Calvary Church
The Kingdom Parent
In this teaching we’re going to teach the principles of Kingdom parenting.
Locations & Times
Calvary Church
4700 53rd St, Moline, IL 61265, USA
Sunday 8:30 AM
Sunday 10:30 AM
The REAL Problem
There’s no PROGRAM to fix a broken family. When homes are shattered, no politician or social order can fix it.
Satan desires to ATTACK families because he knows that if he gets the families, he gets the FUTURE.
There’s no PROGRAM to fix a broken family. When homes are shattered, no politician or social order can fix it.
Satan desires to ATTACK families because he knows that if he gets the families, he gets the FUTURE.
1. Families are Coming APART
God views the father as the representative HEAD of the home.
The unchanging TRUTHS of God’s Word were given to us by the One who created families.
2. Fathers are ABSENT or SILENT
2. Fathers are ABSENT or SILENT
What is lacking? Godly fathers living out their Biblical place of leadership is serving their wives and children and INSISTING that their homes are HONORING God & His Word.
How much do we need Godly parents today training up children for the Lord in a HOME that has God’s love, discipline and protection? This may be our last bastion of HOPE.
Four Things About Parenting
1. Value your Children EQUALLY
1. Value your Children EQUALLY
3. BLESS your Children
4. NURTURE your Children
4. NURTURE your Children
This means that Jesus grew intellectually, physically, SPIRITUALLY and socially.
Discipline is Proof of Two Very Important Things
a. LOVE
a. LOVE
Favoritism is DESTRUCTIVE
2. Be an EXAMPLE to your Children
Four Ways
a. Avoid Emotional REACTIONS
b. Explain your DECISIONS
c. ADMIT your Mistakes
d. Teach Them Good HABITS
Four Ways
a. Avoid Emotional REACTIONS
b. Explain your DECISIONS
c. ADMIT your Mistakes
d. Teach Them Good HABITS
A Word About INSTRUCTION
A Word about DISCIPLINE
A Word About PASSIVE Fathering
What does it mean to rebuke your children? To rebuke means FOLLOWING through on what you said, even if it means taking DRASTIC steps.
TALK ABOUT IT
Discussion Questions:
Share about any good values that you were raised with? Looking back, what values were maybe not so good? No parenting is perfect, but can you assess your childhood realistically?
If you’re a parent today of kids at home, desire to be one someday, or your kids are raised, what parenting skills most spoke to you from this teaching and maybe even challenged you. What is the action plan?
Do you believe the responsibility of training children up in the way so the Lord rest solely on the parents? Why or why not?
Next Step:
From this teaching, what do you believe may be the single most important thing you begin doing for your children (rather they’re grown or not)?
Share about any good values that you were raised with? Looking back, what values were maybe not so good? No parenting is perfect, but can you assess your childhood realistically?
If you’re a parent today of kids at home, desire to be one someday, or your kids are raised, what parenting skills most spoke to you from this teaching and maybe even challenged you. What is the action plan?
Do you believe the responsibility of training children up in the way so the Lord rest solely on the parents? Why or why not?
Next Step:
From this teaching, what do you believe may be the single most important thing you begin doing for your children (rather they’re grown or not)?
Discipline is Proof of Two Very Important Things
a. LOVE
b. SONS and DAUGHTERS
a. LOVE
b. SONS and DAUGHTERS