Four kinds of Parents Series: Table of Contents

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As some of you know I’m getting ready to finish prep to teach overseas.  This parenting series is a part of it!  If you can pray I finish everything soon; I have to also start preparing to teach other series for other countries after I’m done with this…

Quick word: : Want to Write a Guest Posts for Our Blog for Fall 2023?  This will be helpful when I’m gone!

Alright now, here’s the table of contents!

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Four kinds of Parents Part 4: Help for the Neglecting Parent

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Establish the need: Are you a Neglecting Parent?

Purpose: In this session we will see two points concerning a neglecting parent so that we would pursue the goal of being a godly parent.

1. What is a Neglecting Parent?
2. Spiritual help for the Neglecting Parents

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Four kinds of Parents Part 3: Help for the Permissive Parent

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Establish the need: Are you a Permissive Parent?

Purpose: In this session we will see two points concerning so that we would pursue the goal of being a godly parent.

1. 1. What is a Permissive Parent?
   2. Spiritual help for the Permissive Parents

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Four kinds of Parents Part 2: Help for the Pharisaical Parent

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Establish the need: Are you a Pharisaical Parent?

Purpose: In this session we will see two points concerning so that we would pursue the goal of being a godly parent.

1. What is a Pharisaical Parent?
2. Spiritual help for the Pharisaical Parents

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Four kinds of Parents Part 1: Introduction and Goal

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Establish the need: What kind of parent are you before God?

Purpose: There are four kinds of parents we can be. In this session we will go over the following three points as an introduction and cover the kind of parent we want to be so that we would pursue the goal of being a godly parent.

1. Introduction: The Four Kinds of Parents
2. How to figure out what kind of parent you are
3. The Goal: Godly Parent

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The Three “G”s for Christian Parenting

Do you go through the motions with parenting or have you thought about it deeply the gift and goal of parenting?

Purpose: In this series we will go over three truths that are foundational for addressing difficulties in parenting so that we have the right perspective of what Biblical parenting is.

This is important for our time more than ever!

Here it is:

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The Grace for Christian Parenting

Establish the need: Do you go through the motions with parenting or have you thought about it deeply the gift and goal of parenting?

Purpose: In this series we will go over three truths that are foundational for addressing difficulties in parenting so that we have the right perspective of what Biblical parenting is.

1. The Gift of being a Parent
2. The Goal of being a Parent
3. The Grace for being a Parent

This post will look at the Grace for being Parent.

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The Goal of Christian Parenting

Establish the need: Do you go through the motions with parenting or have you thought about it deeply the gift and goal of parenting?

Purpose: In this series we will go over three truths that are foundational for addressing difficulties in parenting so that we have the right perspective of what Biblical parenting is.

1. The Gift of being a Parent
2. The Goal of being a Parent
3. The Grace for being a Parent

This post will look at the Goal of being a Parent.

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The Gift of Being a Parent

Establish the need: Do you go through the motions with parenting or have you thought about it deeply the gift and goal of parenting?

Purpose: In this series we will go over three truths that are foundational for addressing difficulties in parenting so that we have the right perspective of what Biblical parenting is.

1. The Gift of being a Parent
2. The Goal of being a Parent
3. The Grace for being a Parent

This post will look at the Gift of being a Parent.

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Being Conscious of the Devil’s War on our Children

For the Christian, parenting is an important responsibility.

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How do we discipline our children with opposition from other adults?

Establish the need: Sometimes other relatives, in-laws, parents and sibling who oppose us disciplining our kids. How do we discipline our children when facing opposition from other adults?

Purpose: Today we will go over five points concerning what to do when adults object to our discipline of our child.

• Examine ourselves to see if others have legitimate biblical concerns with how we discipline our child
• Explain to the other person why you discipline is because you are following the Bible
• Discipline in a private place
• Spank quickly and firmly
• Explain to your child why you discipline so they take your side

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Encouragement for Single Parent

Establish the need: With our parenting series some might be discourage and think God’s Word is only for a perfect family where there’s a father and mother; yet one might think “My family has problems and I’m a single parent…” Does God’s Word have any truths to apply for single parents?

Purpose: In this session we will consider five thoughts to consider for those who are single parents.

• See your identity in Christ as more important than your status as a single parent
• Understand your hardship biblically
• Pay attention to your child’s struggle with missing a single parent
• Surround your child with godly examples and mentor
• Remember God can still save your children even with your family’s weakness

Before we begin…

This message have the following people in mind:

• • Widows/Widowers
  • Divorced Parents
  • A parent taking care of the kids while the spouse is working in another country
  • Those who had a child and never got married
  • While this is not the main focus of this message I do think this lesson also has implications for those who are married to non-Christian spouses

While this message is meant to speak to those who are single parents this message is not saying it is permissible to make choices that sinfully or unwisely lead one to be a single parent.

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Review: I Belong: Heidelberg Catechism Question and Answer One for Children

For this week’s “Wee-kids” Wednesdays here’s a review of a Christian children’s book.

Joyce Holstege.  I Belong: Heidelberg Catechism Question and Answer One for Children.  Jenison, MI: Reformed Free Publishing Association, October 4^th, 2022. 46 pp.

4 out of 5

Purchase: Reformed Free Publishing Association

Purchase: Amazon

Are you looking for a children’s picture book that goes over biblical truths for children to learn about God, Jesus and the Bible especially from a biblical perspective?  If so this book is for you.  It is a devotional explanation of the Heidelberg Catechism Question and Answer 1 which raises the question “What is Thy Only comfort in Life and Death?”  It is meant for ages four to eight to be read by the parents or older children.  I appreciate that the publishers Reformed Free Publishing Association printed a resource for families such as this title.  I enjoyed this so much I do wish the author, illustrator and publisher would consider publishing other books like this one on other Heidelberg Catechism Question and Answers.

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Dealing with Bullies

Purpose: This session we will cover four points concerning the subject of bullies and dealing with bullies.

• Realize your child will face bullies
• What parents must do
• Wrong responses of a child to bullying
• Right responses of a child to bullying

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Leading Home Bible Study for Children

Establish the need: How do I teach my children?

Purpose: This session we will look at three points concerning

1. Parents have an obligation to teach their children
2. Practical advice when you teach
3. Help when a child is not interested in the Bible study

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