Parents, don’t provoke your children in a way that ends up discouraging them. Colossians 3:21 Love and Lordship in Focus...Parenting, i.e., discipling our children requires that we live our lives as disciples of Christ so that it aligns with what we are teaching them. They will catch much more by our example than by what we teach them. As we continue to explore parenting (discipling) our children according to God’s design, let’s look at three opportunities for parents to disciple and train their children in... Read More
May 6, 2024
Biblical Discipleship in Parenting
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Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Ephesians 6:4 Love and Lordship in Focus...Training our children up in The Lord requires that we not only first walk that path ourselves but continually impress God’s Word and Christ’s character on them. This will not be easy for most parents... Read More
April 29, 2024
Character in Scripture…and Parenting
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Family and Parenting in God's Design…continued (Deuteronomy 6:6-9) Training our children up in The Lord requires that we not only first walk that path ourselves but continually impress God’s Word and Christ’s character on them. As parents, we all desire to have a household of peace rooted in character. Scripture speaks to the importance of character over and over again and I want to share two of those passages to encourage you as to its importance and to be sure you’re walking in the character... Read More
April 23, 2024
Family and Parenting in God’s Design (Deuteronomy 6:6-9)
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Children are both the greatest blessing and greatest burden all rolled into one…all by God’s design. “By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.” Proverbs 24:3-4 “Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain…Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, the fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one’s youth. Like arrows in... Read More
April 15, 2024
Navigating Marriage
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Marriage is not a contract, which is explicitly written in case of a breach of promise. Marriage is a covenant designed by God to express His unconditional love for us regardless of how often we may breach. His design is that marriage lasts forever (Matthew 19:4-6; Hebrews 13:4). We’ve been digging to find out what God’s Word says regarding building our relationships as His disciples under His Lordship. We’ve applied the truths specifically to marriage with the commands and keys that enable us to build... Read More