In today's message Pastor Don focuses on Dr. Albert Siegel when he said “Parents have the important task of civilizing their children."  First, there is a delightful part about raising children, the things we remember for a lifetime.  Second, there is the difficult parts of a child's life, you might say the times that really demand our duty as a parent.  And finally, pastor Don talks about our "getting rid of child-ness things".

Message Outline -

Introduction:

Dr. Albert Siegel said “Parents have the important task of civilizing their children.

#I         The delightful part : child like ness.

a.       Teachable ness

b.      Touchable ness

c.       Tender ness

II          The difficult part: Childishness.

a.       Willful defiance.

b.      Superficial commitment.

c.       Overly impressed

d.      Easily swayed

III        The desirable part: Getting rid of childish things

a.       We dare not remain childish.

b.      We must not ignore our responsibility and commitments

c.       We cannot escape tension between our nature and our needs.

Conclusion:

Just don’t get older, get better.