![]() Before we jump into our text for today, I want to say a word to parents of prodigal children. George Barna reports one of every five parents of young children believe they are doing a good job training their children morally and spiritually. There is no fail-safe formula for parenting success.Parents must aim to raise children to be life-long disciples. ![]() Psalm 127:3 : “Sons are a heritage from the LORD, children a reward from him.” It’s a privilege and a responsibility to raise difference-makers for Christ. Children are intended to be a blessing from God, not a burden to bear.Someone put it like this: “Blending a family isn’t about making everything the same, it’s about mixing two things to make something new.” As we learned two weeks ago, Scripture celebrates singleness. If you are single, you are not second-class.If you are a single parent, you are a family.I’ve had to remember this now that our girls are grown and gone. If you’re married and don’t have kids, or they are no longer in the home, you are still a family. ![]() Whenever I preach on the topic of parenting, I like to start with some suppositions. ![]() ![]() As we continue in our series called “Family Matters,” I want to propose that parenting is not only hard work, it is heart work because parents must pass along the faith they possess. Is it possible what happens at home is more important than what happens at church? This year, a child will actually attend church less than 40 weekends because of COVID. ![]()
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