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Is There Hope for My Family?

Family Circus

Tom LundeenNovember 6, 2022Marriage, Parenting

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Passage: Proverbs 24:3

God designed families to be learning centers for life. How are we to prepare and shelter kids, helping to point them to Jesus? Your intentionality to build a healthy family starts with your commitment and devotion to following Jesus.

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Is There Hope for My Family?

 

Pastor Tom Lundeen

 

This series is for ...

We all have parents, and we all live in a society that  studies have shown will benefit from healthy families (note Proverbs 24:3).

...healthy families:

 

1. Prepare Children for  

 

God designed families to be  for life.

Note Luke 2:52 =  = intellectual/mental growth; stature =  growth; favor with God =  growth; favor with others =  growth.

 

The moment you took part in conception you got a  description. (Warren)

A.  - most relationship skills are learned in our family. Whatever dysfunctions we adopt...we have to  and relearn healthier habits. Good relationships don't happen . 

B. Character - good  produce good character. 

C.  - you hurt your children if you imply God is only an . It's  to help your kids understand there is right or wrong in a world that's confused (note Isaiah 5:20-21).

 

2. Shelter Children in Storms (not  but  storms)

 

God wants our homes to be places of peace, , and security (note Proverbs 14:26).

Common storms: 

A. Change - all change (positive and negative) produces .

B.  - no one wins all the time (note Ecclesiastes 4:9-10).

C.  - too many homes are the  of the storm and not the shelter in the storm (note Mark 3:25).

 

Families that are shelters in storms focus on: 

  • /affection (hugs/words).
  • Affirmation ().
  • Get help when they need it. 

 

3. Have  Together

 

Note Psalm 127:3; Ecclesiastes 11:8a

If you wait until all your problems are gone before you start to , you never will. 

 

4. Keep  Children to Jesus (note Ephesians 6:4)

 

Note Proverbs 9:10; Philippians 3:8

Knowing, loving, and following Jesus is the  issue of life and will impact them the most. 

Is  a familiar name in your home because it's used only in positive ways? 

 

 

WHO'S RUNNING THIS SHOW? 

  •  families aren't an accident.
  • They're intentionally built by wise parents who do wise things (not  parents)...
  • There's hope for your family...
  • ...hope that's based on commitment to Jesus as the  of your life (note Joshua 24:15c).
  • ...your love and  to following Jesus makes a difference in the lives of students and children. 

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