The following sermon is by John MacArthur, pastor, author, and Bible teacher with Grace

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Here's Grace to You, Bible teacher John MacArthur.

Well, it's wonderful to be with you again on this Sunday night.

We've been doing a number of different things since we've been unable to gather as a church.

And last Sunday morning I addressed the issue of the family and I was told to read

to the family and God's wisdom for the family.

And I thought it would be helpful to maybe continue thinking along that line since we're

all together with our family for perhaps a few more weeks.

And draw you into the word of God with regard to what the Bible says about the important

critical responsibility that we have as parents to raise our children in the nurture and

admonition of the Lord.

So at least tonight and maybe again next Sunday night we're going to talk about this wonderful

divine responsibility of raising children that become a joy to their parents and a blessing

to the world and useful to the kingdom of God.

I think all of us are aware we don't need statistical proof that parenting is fallen

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