Farmers use barns silos and other forms of outbuildings to store their crops and grains for future use. As Christians there are things we need to store up for the future. We are going to look at a few things we need to keep in store.
I. God's Word - Deut. 11:18-19, Prov. 7:1-3, 2 Tim. 2:15, Ps. 119:11
II. Knowledge - Prov. 1:5, Prov. 10:14, Prov. 18:1 & 15 --knowledge=learning, wisdom=ability to use the knowledge
III. Spiritual Rewards - Matt. 6:20, 1 Tim. 6:17-19, 1 Cor. 3:10-15
IV. An Inheritance - Prov. 13:22a, 2 Cor. 12:14 (can be literal parent or spiritual parent)
V. Tithes & Offerings - 1 Cor. 16:2, Mal. 3:10
VI. Souls - Prov. 11:30, James 5:19-20, Dan. 12:3
When I came up with the idea for this lesson, I wanted to focus on memories we build and passing those memories onto the next generation. However, there is no biblical basis for that idea. Yes, there are things talked about passing on to our children but all of them have to do with the things we have just discussed. Our children are our future and teaching them God's Word, teaching them knowledge and wisdom and bringing them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, teaching them to live for God and not worldly possessions, teaching them to give to the church and to those in need, teaching them to tell others about Christ and leaving them an inheritance of some kind is what God intends. By the way, inheritance doesn't have to be monetary. It can be good character, work ethics, honesty, or any or all of the things we talked about.
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