Training Purpose-Driven Children

PSALM 127:3-5 MSG
“Don’t you see that children are God’s best gift?  The fruit of the womb his generous legacy?  Like a warrior’s fistful of arrows are the children of a vigorous youth.  Oh, how blessed are you parents, with your quivers full of children!  Your enemies don’t stand a chance against you.  You’ll sweep them right off your doorstep.”

3 LEVELS of INFLUENCE with CHILDREN:
1. POSITION LEVEL:  0-9 You obey me because you have to.
     Key Word: BOUNDARIES

  2. PERMISSION LEVEL:  10-13. You follow me because you want to
      Key Word: RELATIONSHIP

  3.PERSONHOOD LEVEL:  14-18. You follow me because you respect me and want to model your life after mine.     
      Key Word:  PURPOSE

TRAINING PURPOSE-DRIVEN CHILDREN
2.  ESTABLISH HEALTHY BOUNDARIES

GENESIS 2:15-17 NLT
“The Lord God placed man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it.  But the Lord God warned him, “you may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.  If you eat its fruit, you are sure to die”.

Deuteronomy 6:5-9 NLT
“And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders. Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.”

3 Questions Which Determine Our Boundaries:  
1. Will this add Positive Quality to our life?
2. Will this Control me or Lesson Christ’s Control of me?
3. Does this open the door to Demonic influence in my family?

PROVERBS 23:13-14 NLT 
“Don’t fail to discipline your children. The rod of punishment won’t kill them.   Physical discipline may well save them from death.”

PROVERBS 22:15 NKJV
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, the rod of correction will drive it far from him.”

TRAINING PURPOSE-DRIVEN CHILDREN
1.  ESTABLISH HEALTHY BOUNDARIES
2.  INVEST IN THE RELATIONSHIPS

PROVERBS 13:20 TPT
“If you want to grow in wisdom, spend time with the wise.  Walk with the wicked and you’ll eventually become just like them”

TRAINING PURPOSE-DRIVEN CHILDREN
1.  ESTABLISH HEALTHY BOUNDARIES
2.  INVEST IN THE RELATIONSHIPS
3.  MODEL A LIFE OF PURPOSE

Romans 8:28 NLT
“And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.”

Maybe you made a decision to follow Jesus today, or maybe you’re curious what life with Him is all about. Wherever you are on your journey, we invite you to share with us so we can help you discover your next step.