SERMON SERIES: Difficult People
Message #4 The Wayward Child
Genesis 4:1-12/1 Samuel 2:12-17, 3:11-13
Pastor Lance DeLarme
Light & Life Christian Fellowship
April 28, 2013
The Wayward Child
TAKING IT HOME
Do you have a wayward child or do you know someone who is a
wayward child? Perhaps you are a wayward child. What next steps
has God shown you today that you need to take?
Lots of Ways to Go Astray
(1) Cain’s refusal to be taught led to sinful choices.
Proverbs 1:25-26, 4:1
(2) Eli failed to do the hard work of parenting.
Proverbs 3:11-12/Proverbs 19:18/Proverbs 23:13-14
Small Group prayer requests for this week:
(3) Lot’s daughters did not reject their sinful environment, but
allowed it to define them.
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Proverbs 1:8-19
(4) The younger brother thought the grass was greener elsewhere
and the older brother thought of himself as a slave
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Proverbs 21:17/Proverbs 11:27/Luke 15:31/John 15:15/John 1:12-13
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A Call to Action
(1) As parents it’s our job to help our children transition from our home
and faith to their own faith in God.
Proverbs 22:6/Genesis 2:24/2 Timothy 1:5
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(2) Don’t try to protect our kids from consequences.
Proverbs 19:19/Proverbs 15:32/Hebrews 12:6/Revelation 3:19
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(3) Continue to pray for yourself and your adult child.
James 5:16/Psalm 69:13/Philippians 4:6
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(4) Do more listening than preaching.
Proverbs 20:12/Proverbs 27:22
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(5) Encourage good behavior.
Ephesians 4:29/Colossians 2:2/Hebrews 3:13
(6) Excuses are not helpful.
James 1:13-14/James 4:1-3/Romans 7:18-19
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SERMON SERIES: Difficult People
Message #4 The Wayward Child
Genesis 4:1-12/1 Samuel 2:12-17, 3:11-13
Pastor Lance DeLarme
Light & Life Christian Fellowship
April 28, 2013
The Wayward Child
TAKING IT HOME
Do you have a wayward child or do you know someone who is a
wayward child? Perhaps you are a wayward child. What next steps
has God shown you today that you need to take?
Lots of Ways to Go Astray
(1) Cain’s refusal to be ____________ led to ___________________.
Proverbs 1:25-26, 4:1
(2) Eli failed to do the hard work of _________________________.
Proverbs 3:11-12/Proverbs 19:18/Proverbs 23:13-14
Small Group prayer requests for this week:
(3) Lot’s daughters did not reject their _________________________,
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but allowed it to _________________________.
Proverbs 1:8-19
(4) The younger brother thought the ___________________________
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elsewhere and the older brother thought of himself as _____________
Proverbs 21:17/Proverbs 11:27/Luke 15:31/John 15:15/John 1:12-13
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A Call to Action
(1) As parents it’s our job to help our children transition from our
__________________________ to their own ___________________.
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Proverbs 22:6/Genesis 2:24/2 Timothy 1:5
(2) Don’t try to protect our kids from __________________________.
Proverbs 19:19/Proverbs 15:32/Hebrews 12:6/Revelation 3:19
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(3) Continue to pray for ____________________________________.
James 5:16/Psalm 69:13/Philippians 4:6
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(4) Do more ___________________ than ____________________.
Proverbs 20:12/Proverbs 27:22
(5) Encourage _________________________.
Ephesians 4:29/Colossians 2:2/Hebrews 3:13
(6) Excuses are ________________________.
James 1:13-14/James 4:1-3/Romans 7:18-19
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Small Group Homework
For the week of April 28, 2013
QUICK REVIEW: Looking back at your notes from this week’s
teaching, was there anything that particularly caught your attention,
challenged or confused you?
MY STORY
1. This week in our series on difficult people we are considering the
wayward child. In order to be a wayward child you have to have been
raised to follow God and then turned away from that teaching. In your
home growing up what was the religious or moral instruction like?
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We never talked about God or morality – we had to figure it
out on our own.
We talked about it some, but it wasn’t emphasized
Verse 10 states the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
The fear of the Lord is respect for God. How can this lead to
wisdom?
How does verse 7 apply to the wayward child? Have you
experienced something like this?
In verse 17 Folly gives her message and verse 18 tells the rest of
the story. Why is stolen water so sweet? What is the temptation?
2. Read Proverbs 19:18-19. These verses apply directly to the
wayward person. How is there hope in discipline? What does it
mean to be a willing party to his death?
We talked about frequently
We talked about it too much, could never get away from it.
Other :
Verse 19 tells us not to rescue someone from the penalty of their
actions. Have you ever experienced rescuing someone over and
over from the same problem that their actions caused? If so, what
was that like?
2. Were you or one of your siblings a wayward child? If so, in what
way?
How can it be loving someone to let them suffer the
consequences of poor decisions? How does God do this to us?
In what way does God rescue us?
DIGGING DEEPER
1. The book of Proverbs has a lot to say about making wise choices.
It often contrasts people who are wise and those who are foolish. In
Proverbs 8 and 9 wisdom is portrayed as a woman who makes choice
meals for those who will listen. Folly is also depicted as a woman, but
she offers stolen goods and those who partake soon die. Read
Proverbs 9:1-18 and answer these questions.
3. Is there some area in your life that you need to apply some of these
principals? Is this something you can share with the small group so
they can help you?