Locations
Kokomo Campus
Service Times
Saturdays | 5:30pm Sundays | 8:45 & 10:30am
Peru Campus
105 S Benton St, Peru, IN 46970
Service Times
Sundays | 8:15, 9:45 & 11:15AM
Saturdays | 5:30pm Sundays | 8:45 & 10:30am
105 S Benton St, Peru, IN 46970
Sundays | 8:15, 9:45 & 11:15AM
SPEAKER: Josh Walter
April 18, 2026
Deuteronomy 6:4-9 ESV
You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house,and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
Deuteronomy 6:4-9 ESV
Adam And Eve
Abraham And Sarah
Isaac, Jacob, And Esau
Joseph
King David
Mary And Joseph
1. Some Things God Does For Us To See
Connects With Us
And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?”
Genesis 3:8-9 ESV
Teaches Us
It is written in the Prophets, ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me—
John 6:45 ESV
(Isaiah 54:13)
Sacrificed For Us
This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
1 John 4:10 NIV
2. Some Things We Need To Know
The 5:1 Ratio
The Relationship Of 3 Words
Protection
Problem-Solving
Self-Confidence
We Need To Worry Less About Making Them Happy, And Focus On Getting Them Ready
3. Some Things We Need To Do
Communicate With Them
Don’t eliminate your kids from the
conversation or you’ll eliminate
yourself from their circle of influence
Eat Meals With Them
Statistics show eating regular
family meals improves academics,
mental health, nutrition, and
communication skills
Have Fun With Them
Tell Them If You Were Wrong
Tell Them How You Recognized It
Tell Them You’re Sorry
Don’t Stop Talking With Them About Jesus
You shall teach them diligently to your children
Deuteronomy 6:7a ESV
Diligently:
to do something with steady application, persistent effort, and careful attention to detail
Things Don’t Go Back To Normal, They Go Forward
And That Is How It’s Supposed To Work