Believers Church Of Sylvania

(Proverbs 4:7 NLT) Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do! And whatever else you do, develop good judgment.

(Proverbs 3:12 NIV) because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.

(Proverbs 13:24 NLT) Those who spare the rod of discipline hate their children. Those who love their children care enough to discipline them.

• Demonstration of love.

(Proverbs 3:12 NLT) For the LORD corrects those he loves, …
(Hebrews 12:6 MSG) It’s the child He loves that he disciplines, the child that He embraces, He also corrects.
(Revelation 3:19 NLT) I correct and discipline everyone I love. . . .

A child getting what ever they want is . . . is not showing them love.

• Demonstration of hope and belief in them.

(Proverbs 19:18a NIV) Discipline your children, for in that there is hope; ...

(Proverbs 19:18b NIV) ….. do not be a willing party to their death.

• Demonstration of wisdom.

(Proverbs 29:15 NLT) To discipline a child produces wisdom, but a mother is disgraced by an undisciplined child.

(Proverbs 22:15 MSG) Young people are prone to foolishness and fads; the cure comes through tough-minded discipline.

• Demonstration of the right path.

(Proverbs 22:6 NLT) Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it.

(Ephesians 6:4 NLT) Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord.

Discipline Game Changers

• Leave foot prints you want your kids to walk in.

(Proverbs 23:12 MSG) 'Give yourselves to disciplined instruction; open your ears to tested knowledge.'

(Proverbs 14:2 NLT) Those who follow the right path fear the LORD; those who take the wrong path despise him.

• Celebrate the good stuff.

(Proverbs 23:24 NLT) The father of godly children has cause for joy. What a pleasure to have children who are wise.

• Understand its about their heart.

With holding discipline doesn't make them love you more.

(Malachi 4:6 NLT) His preaching will turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers. ...."

(Proverbs 4:4 NLT) My father taught me, "Take my words to heart. Follow my commands, and you will live.

• It’s about the bigger picture.

• It's a matter of eternity.

(Proverbs 23:13-14 MSG) 'Don’t be afraid to correct your young ones; a spanking won’t kill them. A good spanking, in fact, might save them from something worse than death.

(Hebrews 12:11 MSG). . . Too pays off handsomely, for it’s the well-trained who find themselves mature in their relationship with God.