I recently read an article in The Voice of Truth International called, “My Child Doesn’t Like Bible Class.” The author gave some excellent suggestions to parents on how to motivate their children to want to go to Bible class. However, in some congregations, just the opposite problem exists. The children do not come to class, not because they do not want to come, but because their parents prefer to attend only the Sunday morning worship service. The Sunday school teacher, with a lesson all prepared and ready, sits in an empty classroom week after week. This is discouraging for the teacher, but more importantly, it is tragic for children who are missing out on essential, age-appropriate lessons from God’s Word.
In Matthew 19:13-14, the disciples rebuked parents who brought their children to Jesus, but Jesus Himself intervened and said, “Let the little children come to me.” Today, more than ever, parents need to bring their children to Jesus. What better way to do that than to take them to Sunday school and midweek Bible class, where they can learn Bible stories and sing songs to help them remember basic Bible truths?
Paul told fathers in Ephesians 6:4, “…do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the teaching and the admonition of the Lord.” As parents, we all have the responsibility of teaching our children about God and Jesus. We can do this by having Bible studies and devotionals in our homes, and also by bringing them to Bible class every week.
