Well, happy day after Mother's Day to all the moms listening in. Thanks for listening to the

podcast. You know, we're often asked parenting questions. You know that, Pastor John John and it's not uncommon to hear from moms who want advice on how to raise young boys into men.

This applies to single moms and their special challenges in parenting, which we got into back in APJ 1075 in the archive.

But share with us, Pastor John, just broad counsel that would apply to Christian mothers,

whether they're single moms or moms married to non-Christian men or moms married to Christian men.

In these various situations, what's a mom's role in raising boys?

The first thing I would say to mom is teach your son, teach him especially the word of God, and how to see the world through that lens.

If you're married to a believer, you and your husband together teach the whole council of

God to your son.

Here my son, your father's instruction, and forsake not your mother's teaching, Proverbs 1-8, or, my son, keep your father's

commandment and forsake not your mother's teaching, Proverbs 620.

Remember, there's that wonderful story of Lois and Eunice in 2nd Timothy where Paul says to this young man,

continue in what you have learned

and have firmly believed,

knowing from whom you learned it

at 2nd Timothy 314 and who's that well that's his mother

Eunice and his grandmother Lois from chapter one we know that and we know from acts that his father was not a Christian.

I think that should be encouraging to mothers that Paul chose for his missionary band, a young man who was largely formed in his

faith by his mother and his grandmother.

The next thing I would say is expect obedience from your son.

Children obey your parents, not just your father but your parents mother get your son to obey you may he

obey in the Lord, because the parents have not required obedience at home.

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