Prayer is essential to a relationship with God. How can there be a relationship without communication? And we say that praying as a family is also critical. But unfortunately, many people consider praying to be challenging, unsettling and even intimidating. Especially when you add in the in the fact that praying as a family involves an “audience.” We hear parent say things…
As you read the New Testament, it becomes unmistakably obvious that Jesus used the home as the center of spiritual activity. We can list numerous examples from the scriptures where we see Jesus ministering in homes. On one occasion, the hunger for the ministry of Jesus in a home was so sought after that some men tore off the roof…
As you are raising your children you’re sure to come across a situation like this. A sibling or a friend of theirs gets to do something and they don’t. Or even better yet, their sibling or friend gets that something that your child has been wanting for the past 2 years! And they start saying things like, “That’s not fair!” or…
Continuing on with revolutionary parenting, here is another tip from the Bible that has worked for us that will help you as a parent. Be controlled. The bible says in Ephesians 6:4 And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord. Proverbs says that young people are…
What we want to do today, is talk to you out of one of the wonderful Old Testament stories because those stories give us these great mental pictures as we read them. And we are going to give you one today from King Jehoshaphat who was the leader over Judah when they were threatened by enemy armies and what he did. And we…
We want to challenge you with this thought. When it comes to your children, they will love Jesus to the degree that you love Jesus. So let this be your verse: 1 Corinthians 11:1 Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ. What a honorable goal to go after. Parents! put this on your mirror so you see it when you…
Any of you that have been in church for any length of time have probably heard a person say something like this. In particular we are talking about parents saying things like, “I am praying for God to show me where my ministry is.” Or something like that, “You know, I’m praying for God to show me my calling”. At…
The scriptures tell us that what we do today; the decisions we make and the actions we take, directly influence generations of family characteristics, convictions and conduct. And it influences them for good OR bad. Psalm 78:5-8 says 5 For He established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which He commanded our fathers, That they should…
One easy thing to see when we look at Jesus making disciples and how He discipled is that Jesus knew his disciples. He had a very close relationship with them. One of the keys to a close relationship and knowing someone is communication. So when we look at Jesus and we see Him in the New Testament, He’s often having…
On the topic of parenting we have been talking about how there appears to not be as much instruction on raising children as there is on other topics in the Bible. And we ask the question why is that? We discovered that God placed the emphasis on adults growing spiritually and becoming spiritually mature. Then they could model that maturity…