Honor Your Father and Mother
Senior Lead Pastor Landon Schott
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Genesis 9:20-27
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20 Now Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.
21 But when he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and uncovered himself inside his tent.
22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father’s nakedness and told his two brothers outside.
23 Then Shem and Japheth took a garment and placed it across their shoulders, and walking backward, they covered their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned away so that they did not see their father’s nakedness.
24 When Noah awoke from his drunkenness and learned what his youngest son had done to him,
25 he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”
26 He also declared: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the servant of Shem.
27 May God expand the territory of Japheth; may he dwell in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant.”
21 But when he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and uncovered himself inside his tent.
22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father’s nakedness and told his two brothers outside.
23 Then Shem and Japheth took a garment and placed it across their shoulders, and walking backward, they covered their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned away so that they did not see their father’s nakedness.
24 When Noah awoke from his drunkenness and learned what his youngest son had done to him,
25 he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”
26 He also declared: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the servant of Shem.
27 May God expand the territory of Japheth; may he dwell in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant.”
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You radically love God by honoring your father and mother.
John 14:15
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15 If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
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The Greatest Commandment is the key to keeping all Ten—and that’s Radical Love!
Exodus 20:12
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12 Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
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Deuteronomy 5:16
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16 Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
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Caution:
Just because people lie with confidence doesn’t make it true!
Just because people lie with confidence doesn’t make it true!
“The home is the first place where love and respect are learned, beginning with honoring father and mother.” - Billy Graham
Proverbs 1:8-9
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8 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.
9 For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck.
9 For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck.
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Ephesians 6:2-3
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2 “Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise),
3 “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”
3 “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”
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Colossians 3:20
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20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
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Mark 7:10-13
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10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
11 But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is Corban’ (that is, a gift devoted to God),
12 he is no longer permitted to do anything for his father or mother.
13 Thus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such matters.”
11 But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is Corban’ (that is, a gift devoted to God),
12 he is no longer permitted to do anything for his father or mother.
13 Thus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such matters.”
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1 Timothy 5:8
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8 If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
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Question:
What religious loophole have you created to justify dishonoring your parents?
What religious loophole have you created to justify dishonoring your parents?
The Bible never permits dishonor toward your parents.
Hebrew: כָּבֵד (Kabed) = Heavy; weighty; honored; giving proper value.
Greek: τιμή (Timē) = Properly assign value (give honor).
Honor Simplified = To assign Heaven’s value
Mercy Culture Value | Honor
GOVERNED BY HONOR
Honor reflects Heaven’s value. Honor protects freedom, creates safe places and reflects a Kingdom identity. Honor is about self-control not control.
1 Samuel 2:30, Romans 12:10, 1 Peter 2:17, Matthew 4:1-11, Isaiah 29:13, Mark 6:1-6, Proverbs 3:9-10
GOVERNED BY HONOR
Honor reflects Heaven’s value. Honor protects freedom, creates safe places and reflects a Kingdom identity. Honor is about self-control not control.
1 Samuel 2:30, Romans 12:10, 1 Peter 2:17, Matthew 4:1-11, Isaiah 29:13, Mark 6:1-6, Proverbs 3:9-10
The enemy of honor is dishonor!
Honor partners with the Holy Spirit.
Dishonor partners with the demonic.
Honor partners with the Holy Spirit.
Dishonor partners with the demonic.
Rebellion = Rejecting God’s order and authority.
Hebrew: מְרִי (Meri) = Resistance; stubbornness; revolt against God or His authority.
Greek: Ἀνομία (Anomia) = Lawlessness; rejecting God’s law.
1 Samuel 15:23
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23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”
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Proverbs 17:11
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11 An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
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Warning:
Rebellion is witchcraft and opens the door to demons!
Rebellion is witchcraft and opens the door to demons!
Rebellion against God in you will produce rebellion against you in your children.
Proverbs 22:15
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15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
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Hebrew: אִוֶּלֶת (Ivvelet) = Foolishness; lack of moral sense; waywardness.
Rebellion in you looks the same, just towards God!
3 Principles of Honor in the Family
1. Children need to be taught to obey
1. Children need to be taught to obey
Proverbs 22:6
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6 Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
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Caution:
Parents, you are responsible for teaching your children to obey!
Parents, you are responsible for teaching your children to obey!
If your children don’t obey you, they won't obey God!
Question:
Should I spank my child?
Should I spank my child?
Proverbs 23:13-14
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13 Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
14 Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.
14 Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.
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Proverbs 13:24
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24 He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
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Hebrew: שֵׁבֶט (Shebet) = Staff, stick, or scepter.
Psalm 23:4
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4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
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The “rod” symbolizes loving authority and corrective guidance—never rage or harm.
Hebrew: שָׂנֵא (Sane) = Despise; reject; withhold love.
Proverbs 13:24
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24 He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
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Hebrews 12:6
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6 For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”
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Greek: παιδεύω (Paideuō) = Discipline; train; instruct.
