When a baby is born, the world stops and changes. Schedules are altered. Focus is redirected. Sleep is forfeited. God's kindness is on display. Children are a blessing from the Lord. Learning to eat, crawl, talk, and go potty seems to be the order of the day. Kids change so quickly. Preschool arrives as the world gets bigger and is filled with wonder. The question, "Why?" seems to repeat like a one-hit-wonder. The elementary years change everything as the world gets scheduled, and now our little ones have obligations and homework. However, about the time we decide we have things figured out, middle school hits, and our children realize that the world is broken and every day become s a new battle. Friends begin to have more influence, and we start to wonder what happened to our kids. Faith is changing, and questions begin to arise, and by the time high school arrives, these adults in training want control over everything as they prepare to leave the nest. 

In God's kindness, he has made the home a sanctifying community as our sin is exposed by the closeness we share. We battle our hearts and fight with each other. We learn about grace and see how time flies. The gospel's truth is transferred through relationships, and the home is intended to be a place of teaching and instruction. Relationships between parents and kids are complicated, but Jesus makes them better.

It's Complicated Sermon Series - Week 2 - 2.21.21