Proverbs 1:8-9 • Why Kids REJECT God (Satan's Plan EXPOSED)

🗡️ This expository sermon was delivered at Pilgrim Baptist Church in Cookeville, TN on Sunday, July 20, 2025, at 2:00 pm. 🗡️

🔥 Are Your Children Falling Into Satan's TRAP? The Biblical Truth About Parental Authority

Discover the life-changing biblical principles that will transform your family relationships and protect your children from spiritual destruction. In this powerful sermon from Proverbs 1:7-9, Pastor Fortunato exposes why so many young people are abandoning their faith and reveals the divine blueprint for raising godly children in an ungodly world.

What You'll Learn:

• Why the fear of the Lord is the foundation of ALL wisdom and knowledge

• The shocking reason most preachers avoid teaching true biblical authority

• How Satan's two-part strategy targets both parents AND children

• The spiritual significance of submitting to parental instruction

• Why Christian character is more attractive than designer clothes

• Biblical parenting vs. worldly parenting philosophies

This isn't just another parenting sermon – it's a wake-up call for families who want to build generational faithfulness. Pastor Fortunato breaks down the Hebrew concept of "phylacteries" and explains how ancient Jews understood the importance of keeping God's Word at the forefront of their minds, not just their actions.

For Parents: Learn your God-given roles as father and mother (not "primary caregivers"), and discover why biblical parenting requires both gentleness AND firmness according to Scripture.

For Young People: Understand why obedience to parents is actually spiritual jewelry – an "ornament of grace" that makes you attractive to both God and man.

For Church Leaders: See how compromising on God's authority leads to a generation that neither fears God nor respects earthly authority.

Don't let your family become another casualty in the spiritual battle for this generation. The enemy is working overtime – are you prepared to counter his attack with biblical truth?

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