The Power of Honor | Guardrails Week 6
October 20, 2024 / River of Life Church“Guardrail is a barrier designed to prevent vehicles from straying into dangerous areas.”
- Guardrails us and us.
Guardrail #5 “Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the Lord your God is giving you.”Exodus 20:12 (NLT)
“The Power of Honor”
Honor = heavy, weighty, rich or wealthy; to value or respect.
- Honor gives us to God’s blessing and favor.
“Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the first-fruits of all your increase; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.” Proverbs 3:9
“But the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust in me enough to Honor Me as holy in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this community into the land I give them.” Numbers 20:12
- Honor is the of the Kingdom of God.
“For indeed, the Kingdom of God is within you.” Luke 17:21
“Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not inherit the Kingdom of Heaven.” Matthew 5:20
- Honor must be the culture in a .
How to honor Parents:
- When we’re children we our parents.
“Children, obey your parents in the lord, for this is right. Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with promise; that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the Earth. And your fathers do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the lord.” Ephesians 6:1
- When we’re adolescents we our parents.
- When we’re adults we for our parents.
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