Honestly, sometimes my kids get to laughing so hard at Franky's confusion, I wonder if they are learning at all! Nite, Nite with Franky and Mr. Scott is hilarious fun for the whole family. AND yes they do learn from this video. :)
My kids LOVE this video! Nite, Nite with Franky & Mr. Scott teaches children Bible stories with a whole lot of FUN! Stories like Jonah, Dorcas, 10 lepers, Zacchaeus and others. Franky often gets things all mixed up and Mr. Scott has to straighten him out!
Honestly, sometimes my kids get to laughing so hard at Franky's confusion, I wonder if they are learning at all! Nite, Nite with Franky and Mr. Scott is hilarious fun for the whole family. AND yes they do learn from this video. :)
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On Momma Mondays we've been looking at Respect. We've been talking about who to respect and how to teach our children respect. Let's continue with a look at respecting our husbands.
"Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband." (Ephesians 5:33) The ESV uses the word 'respect' in place of 'reverence.' Both of these words do describe how we should treat our husbands, but let's look at the Greek word. The Greek word here is: φοβέω or phobeō. This word means to fear and it is the same word that is used in Matthew 10:28: "And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell." (Matthew 10:28) We should have a similar attitude towards our husband as we do God. This is such an unpopular idea in our society. How many sitcoms are made so that the man looks incompetent and is disrespected by a disobedient family! This is not the way that God wants a Christian family to act! Respect should be modeled in the home. It is in the home where the parents respect God, and the wife respects the husband that the children learn to show respect to God and in society. Here are some things we can do to show respect to our husband and be the example to our children we should be: 1. Do not put him down. Say good things about your husband at all times. Once, shortly after being married, I went to a 'sleepover' that another young married woman had for the teens and young women at a congregation. Unfortunately, it became a husband bashing party between two of the young marrieds. The hostess of this party was divorced a few years later. How sad it is when we don't respect our husbands. It can destroy a marriage! 2. Avoid arguments where possible. I know this one is a tough one. My temper is quick to get in the way of this one! But, I have learned, on occasion to let something go and not 'correct' my husband in front of the children. 3. Obey him even when he's not around. I don't know how many times I've heard a mother say something like, "What daddy won't know won't hurt him" or "Daddy's not here, let's do (whatever)." If your husband has made a rule, then it is a rule all the time. If he doesn't want the kids eating in the new truck, then you make sure they abide by the rule even if Daddy's not there. I knew of mother once who took her daughter shopping for a prom dress after the daddy said she wasn't going. This kind of disrespect should not be a part of the Christian home! 4. Appreciate the things he does, no matter how small. Some men do a lot for their wives, some do little. Don't gripe if your man is one of those that does little. Appreciate what he does and make sure he knows how much you appreciate it. A little praise goes a long way to helping men be better husbands and fathers. 5. Be willing to not have your way. Our society has trained us to be selfish. We want our way entirely too often. God wants us to live His way and many times this means that we must put aside our will for others. It would do us some good to exercise this ability more often and let our husbands have it their way (where it fits with God's way). Let's stop fighting against the spiritual head of the family and follow along on heaven's road. Ladies, let's break the mold of society and put our husbands in their place, second only to the Father! When the wife models this proper respect to their children, the home is a happier place. Next week we'll have a guest writer on Momma Monday, then we will come back to this series on Respect. These are two ladies day lessons from I believe 2008 or 2009 Ladies Day at Northside church of Christ in Butler, Alabama. The topic was the Home in Crisis. Alice Lyles Dawn Pasley Today I'd like to share with you an excellent message for everyone. Eric Owens did a wonderful job speaking to children. We are all someone's children, so this message is for all today and is even good for the young ones to listen to as well. Parents are also addressed in the second half of the lesson.
The Preacher and His Family (3) Children Obey Your Parents Eric Owens Focal Point 2011 The Family Supporting the Church by Michael Wyatt
Given in 2009 at the Southwest church of Christ lectures in Austin, TX. http://swcofc.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/2009-04-13-07pm.mp3 |