

(though Samson was not expressing believing faith very well)

v.25 4. For the mockery of the enemy.

(And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for 

Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the

prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the 

pillars.)

v.27 5. For the intrusion of men before God-opposing God and God’s people.

(Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the 

Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand

men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport.)

v.30 6. For the servant’s own errors.

(And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself

with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people 

that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than

they which he slew in his life.)

7. For the wicked’s claims to life apart from God.

Too Much Help Judges 7: 2

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(And the Lord said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many

for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves 

against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.)

1. God’s people often think they need more help, but their conclusion is  

measured by man’s presence.

2. In battle too many people may add unbelief and timidity to the work of God.

3. A display of the power of man may lead to man being credited.

4. When man gains credit, he neglects God.

5. When man gains credit, he loves himself.

6. When man gains credit he will fail in following battles.

7. God is committed to more than the present battle, He desires His people to

know and depend upon Him in all of life.