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A Walk to Wisdom

31 Days Through the Book of Proverbs

THE BEAUTY OF GRANDCHILDREN (day 17)

10/16/2015

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Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers. 
God says grandchildren are our crowning achievement because they are the living manifestation of all we are and have accomplished, and represent the best that we have successfully instilled in our children.
When our children were born, each of us were"newborn parents," with no experience at all. But we worked hard, following the Bible as well as we could. Then, our grown children gave us a great reward; grandchildren.
I suppose you could say that our children have acted as a filter, sorting through everything we said and did, and keeping the good stuff. So, when we see our children speak words to our grandchildren which were spoken to them, we recognize we did something right, something worth passing to the next generation, something on which to build a godly heritage.

As grandparents we don't just have to sit around hoping that our grandchildren will receive a spiritual inheritance. So what can we do?
  • We can pray for them. God has already proven His faithfulness to answer. 
  • We can teach them. At every opportunity we will try to take them beyond mere morality, and instill in their hearts and minds a love for God and nobility of character. 
  • We can model these ideals before them. Like they say, "there's usually more caught than taught." 
  • We can use our God-given influence with them to keep them going in the right direction. (If it requires ice cream, so be it.) 
  • We can tell and retell our old family stories from a Christian perspective. Children love to hear those tales because they gain a sense of identity and heritage from them. They need to know that our identity and heritage is all wrapped up in Jesus Christ. 
  • We can support our children in their parenting. If we want our grandchildren to respect their parents, we must do the same.
Proverbs 17:6(NKJV) Children’s children are the crown of old men, And the glory of children is their father.
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    Bro. David Martin

    Brother David has been pastor at MVBC since August of 1999.  He announced his call into the ministry in August of 1986 and has served various churches as Pastor, Youth Pastor, and Associate  Pastor.  He received a BA in Pastoral Ministry from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, as well as a Master of Ministry and Doctor of Ministry from Covington Theological Seminary.

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Church Office:

2650 Pine Street
Albertville, AL  35950
phone:   256.593.3552
fax:        256.593.4644
beverly@mountvernonbc.org
Hours: M-Th.  08:00 - 04:00

Sunday Services:

08:30    Worship
09:30    Sunday School
10:30    Worship / Kid's Worship

Wednesday Services:

05:30  Youth Worship (7-12)

06:30   Mission Friends
             TeamKID (1-6)
             Adult Bible Study

Learning For His Glory Preschool:

Monday - Friday 6:30am - 5:30 pm
Preschool Phone:  256.298.5005

preschool@mountvernonbc.org

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