God wants children to listen to and obey their parents. Parents teach us important things about life and about God.
Memory phrase: Listen to your parents.
Talk about it: Why does God want us to obey parents?
Prayer: God, help me obey my parents.
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Proverbs 1:8
Proverbs 1:8
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