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Colossians, Part 9 - Parenting In The Early Years by Pastor Adam

Colossians, Part 9 - Parenting In The Early Years by Pastor Adam

Pastor Adam's message emphasizes parenting as a God-given calling to shape children's hearts in faith, reflecting Colossians 3:18-21 by guiding them in love, obedience, and encouragement.

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NewHope Church

7619 Fayetteville Rd, Durham, NC 27713, USA

Sunday 9:00 AM

Sunday 11:00 AM

Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not become bitter against them.

Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord. Fathers, do not antagonize your children, so that they will not become discouraged.

Colossians 3:18-21
1. Resist the tendency to make faith about the ______ of your children instead of helping them ______ how to ______ when God is at work.
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Romans 8:28
Building an ______ Foundation vs. Controlling the ______ Circumstances
2. Accept parenting as your ______ calling to raise your children in the fear and admonition of the Lord.
______ the Cost vs. ______ the Cost
3. Demonstrate ______ acceptance of your children regardless of whether or not their actions are pleasing.
No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.

1 John 4:12
______ They Are vs. ______ They Do
4. Learn how to interpret your children’s behaviors as greater indicators of what is going on inside their ______.
Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.

Proverbs 4:23
Heart ______ vs. Behavior ______
5. Accept the ______ God has granted you as earthly parents as a means for developing their heart towards their heavenly Father.
Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.

Colossians 3:20
Submission to ______ vs. Submission to ______
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