Somebody`s Prayin`

Somebody’s
Prayin’
for children ages 4 thru 3rd grade
“R.E.S.P.E.C.T.”
PROVERBS 13:13;
I PETER 2:13-17
Proverbs 13:13
Whoever scorns instruction
will pay for it, but whoever
respects a command is
rewarded.
I Peter 2:13-17
Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake
to every human authority: whether to
the emperor, as the supreme authority,
14 or to governors, who are sent by him
to punish those who do wrong and to
commend those who do right.
13
I Peter 2:13-17 (con’t)
For it is God’s will that by doing good
you should silence the ignorant talk of
foolish people. 16 Live as free people,
but do not use your freedom as a coverup for evil; live as God’s slaves.
15
I Peter 2:13-17 (con’t)
Show proper respect to everyone, love
the family of believers, fear God, honor
the emperor.
17
“R.E.S.P.E.C.T.”
OFFICER DARREN WILSON
CHRIS KYLE
THANK YOU
First Responders and Armed
Forces Personnel!
Austin Baptist Church
appreciates you all!
I. HOW AUTHORITY IS BEING
REJECTED
Romans 13:2
“…He who rebels against the
authority is rebelling against what
God has instituted, and those who
do so will bring judgment on
themselves.”
BALTIMORE MAYOR
STEPHANIE RAWLINGS-BLAKE
Romans 3:18
“There is no fear of God in their
eyes.”
II. HOW AUTHORITY IS TO BE
RESPECTED
Proverbs 13:13
“Whoever respects a command is
rewarded.”
I Peter 2:13
“Submit yourselves, for the Lord’s sake,
to every authority instituted among
men…”
Romans 13:1
“The authorities that exist are
established by God.”
The elements of respect for authority:
1. Submission
I Peter 2:13
“SUBMIT yourselves, for the Lord’s sake, to
every authority instituted among men…”
I Peter 2:16
“Live as free men, but do not use
your freedom as a cover-up for evil;
live as servants of God.”
The elements of respect for authority:
1. Submission
2. Appreciation
Hebrews 13:17
“Obey your leaders and submit to them…Do this
with JOY and not with grief…”
The elements of respect for authority:
1. Submission
2. Appreciation
3. Intercession
I Timothy 2:2 (NLT)
“Pray this way for kings and all
others who are in authority, so that
we can live in peace and quietness,
in godliness and dignity.”
The effect of showing respect for
authority:
***Respect for authority
brings glory to God!
I Peter 2:12-13a, 15
“Live such good lives among the pagans
that, though they accuse you of doing
wrong, they may see your good deeds
and glorify God…Submit yourselves for
the Lord’s sake…For it is God’s will
that by doing good you should silence
the ignorant talk of foolish people.”