IMPARTING SPIRITUAL LIFE
• CULTURE SAYS SUCCESS IS RAISING WELL- NURTURED, WELL-EDUCATED,HAPPY KIDS.
Let's not worship a God of happiness.
What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Matthew 16:26
Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your might to all who are to come. Psalm 71:18 (Daniel)
• WE ARE CALLED TO UNLEASH SINGLE-MINDED, CHRIST-CENTERED, BIBLICALLY ANCHORED, WORLD CHANGERS.
We are the future! Making a difference! Focus not just on physical education but spiritual education as well!
Impart spiritual life to the emerging generation! (uncles and aunties out there impart spiritual life to me!)
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. 5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6 These command ments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. Deuteronomy 6:4-9 (Moses)
IMPARTING SPIRITUAL LIFE
1) ENLIST SUPPORTING VOICES.
Have other people to support your voice! We/You cannot do this alone.
This supporting voice strengthens us that our voice sometimes cannot do!
Praise gets through with more voices! Criticism works the same way too.
Enlist the right supporting voices INTENTIONALLY. It can change lives!
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Deuteronomy 6:4
2) RAISE THE EXPECTATIONS.
Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. Deuteronomy 6:5
Do not dumb the kids down! Take away all the Kiddults!
You are either a child or an adult. There were no teens in the olden times!
When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. 1 Corinthians 13:11 (Paul)
The man is a YOUNG ADULT! Not someone at 30 or 40!
Parents should not ROB their children from being CONTRIBUTING ADULTS!
You can if you BELIEVE you can. Believe in the next generation!
Encourage them to DO things. Raise the expectations!
Buy ASSETS. Not LIABILITIES.
3) KEEP IT REAL.
Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as sym bols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. Deuteronomy 6:7-9
The use of Cross necklaces? To remind us of God!
When its real to YOU, no one will reject it! Let others see God in your life!
Make God part of our everyday life! He is not just Sunday!
Lead by example!
All you have to be is REAL and SINCERE!
Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your might to all who are to come. Psalm 71:18 (David)
KIDS ARE CAPABLE! I AM CAPABLE!
I WILL RISE UP TO DO MORE! TO KNOW GOD MORE!
only then will the older generation know that it was successful!
Let nothing distract me from God.
God was not lowering the standard by sending Jesus Christ! JESUS DID NOT SIN! He RAISED THE STANDARD!
My life is not my own, i give it to you. Use me to impart life to the next generation and to all i meet!
AMEN!
Talk It Over
Whether or not you’re a parent, what specific role can you play to pass on our faith to the generations coming after you?
Who will you enlist to speak into your family? What steps will you need to take to establish those relationships?
What opportunities do you see within our church to help families impart spiritual life?
Get with a friend or a group to reflect on what God is saying to you through this message. Join the conversation on Facebook at http://facebook.com/lifechurchtv. Get resources from www.lifechurch.tv/talkitover.
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TONY DUNGY INTERVIEW Tony Dungy
Former professional American football player and NFL coach Tony Dungy led the Indianapolis Colts to Super Bowl victory in 2007. Dungy is also one of only three individuals to win the Super Bowl as both a player and head coach. Dungy has been involved in a wide variety of charitable organizations, including the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Mentors for Life, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boys & Girls Clubs, the Prison Crusade Ministry, and All Pro Dad. He and his wife, Lauren, are the parents of seven children.
Craig Groeschel interviewed Coach Dungy a few weeks ago at the Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit 2010. The Global Leadership Summit is considered a premier leadership conference that's designed to transform Christian leaders on behalf of the local church. It is broadcast to over 60 countries and close to 300 locations worldwide to train over 100,000 leaders. www.willowcreekglobalsummit.com
Key Scripture Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 35For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it. 36What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? 37Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? Mark 8:34-37
Talk It Over
Describe the people who have been positive influences in your life. What kind of an impact have they made on who you are?
How could a mentor benefit your life right now? What will you do to initiate that relationship?
Who are some specific people you could mentor? What will you do to help bring the best out of them?
What did God say to you through this message? What are you going to do about it? Spend time this week talking it over. Find more at www.lifechurch.tv/talkitover.
