Family Discipleship: Modeling
February 2, 2024

Good parenting and discipleship is the result of personal

, dedicated , intentional , and formative .

First, we are going to see the of what God is calling us to as parents/disciple-makers through His Word.

Second, we are going to take a step of as we develop a written discipleship plan for our families and/or neighbors.

Truth 1: You cannot what you cannot .

The strength of your parenting and discipleship will be stronger than your formation towards intimacy with God.

You are discipling your children to become .

The strength of your parenting and discipleship is rooted in your commitment to .

Truth 2: You have to be clear on your .

is the objective; that is what you are trying to teach your children.

Shema ( or hear) = not just listen to sounds and words…do…be .

The LORD our God, the LORD is one = You will give your life to .

The question here is: What is a valuable and what deserves my ?

You shall love the Lord your God with all of your heart = , will, desires, intellect, and physical being.

How we reach the goal: Modeling an all-consuming love for Jesus that is so hope-filling that it is .

Action


Step 1:

where you at along the family discipleship pathway through answering some specific questions.

Step 2: Write out a family .

Your mission statement describes as a family as succinctly possible with specific, action-oriented, and enlivening language.

Step 3: Write out a set of by which your family will live.