Hebrews 12:8
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8 If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.
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Greek: παραδέχομαι (Paradechomai) = Welcome; accept; receive with favor.
Proverbs 3:11-12
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11 My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke;
12 for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.
12 for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.
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Loving discipline is correction that trains in love.
Practical Advice:
Never discipline out of anger!
Never discipline out of anger!
Loving discipline corrects the child’s behavior while keeping the child’s heart.
Practical Advice:
Hold weekly family meetings!
Hold weekly family meetings!
If you don’t have your child’s heart, something else will!
Question:
Do you have your children’s hearts?
Do you have your children’s hearts?
3 Principles of Honor in the Family
1. Children need to be taught to obey
2. Parents need to learn how to lead
1. Children need to be taught to obey
2. Parents need to learn how to lead
Ephesians 6:4
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4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
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Discipline without love is abuse.
Love without discipline is neglect.
Love without discipline is neglect.
Biblical Ways to Train Children
- Consistency – Proverbs 29:17
- Gentleness – Galatians 6:1
- Presence – Deuteronomy 6:6–7
- Fairness – Proverbs 11:1
- Encouragement – 1 Thessalonians 5:11
- Integrity – Proverbs 20:7
- Affection – 1 John 3:18
- Consistency – Proverbs 29:17
- Gentleness – Galatians 6:1
- Presence – Deuteronomy 6:6–7
- Fairness – Proverbs 11:1
- Encouragement – 1 Thessalonians 5:11
- Integrity – Proverbs 20:7
- Affection – 1 John 3:18
Ways Parents Provoke Children
- Inconsistency – James 1:8
- Harshness – Proverbs 15:1
- Neglect – 1 Timothy 5:8
- Favoritism – James 2:1
- Unrealistic Demands – Colossians 3:21
- Hypocrisy – Matthew 23:3
- Withholding Affirmation – Ephesians 4:29
- Inconsistency – James 1:8
- Harshness – Proverbs 15:1
- Neglect – 1 Timothy 5:8
- Favoritism – James 2:1
- Unrealistic Demands – Colossians 3:21
- Hypocrisy – Matthew 23:3
- Withholding Affirmation – Ephesians 4:29
Warning:
Provoking your children to anger will push them out of relationship with you, and out of relationship with God!
Provoking your children to anger will push them out of relationship with you, and out of relationship with God!
2024 Prophetic Word Recap:
"Order is coming to your teenagers, you will get healthy through order in your home!"
"Order is coming to your teenagers, you will get healthy through order in your home!"
Practical Advice:
When you make mistakes in parenting, repent to your children!
When you make mistakes in parenting, repent to your children!
3 Principles of Honor in the Family
1. Children need to be taught to obey
2. Parents need to learn how to lead
3. Adult children are commanded to honor
1. Children need to be taught to obey
2. Parents need to learn how to lead
3. Adult children are commanded to honor
Colossians 3:20
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20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
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Obedience is for childhood. Honor is for life.
Question:
How do I honor my parents when obeying them would mean disobeying God?
How do I honor my parents when obeying them would mean disobeying God?
Preferred Honor!
Practical Advice:
Set boundaries to keep your relationship healthy!
Set boundaries to keep your relationship healthy!
Honoring or dishonoring your parents will affect your relationship with God!
Ephesians 6:2-3
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2 “Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise),
3 “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”
3 “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”
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Question:
How do I honor my parents when they have hurt me?
How do I honor my parents when they have hurt me?
Ask the Holy Spirit how!
Ephesians 5:18
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18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
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Genesis 6:9
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9 This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.
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2 Peter 2:5
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5 if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;
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Genesis 9:23
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23 Then Shem and Japheth took a garment and placed it across their shoulders, and walking backward, they covered their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned away so that they did not see their father’s nakedness.
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We don’t cover up sin, we confront it - but we do cover the shame of the sinner.
Love covers shame!
1 Peter 4:8
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8 Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
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Genesis 9:24-25
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24 When Noah awoke from his drunkenness and learned what his youngest son had done to him,
25 he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”
25 he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”
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2025 Prophetic Word Recap:
This is a year of deliverance! The deliverance of shame. The Lord will personally break off hardened pieces of shame over your life, over your family, and over your legacy! The Lord is trading your shame for HIS GLORY!
This is a year of deliverance! The deliverance of shame. The Lord will personally break off hardened pieces of shame over your life, over your family, and over your legacy! The Lord is trading your shame for HIS GLORY!
Genesis 9:26-27
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26 He also declared: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the servant of Shem.
27 May God expand the territory of Japheth; may he dwell in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant.”
27 May God expand the territory of Japheth; may he dwell in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant.”
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Ephesians 6:2-3
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2 “Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise),
3 “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”
3 “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”
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You radically love God by honoring your father and mother!
