One way we can encourage our kids in their faith, character, and love for Jesus is by letting them watch good Christian movies with a Biblical message. Kids are drawn to screens, whether we like it or not, so what better way to encourage them by providing a message of truth rather than one full of the world’s lies?
If you have been around church lingo or attended Bible studies, you have probably heard the term “to be in the world but not of the world” based off of John 17 (see above). This is an important concept to teach our kids because as Mamas, we cannot shelter our kids completely from the world, nor did Jesus do this with his disciples. Jesus taught his disciples to be in the world, but to not live as the world lives. In order to learn from Jesus, let’s look at three ways He taught His disciples to be in the world but not live like the world.
3 Ways to Protect Our Children From Evil
“If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.” Matthew 5:29 (ESV)
1. Jesus taught His followers to stay away from evil.
Guest Post: By Belinda Letchford
I would like to welcome Belinda Letchford, an amazing parenting blogger, podcaster, and mom of four adult children, as she gives us some helpful tips on building relationships with our teens. For more information on Belinda and her wonderful resources, check out her bio at the bottom of this post.
This month we are looking at how Jesus built close relationships with his disciples, and we discussed how He spent quality time and spoke words of life to them. Now let’s look at how Jesus restored relationships with his disciples by offering forgiveness and grace.
In our Mama Heart Like Jesus series we are studying how Jesus discipled His followers as a model for discipling our own children. This month we are looking at how Jesus built close relationships with his disciples, and we discussed ways to spend quality time with our kids. Now let’s look at three ways Jesus spoke words of life to His followers.
In our Mama Heart Like Jesus series we are studying how Jesus discipled His followers as a model for discipling our own children. This month we will look at how Jesus built close relationships with his disciples and earned their trust. First, let’s look at three ways Jesus built close friendships with his followers.
One day when we were taking a neighbor boy home from school, my kids and I were talking about verses they were memorizing for homework. The preteen boy riding with us couldn’t understand why he needed to memorize Bible verses at school; after all he could just look them up on the Bible app on his phone, right? I knew this boy was a thinker, so I tried to explain to him why memorizing scripture is so important, and I hope it made him think. Many youth and adults feel the same way today.
In our A Mama Heart Like Jesus series, we are studying how Jesus discipled His followers as a model for discipling our own children. First we looked at how Jesus taught his disciples to prioritize God’s Word as a model for Encouraging our Kids to Prioritize God’s Word. Now let’s take a look at how Jesus taught His disciples the importance of prayer.
In our Mama Heart Like Jesus series, we are studying how Jesus discipled His followers as a model for discipling our own children. The first way we will look at is this: Jesus taught his disciples to prioritize God’s Word… So how can we help our children prioritize God’s Word?
