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WE ASKED 10,000 PEOPLE, “WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU WRESTLE WITH?”
We’re all seeking answers to life’s most pressing questions. Some answers are black and white, and others are gray. During this series, we’re tackling life’s most challenging topics together.

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We encourage you to jot down what you hear God speaking to you about today as you listen to the teaching. Plan on diving deeper into the message by downloading the study guide on Sunday night so you can compare your notes with the guide as a path for deeper spiritual commitment. Once posted, the teaching video and study guide can be found under the Media tab.


Wrapping up our series - I Have Questions


Today- Parenting…

Disclaimer… There is no such thing as a perfect parent, and there is no such thing as the perfect child…

Having said that… some Biblical principles and promises certainly can increase the likelihood of success in what could be one of the hardest but most important jobs you will ever take on… raising a child and preparing them for life.

Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it. —NLT Proverbs 22:6

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A Call for Wholehearted Commitment
“These are the commands, decrees, and regulations that the LORD your God commanded me to teach you. You must obey them in the land you are about to enter and occupy, and you and your children and grandchildren must fear the LORD your God as long as you live. If you obey all his decrees and commands, you will enjoy a long life. Listen closely, Israel, and be careful to obey. Then all will go well with you, and you will have many children in the land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your ancestors, promised you. “Listen, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD alone. And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders. Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. —NLT Deuteronomy 6:1–9


Key Principles…

1. What’s modeled is ingrained more than what’s taught

If you want it to be important to your kids, be sure it is visibly important in you as well…


2. Discipline and instruction in love is love

Those who spare the rod of discipline hate their children. Those who love their children care enough to discipline them. —NLT Proverbs 13:24

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord. —NLT Ephesians 6:4

Problems when it comes to discipline…
- No clear boundaries
- No consistent consequences

We want to rescue our kids from the pain of discipline or consequences, and often, we are stifling their growth and development by doing so…


3. You are training to send

Suddenly, Jesus was standing there among them! “Peace be with you,” he said. As he spoke, he showed them the wounds in his hands and his side. They were filled with joy when they saw the Lord! Again he said, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.” —NLT John 20:19–21


4. Keep growing yourself as a parent and stay connected to Christ and your people

Equip yourself…

Resources online…

Holy Sexuality Project / Understanding your child’s temperament / chore guide / parent child cell phone agreements / conversation starters and a whole lot more…

Recommended Curriculum

Kids Family Resources

Extra Family Resources

Students Parent Resources


5. Be involved in their life and always point them to Jesus


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