LET’S TALK FAMILY – LET’S TALK PARENTING

LET’S TALK FAMILY – LET’S TALK PARENTING

FUNNY BECAUSE IT’S TRUE

“Before I had kids, I had six theories about parenting. Now I have three kids and no theories.”

“Parenting is the only job where you can be completely unqualified, and they still send you home from the hospital with the baby.”

“You spend the first two years teaching them to walk and talk, and the next sixteen telling them to sit down and be quiet.”

“You know you’re a parent when going to Costco by yourself feels like a vacation.”

“Parents of toddlers think teenagers are difficult. Parents of teenagers just wish somebody would take a nap.”

“The older your kids get, the more expensive their mistakes become.”

“There’s nothing quite like teaching your child to drive to remind you how important your prayer life really is.”

QUESTIONS WE WILL ANSWER

Whose kids are they?

What is our responsibility?

How do we correct them?

What are we preparing them for?

Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted.

Psalm 127:1

So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

Genesis 1:27

For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.

Romans 3:23

Because one person disobeyed God, many became sinners. But because one other person obeyed God, many will be made righteous.

Romans 5:19

Foundational Biblical Truth: Our kids are made in God’s affected by , and are desperately in need of .

We don’t just need kids who know the . We need kids who know Jesus as and .

HOW DO WE RAISE KIDS GOD’S WAY?

1. Recognize our kids are to us, not by us.

Children are a gift from the LORD; they are a reward from him.

Psalm 127:3

Don’t just raise kids you can be of. Raise kids who know they are.

         2. Lead by .

We can’t expect our kids to Jesus if we’re not Him ourselves.

You should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.

I Corinthians 11:1

I’ve found the greatest parenting breakthrough isn’t when God changes our ; it’s when He changes .

         3. Understand that godly discipline requires both and .

Discipline is painful in the moment but aims at a harvest of righteousness.

Hebrews 12:11

is fruit of the Spirit; is not.

We can their without their .

Those who spare the rod of discipline hate their children. Those who love their children care enough to discipline them.

Proverbs 13:24 

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of correction will drive it far from him.

Proverbs 22:15 (NKJV)

Don’t fail to discipline your children. They won’t die if you spank them. Physical discipline may well save them from death.

Proverbs 23:13–14

To discipline a child produces wisdom, but a mother is disgraced by an undisciplined child.

Proverbs 29:15

Godly parenting doesn’t just behavior. It sin and our kids to .

         4. Remember: as our kids , our parenting must .

— You provide direction, establish boundaries, and teach obedience.

— You teach skills, explain decisions, and help your kids develop responsibility.

— You guide, ask questions, help them process decisions, and develop discernment.

— You offer wisdom and encouragement as they assume responsibility for their own lives.

The goal isn’t to every decision our children make. It’s to them to make godly decisions when we’re not there.