“Expository preaching isn’t about imposing our ideas onto Scripture—it’s about letting Scripture speak for itself. When the main idea of the text becomes the main idea of the sermon, God’s Word shapes both the preacher and the people. In this year-end conversation, we reflect on how faithful, verse-by-verse preaching has formed our understanding of the gospel, challenged us through difficult passages, and deepened our appreciation for God’s redemptive plan revealed from Genesis to Revelation.”

Proverbs 22:6 is a testimony to the goodness of parents, the blessing of godly parents, and the hope by which parents labor. Presently our culture has become very hostile to the God-ordained role of family and, in particular, parents. It seems that in recent years the efforts of secular forces to diminish the importance and influence of parents in the lives of their children have grown more intense. From a biblical worldview, children's primary and first teachers are their parents. Parents are recognized as the ones with both the primary authority and responsibility for their children. There are many resources that parents can make use of to help them raise their children. Certainly, one of the most important institutions God uses to help parents raise their children is the church. However, no one and no institution can take the place of parents.

Proverbs 22:6 is not a guarantee of outcome. Instead, it recognizes the important role of parents in the spiritual development of children and the grace of God that flows from His truth.