Raising Godly Sons and Daughters

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Raising Godly Sons and Daughters

• Ray and Sue Bohlin
• Probe Ministries

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Raising Godly Sons and Daughters

• The key to raising godly children is to be godly
  parents.
• Our job is to accurately represent God as Father.
• Parents are God to a small child.

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Raising Godly Sons and Daughters

• The goal of spiritual maturity is to become
  childlike in our faith dependent trust on our
  Father.
• We model certain attributes of God to our kids

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Raising Godly Sons and Daughters

• I. God is love
• 3 basic needs of every child Attention,
  affection, approval
• The Father's example "This is My Beloved Son, in
  whom I am well pleased."

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• Attention
• Just watch your kids play
• Be there for them sports, school programs, going
  to a movie or event your child wants to see
• Smile and encourage them!

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Raising Godly Sons and Daughters

• Affection
• 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman
• Physical touch
• Words of affirmation
• Gifts
• Acts of service
• Focused attention

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Raising Godly Sons and Daughters

• Approval
• Every son longs to hear "I'm proud of you."
• Every girl longs to hear her father say she's
  beautiful.
• Every child needs to hear "I'm so glad God gave
  you to me!"

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Raising Godly Sons and Daughters

• Curt Bohlin When you know you're loved, you can
  understand that God loves you. Its hard to
  understand God or learn to love him if a kid
  doesnt feel loved by his parents.
• Dr. Joseph Nicolosi Counseled hundreds of gay
  men, never met one who had a warm, loving
  relationship with his father.

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• II. God is consistent
• Discipline your kids God disciplines us.
• Rules and consequences
• That gives us safety.
• Analogy policeman pulling on store doors at
  night, wanting and hoping to find them locked. If
  they're open, something is wrong.

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• II. God is consistent
• Monitor your kids' friends. "Bad company corrupts
  good character" (1 Cor. 1533)
• Know your childs personality and susceptibility
  to peer pressure.

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• III. God is respectful
• Don't push or control
• Give choices
• Children are not extensions of ourselves
• Children are not for gratifying our own needs
• Don't force religion on your kids
• Commit to not be sarcastic

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• III. God is respectful
• No namecalling
• Don't pick fights
• Be kind and courteous to each other
• Dont show favoritism
• Kid up, not down

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• IV. God is full of grace, mercy and justice
• Justice Getting what we deserve
• Mercy Not getting what we deserve
• Grace Getting what we dont deserve

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• V. God is a communicator
• Communicate on a heart-to-heart level. There have
  been many parents who modeled fine character but
  didn't communicate with their kids.
• Listen as well as share
• Bedtime is a time for opening hearts.
• Childhood sexual abuse many parents dont know
• Provide a safety net for the uh-oh feeling

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• VI. God is truth
• Be real.
• Know your limitations and admit your faults.
• Ask forgiveness when you sin or make a mistake.
• Ask for prayer when you need it.
• Don't pretend to have it all together. Your kids
  can see you don't.

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• VII. Pray for your kids
• Stormie Omartian's The Power of a Praying Parent
• Karen Scalf Linamen's Parent Warrior Protecting
  Your Children Through Prayer
• Pray Scripture
• Pray for their future spouses

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• Pray for your kids
• Do battle for them. Take authority over the
  spiritual forces of wickedness that seek to
  destroy your children.
• Pray out loud for them, prayers of thanksgiving
  as well as petition

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