Parent Power

PROVERBS 22:6 "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not return from it."


  1.) LEARN who your children are

Two common mistakes we parents make
          1) comparing them to ourselves
          2) comparing them to each other

Three practical focus points...
          1) Birth order
          2) Temperment
          3) Potential

  2.)LET your children know you

Children see more than they hear


Honesty breeds Honesty

  3.) LEAD your children to God


     Pray with them...reliance upon god
     Praise them...build self esteem
     Prepare them...study Gods word together

  4.) LOVE your children unconditionally

Never give up on them
Always believe in them

Romance Revisited

"Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love. Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at the first. If you do not repent, I will come and remove the lampstand from its place.


Introduction: The number one question asked a marriage counselor is:
"Why don't we love each other anymore?"


LET US LOOK AT 3 THINGS FROM THIS SCRIPTURE THAT CAN HELP US IN REKINDLING ROMANCE.
  I. REMEMBER...the good times and happy experiences


  II. REPENT...1. Change your attitude
2. Choose to act in a loving way


  III. REPEAT...Do the things you did at first.
feelings follow actions


When you first fell in love you did five things:
     1. Gave attention(Phil. 2:2-4)
     2. Gave affirmation(1 Thes. 5:11)
     3. Gave affection(Eph. 5:19) (Eph. 5:28)
     4. Gave adventure(Eccl. 9:9, 1 Tim.6:17, Mat. 11:19)
     5. Gave accordance(1 John 1:7)

HOMEMADE HAPPINESS

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I............Create a bond of intimacy
   Three keys for true intimacy:
     1...Be loving
         Treat those closest to you as persons of worth and value

     2....Be forgiving
         Be a real communicator
           Listen genuinely Learn to speak effectively.

         Six rules of Conflict Communication:
               1. Control your temper (Prov. 12:16)
               2. Do not make accusations (Eph. 4:31)
               3. Do not be argumentative (Phil. 2:12)
               4. Listen to others point of view (Prov. 18:17)
               5. Leave the past in the past
               6. Never forget what the bible says (Prov. 15:1)

     3...(3rd key of a bound of intimacy) Be accepting

II............Create a climate of humor
   LEARN to laugh at yourself TURN trials into shared experiences and EARN happy memories

III...........Create relationships that are honest ; honest to your spouse and children ; honest to yourself and God.