Helping Parents and Guardians of Kids and Students Navigate Faith Conversations as a Family
Episodes
Tuesday Jan 28, 2025
Tuesday Jan 28, 2025
Topics Discussed:
1. God's Design
2. Sin
3. Brokenness
4. Gospel
5. Repent & Believe
6. Recover & Pursue
7. What Should I do Now?
App Store - Life on Mission
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Wednesday Dec 18, 2024
Wednesday Dec 18, 2024
Topics Discussed:
- Be careful to label your child
- Be careful to compare your child
Verses for who you are...
- 1 Peter 2:9 and John 15:16: You Are Chosen
- Genesis 1:26-27: You Are Made in God’s Image
- John 1:12 and Romans 8:17: You Are a Child and Heir of God
- 1 John 1:9: You Are Forgiven
- Romans 10:3: You Are Saved
- 2 Corinthians 5:17: You Are Made New
- Romans 15:7: You Are Accepted
- Psalm 23:1-3: You Are Cared For
- Isaiah 43:4: You Are Precious
- 1 Peter 1:5: You Are Protected
- Jeremiah 29:11: Your Life Has a Plan
- 1 John 5:14-15: You Are Heard
- Philippians 4:13: You Are Strong
- Romans 8:38-39: You Are Loved
- Colossians 2:10: You Are Complete in Christ
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Tuesday Nov 19, 2024
Tuesday Nov 19, 2024
Topics Discussed:
1. Fear Not - Culture
2. Fear Not - Self
3. Fear Not - Damaged Reputation
4. Fear Not - Your Child
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Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Topics Discussed:
1. Instill the Habit of Gratefulness
2. Practice Remembering
3. Make Thanksgiving a Daily Habit
4. Value Every Gift and Every Giver
5. Limit the Number of Gifts
6. Express Gratitude for People at Birthdays
7. Be a Worthy Role Model
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Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Topics Discussed:
Things to do...
- Ask for Help
- Seek out Encouragement
- Have a safe place to vent
- Meditate on Scripture
- Turn your Worrying into Praying
Things to remember...
- We can only control ourselves
- We don't know how it's going to go
- Scripture is true
Keep the conversation going...
- What is something you want me to know about you or you want to know about me?
- When do you feel the most loved by me, most supported by my, most heard by me, or closest to me?
- What are some things we could do to help improve our relationship?
- When do you feel the most open to me, the most closed off or shut down by me?
- How can I be praying for you?
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Thursday Aug 29, 2024
Thursday Aug 29, 2024
Topics Discussed:
At Home:
1. Read through the Psalms
2. Develop a family mission statement
3. Learn about spiritual disciplines
4. Practice active listening
5. Pray with intention
6. Do a family video prayer journal
7. Have each family member choose a favorite Bible verse
8. Look for teachable moments
9. Enjoy a regular family game night or something else special
In Church and In Your Community:
1. Attend worship together
2. Be a part of a family life group
3. Serve in a ministry area together at your church
4. Find a spiritual mentor
5. Surround your child with other godly adults
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Tuesday Jul 30, 2024
Tuesday Jul 30, 2024
Topics Discussed:
1. Assign Jobs
2. Encourage First Attempts
3. Expect Accountability
4. Look to God
Resources:
Bible Study Fellowship
Book - "Cleaning House" by Kay Wills Wyma
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Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Topics Discussed:
1. Commit to Deepening Your Own Understanding
2. Ask Your Kids the Tough Questions They Don't Ask
3. Become a Detective
4. Practice Critical Thinking
5. Start Today
Resources:
J. Warner Wallace
Lee Strobel
Answers in Genesis
Josh McDowell
Sean McDowell
Mama Bear Apologetics
Mama Bear Guide to Sexuality
One Minute Apologist
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Tuesday Feb 13, 2024
Tuesday Feb 13, 2024
Topics Discussed:
Study the Bible with Your Child:
1. Choose a time you and your child are not hurried or tired.
2. Always begin with a brief prayer.
3. Read the Scripture slowly and use an easy understand translation of the Bible.
4. Explain words or concepts.
5. Talk about what you have just read.
6. Choose a verse for the day to memorize.
7. Close in prayer.
Plan an Easter Bible Study:
A. Outline
Day 1 - Read Mark 14:32-50 (The Arrest in the Garden)
Truths:
1. Jesus knew what was going to happen, but He did not run away or hide.
2. Jesus wanted to do what God, His Father, wanted Him to do.
Day 2 - Read Mark 14:53-15:15 (The Trial)
Truths:
1. Jesus had done nothing wrong.
2. God was in complete control. It was God's plan for Jesus to die.
Day 3 - Read Mark 15:16-32 (The Crucifixion)
Truths:
1. Jesus could have gotten off the cross, but He did not. He knew God wanted Him to be there, and He obeyed God.
2. Jesus suffered for our sins. The soldiers hurt Jesus.
Day 4 - Mark 15:33-47 (Jesus' Death and Burial)
Truths:
1. Jesus died on the cross. He died because He loves us and wants us to go to heaven.
2. Only people who love and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ will go to heaven.
3. Jesus' friends took His dead body and laid it in a tomb.
Day 5 - Read Matthew 28:1-10 (The Resusrection)
Truths:
1. God made Jesus come alive again.
2. Because Jesus came alive, all people who believe in Him will live forever with Him.
3. Many people saw Jesus and talked to Him after His resurrection.
B. Use Music
C. Make Crafts
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