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25_JULY_2010

Study Guide – A trust to be Entrusted

1) As a single person, as one who is married without children or married with children what answer best describes the dream you have for your children.

a) I desire them to live a long, happy life.

b) I desire them to be successful in life.

c) I desire them to choose a career which will give them the material comforts I didn’t have as a young man or woman.

d) I desire them to walk closely with the Lord no matter what it looks like to the world around them.

e) Other

2) READ Mark 1:1-6 – After dedicating John to the Lord, what problems might a parent have with the way John is following God’s call for His life? What personal issues would a parent have to struggle with as they see their son living in a wilderness and dressed the way he is? Would he be an embarrassment to the family? Why?

3) READ 1 Samuel 3:11-14 – What part of parenting 101 did Eli neglect in raising his two sons? With his refusal to rebuke his children for their sin, what does it reveal about Eli’s character and what were the consequences to his sons and himself?

4) Why do we have difficulty at times in disciplining our children when they do wrong?

5) READ Colossian 1:16 – Do we have a tendency to see our children as created for us or for the Lord? How will it effect how we are raising them?

6) READ Hebrews 10:23-25 – Why is it important for our children to grow up within the body of Christ? What could be the consequences if we do not have them be a part of fellowship within the body? (Stay within the passage of scripture to speak truth into you life)

7) READ Matthew 7:24-27 – Looking at this passage from the perspective of raising children. What becomes the greatest witness to our children of a living, authentic faith in Jesus Christ? On the reverse side, what can be the biggest hindrance to our children knowing Jesus Christ?

8) READ out the poem by Dorothy Law Nolte – If you are a parent what phrase from this poem challenges you the most? If you are single or married without children, what phrase or phrases can you relate to in how you approach life? Is there a negative trait in which you desire the Lord to lead you out of tonight?

9) For parents: If you see some of these negative traits in your children which you desire the Lord to break off then allow the Holy Spirit to first reveal if you have had a part in imparting this trait and then confess this before the Lord. Ask the Lord to begin leading you into a new way of parenting. He is our gracious Heavenly Father who does not condemn you and is all about redeeming our lives and the lives of our children. If you need to speak to someone then we at CAP are available for counseling in these areas. Never let the enemy heap shame and guilt when being convicted by the Holy Spirit.

10) For singles and married without children: The negative traits which you see in your life go to the Lord in prayer and lay these areas at the feet of Jesus. If your parents spoke any of these negative traits over you then recognize it. Even though they were probably doing the best they could, the enemy was able to use these words to speak certain lies into your life. Renounce these lies and allow the truth of who you are in Christ Jesus to come forward.

11) Close in a prayer of Thanksgiving for the good work the Lord is doing in your life. Give Him thanks and praise.