Giants facing our families
Teacher
Lesson Summary
In the class titled “Giants Facing Our Families,” the teacher examined the particular giant of parenting and mentorship in a culture increasingly at odds with biblical standards. He traced the discussion back to earlier sessions that surveyed biblical heroes like David and Esther, emphasizing that faithful obedience, trust, and preparation have always equipped God’s people to meet challenges. Central to the night’s teaching was the Shema passage from Deuteronomy 6, which underscores loving the Lord with all one’s heart, soul, mind, and strength, and the responsibility of parents to internalize and teach these commandments daily. The teacher argued that influence begins in the home and closest relationships, not in church programs alone, and that parents must model genuine love for God in every aspect of life. He highlighted verses 4‑8 of Deuteronomy 6, explaining that the commandments are to be kept on one’s heart, spoken to children constantly, and symbolically bound on the hand and forehead. The class concluded with a prayer for divine help to raise the next generation faithfully amid cultural giants, urging believers to live out their faith visibly and consistently.
Key Scriptures
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, talking 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.