“Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.” Matthew 7:15
Jesus said, “If anyone causes one of these little ones— those who believe in Me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.” Matthew 18:6
Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him. Psalm 127:3.
1) Know your
Our TCC Parenting Goal: Raise kids into adults who love God, love their parents, and love the church.
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.” Deuteronomy 6:4-5
This Week’s Power Verse:
Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6
2) Talk the
Faith is caught more than it’s taught.
Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. 1 John 3:18
*“When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of chil*dhood behind me.” 1 Corinthians 13:11
Love is spelled: T-I-M-E.
These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. Deuteronomy 6:6-9
3) Center our conversations around the
The Process of Talking with our Family
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Philippians 4:8
4) Engage the
You know that the household of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the Lord’s people. 1 Corinthians 16:15
“This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live 20 and that you may love the Lord your God, listen to His voice, and hold fast to Him.” Deuteronomy 30:19-20
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Easter Candy Collection
Easter is only five weeks away. Last year we had over 400 kids at our Connection Kidz Easter Party. We gave away over 4,500 Easter eggs and had 80 kids decide to follow Jesus. To make this happen again this Easter, it’s going to take all of us! We need lots of candy and plastic eggs to make this a success! You can be a part of life change by donating candy & plastic eggs and dropping it off in our church lobby from now until Sunday, April 2nd.Girl Time Conference
Girl Time Conference is a powerful two-day event, April 28-29th, 2023, to equip and empower women to become all God has called us to be. It’s a time for women to come together to discover the incredible things God wants to do through us to make an impact in our own lives and our generation. Don’t miss this amazing life changing weekend! Find out more & Register HERE!YNG Summer Camp!
YNG Summer Camp is an amazing 5 day adventure, June 16-20th, for students 6th-12th grade. The week is packed with exciting activities, fellowship time, powerful worship, & most importantly God’s truth. Students are challenged in their relationships with Christ & with each other as they encounter God’s love & the joy of a life devoted to Him. Find Out More or Register HERE!
Connection Questions:
- What are some ways today’s culture challenges your values as a parent? What big bad wolves are children facing today?
- When it comes to exposing your kids to culture, have you tended to overexpose or underexpose? Why?
- Our TCC Parenting Goals are: Raise kids into adults who love God, love their parents, and love the church. What additional goals do you have as a parent? What do you want your kids to learn from you?
- Pastor Cole said that “To your kids, love is spelled TIME.” Would you call yourself a distracted parent? Why or why not? What’s the worst distraction for you? What can you do to develop a devotional time with your family?
- How are you creating a culture of communication and conversation in your home? How can you become a better listener for your child?
- We must seek out opportunities to speak God’s Word to them. What is a question you can ask your child this week to stimulate a faith discussion?
- Take one thing home with you: “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.” (Deuteronomy 6:6-9)
- The Deuteronomy passage is a roadmap for how we are to live out our faith in front of our children. What we believe must make its way into our daily attitudes, conversations, and routines. If we want our kids to have a growing faith and love God’s Word, we need to demonstrate its importance in our lives. A “Do as I say, not as I do” approach to parenting will fall flat. We can’t fake it as parents. We need to read His Word daily. Connect with your church. Make God’s Word a necessary part of our daily life. Allow your kids to be a part of that process. Allow them to see the importance and joy of God’s Word in your life. They will learn to lean on God and develop a growing love for Him and His Word.
- How can we pray for you this week?