RAISING KIDS IN THE 21st CENTURY: Four Characteristics of a Healthy Family, Part 2

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RAISING KIDS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Four Characteristics of a Healthy Family, Part 2
July 10, 2022

Nehemiah 4:14 - After I looked things over, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, “Don’t be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”


FOUR TRAITS OF AMAZING FAMILIES


1. AMAZING FAMILIES ENJOY LIFE TOGETHER.


2. AMAZING FAMILIES PROTECT EACH OTHER.


• Types of storms we protect:


A. Change


B. Harmful Ideas


C. Rejection


3. AMAZING FAMILIES ENCOURAGE


Proverbs 24:3 - “Homes are built on the foundation of wisdom and understanding.” (GN)


Proverbs 22:6 - “Train a child in ‘the way’ he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.”


Proverbs 22:6 - (AMP) “Train… in keeping with his individual gift or bent.”


Proof of Understanding:


Proverbs 14:29 - “A man of understanding has patience.”


What Do We Learn From Our Families?


A. What to do with .


B. How to handle .


C. How to handle .


D. Learn what matter most.


E. Learn good .


How do we help each other grow?


• THROUGH YOUR


John 13:14 - Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. 15 I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.


• THROUGH YOUR


Deuteronomy 6:7 - 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.


THROUGH CRITICIZING OR COMPARING


Hebrews 12:6 - “… The Lord disciplines whom He loves … ”


Proverbs 13:24 - “If you refuse to discipline your son, it proves you don’t love him.” (LB)


Proverbs 19:18 - “Discipline your children while they are young enough to learn. If you don’t, you are helping them destroy themselves.” (GN)


“PUNISHMENT”
Purpose: Inflict penalty
Focus: On the Past
Attitude: Punishment
Result: Fear


“DISCIPLINE”
Purpose: Promote Growth
Focus: On the Future
Attitude: Love
Result: Security


1 John 4:18 - “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out all fear, because fear has to do with punishment.”


How to Discipline:


A.


Proverbs 29:11 - “A fool gives full vent to his anger”


Ephesians 6:4 - “Don’t keep scolding and nagging your children, making them angry and resentful… use loving discipline…” (LB)


B.


C.


Colossians 3:21 - “Fathers, don’t scold your children so much that they become discouraged and quit trying.” (LB)


Ephesians 6:4 - Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.


4. GOD AND OTHERS


• We serve God by serving others.


Hebrews 10:24 - And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.


Acts 10:2 - He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly.


Joshua 24:15 - But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”