Lesson 16 - HOW TO GUARD YOUR SONS AND 
DAUGHTERS FROM DESTRUCTIVE TEMPTATIONS



1.  Make sure you are overcoming temptation.

As a father, you are the spiritual "umbrella" over your children.  If you 
allow failure in your moral life Satan can bring destructive temptations 
to your children.

2.  Consecrate each child to God. 

By consecrating your children to God, you reaffirm the fact that each 
child belongs to God.  Remember that parents must give an account to 
God as to how they reared their children.

3.  Instill the fear of God in your children. 

"...By  the fear of the Lord men depart from evil." (Proverbs 16:6).  
The fear of the Lord is the constant awareness that God is watching 
everything you think, say, and do, "the fear of the Lord is to hate evil..." 
Proverbs 8:13 "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom... 
Proverbs 9:10.

4.  Lead your child to personal salvation.

Make sure each child personally accepts Jesus Christ.

5.  Challenge each child to total dedication. 

Following salvation, it is important for each child to totally dedicate 
his or her life to the Lord Jesus Christ and His will. Romans 12:1

6.  Train each child to recognize and resist the devil. 

Explain that temptation comes after we allow ourselves to be drawn 
away by our own lusts. (See James 1:13-14).
Teach your children how to avoid temptation by rejecting close 
associations with evil people.  
Warn them that God does not want us to enjoy the pleasures of youthful 
lusts; He wants us to flee them. 
 Train them how to resist the devil by identifying with Christ's death, 
burial, and resurrection.   

7.  Explain God's umbrella of protection. 

Your children must understand that as long as they are under your 
authority, they are protected from destructive  temptations.  However,
 if they get out from under your authority, they expose themselves to 
the realm and power of Satan's control.

8.  Prepare each child to cry out to God if attacks. 

You are fighting not just against a person but against spiritual powers 
of evil.  By crying out to God to bind Satan in the life of your attacker, 
you are bringing God's power against Satan's power.

9.  Establish daily accountability questions. 

What did you get from your Bible reading this morning?
What Scripture did you memorize this last week?
Did you effectively use Scripture to overcome sin the last time you 
were tempted?

10.  Teach your children how to  stand alone. 
Every child must learn when and how to stand alone against evil. 

11.  Pray a daily "hedge" around each child. 

One powerful weapon that every Christian father has is to pray a daily 
hedge of protection around each child.  Job did this, and Satan complained 
about its effectiveness.  
	First, ask God to bind and rebuke the power of Satan in the life 
   	  of each one in your family.  
	Second, pray in the name and through the blood of the Lord 
          Jesus Christ.  
	Third, claim the Scripture that relates to the kind of protection 
          that is needed.


Study Guide For "What The Bible Is All About"
by Henrietta Mears
Chapter 16 - Understanding Psalms

1.  What is the key verse to the book of Psalms?
2.  The Hebrew title of the book is __________.
3.  The Psalms are full of __________.  In them we find His ________
       office, His__________office, His __________ office, His ________
       and His ____________.
4.  We may classify the many Psalms as Psalms of ___________, 
 _________, _________,__________, ___________, ___________, 
 ___________, __________, & ___________.
5.  Who wrote the Psalms? _________, ____________, ____________, 
       ____________,_____________, & ________________.
6.  What kinds of songs did David write? ________________, 
       _________________, ________________, ___________________, 
       & ___________________.
7.  What are the three themes dealing with man? 
________________, 
________________, 
________________.
8.  What three things are we instructed to do?  
________________,
________________,
________________.
9.  The gospel __________ you, then it makes you ___________.
10.  Psalm 22 tells of the Good Shepherd _______________His sheep.
       Psalm 23 tells of the great Shepherd _______________ His sheep.
       Psalm 24 tells of the chief Shepherd _______________ His sheep.
11.  Psalm 22 gives us a picture of _________________.
12.  What three things do the Psalms tell us about Israel?
	______________,
	______________,
	______________.
13.  Psalm 51 is the chief Psalm of ______________.
14.  Why was David called "a man after God’s own heart"?  ________
       ______________________________________________________
15.  Whenever a man is ______________________, God will ________
  his sin.
16.  What three things do we see about the earth in Psalms?
	__________________,
	__________________,
	__________________.
17.  If God is our dwelling place on this earth, we shall live in ________.
18.  _________ is the highest duty of man.
19.  Man’s chief end is to ________________________.
20.  The Psalms were written for the heart to worship God ____________
       or _______________________ or _________________________.