15/5/2022 [Family Month Message 4] www.lifechurchmissions.com

Taking Care of Aged and Ailing Parents <1 Ti 5:4; Heb 10:25; Ro 15:1; Gal 6:2; Ps 92:12-14>

1、 Believers should honor our parents.

1） This is God’s instruction, this is also pleasing to God.

<1 Ti 5:4>

2） Now is the best time for children to honor our parents.

2、 What we must know is, what do our elderly parents need?

1） The most common yet unknown issue of elderly parents is loneliness.

2） Everyone needs practical relationships

① Relationship with family members;

② Relationship with friends or brethren;

③ Relationship with God.

3） Caring for aged and ailing parents not out of duty but love.

3、 What are the challenges and rewards of caring for aged and ailing parents?

1） Challenges of caring for aged and ailing parents

① Having to face parents’ stubbornness and hardness

② Having to face parents who have hurt you before

* Look to God, do it by facing God!

2） In the process of taking care of aged and ailing parents, what rewards can we gain?

① For the children

② For the parents