Keys to reading Zephaniah:
    Zephaniah 1:1-9   2:1-3   3:1-2   3:7-8   3:17

  >  Understand that dad has to say things more than once.

  >  Dad’s actions greatly depend on his kids’ response. 

  >  Dad’s kids weren’t:

•  obedient.
       
•  accepting correction.
       
•  trusting in God.
       
•  in relationship with God.
       

A king that actually got it right:
    2 Kings 22-23    Joshua 1:7-9   24:14-15
 
    To avoid judgment, start with the Word, and start at home.

    Don’t stop cleaning house until the job is done.
     

Lessons from the kings and prophets:
    Zephaniah 1:4-5   3:1-2    Galatians 6:7-9    1 Samuel 15:22-23

      Worship without obedience is worthless.  
                

      Fight to keep good things from becoming god things.
      

      Just 5 degrees off gets you far from where you want to be.
     
              Parents: focus more on G O D than M V P or G P A.