Jesus' final command: "Go and make disciples." But discipleship starts at HOME. Parents are priests over their households, responsible for their children's spiritual development.

THE WEIGHT ON OVERSEERS:
Hebrews 13:17 - Overseers must give an account for your spiritual wellbeing. 1 Peter 5:1-4 - Shepherd God's flock, not for gain but willingly. Acts 20:28-31 - The church was bought with God's blood (like watching a Ferrari). Savage wolves will come. James 3:1 - Teachers judged more strictly.

BUT YOU'RE A PRIEST TOO:
1 Peter 2:9 - ALL believers are a royal priesthood. Parents are priests over their households. You'll stand before God and give an account for how well you led your children to Christ.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITY:
Deuteronomy 6:4-9 - Impress commands on your children at ALL times (sitting, walking, lying down, rising). Tie on hands (actions), bind on foreheads (thoughts), write on doorframes (house emanates Christ).
Ephesians 6:4 - Bring them up in training and instruction of the Lord.
Genesis 18:18-19 - Abraham chosen to DIRECT his children and household. God entrusts bloodlines to faithful people passing down teachings.
Proverbs 22:6 - Direct children onto right path; when older, they won't leave it.

Luke 6:40 - Student becomes like their teacher. YOU'RE the teacher.

THE PROBLEM:
Parents drop kids at Sunday school—that's the ONLY time they hear about Jesus. When kids ask Bible questions, parents say "Go ask your pastor." YOU are their pastor. Church gets them for 1 hour/week. The world gets them 24/7.

If you're not discipling your kids, the WORLD IS. It's not asking permission. It's raising them in ITS image.
Many talk about "Jesus" on social media, but it's not the biblical Jesus. Kids are left to their own devices, forming conclusions from Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, school, friends.

THE SOLUTION:
Start with YOUR household first, then radiate outward: You → Family → Friends → Workplace → Strangers. Don't jump from A to Z.
Joshua 24:14-15 - "Choose this day whom you will serve... As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord."

What gods are in YOUR household? TV? Fox News? MSNBC? Podcasts? Nintendo Switch? What do your kids see you doing?
Go ALL IN on Jesus. Start reading the Bible with your kids TODAY. Lay a foundation. When they hit rock bottom later, they'll have something to stand on.

Church won't raise your kids into Christians. YOU will. And if you don't have the grounding yourself, you can't give what you don't possess.

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