For Kids from 2 years up through 5th grade in the Fall. Amazing Missions Stories all Summer long! You won’t want to miss a single night! Meeting Wednesday nights from June 17 through August 5 in the Ministry Center.
For Kids from 2 years up through 5th grade in the Fall. Amazing Missions Stories all Summer long! You won’t want to miss a single night! Meeting Wednesday nights from June 17 through August 5 in the Ministry Center.
Looking for space explorers ready to blast off into fun! This year’s Vacation Bible School at First Baptist Church is To the Edge: Encounter the God of the Universe. At To the Edge, kids will encounter the God of the universe—seeing God’s great power as they explore deep space, traveling beyond our solar system. You…
Choosing Good Friends Importance of Good Friends Do you remember your best friends in junior high and senior high school? Think back to the impact they had on what you did, where you went, what you watched or listened to, and what you thought was cool. Friends are a really important part of our lives…
Teenagers Tend to be Legalists Goal is Godliness While the Bible is filled with instruction and commandments for righteous living, we need to be careful that all our focus as parents is not on behavior and outward actions. Godliness cannot be reduced to a set of rules. “Godliness is humble, thankful worship that…
Three Helps for a Defensive Teen:
Your Teenager is Worth It
Teenagers are usually not asking for your input. They will avoid difficult conversations and protect themselves from intrusion. Don’t give up! Pursue your teenager. Express your love. Ask deeper questions. Encourage them. They are worth all your efforts to stay connected and to be involved in their lives.
Tips for Talking
When you have something to share, keep it brief. Don’t lecture on the past and how you never talked to your parents that way. Think ahead of time about what you want to share. Make it interesting. Make it interactive. Help your teenager examine his actions, assumptions, desires, and choices. Let the wisdom of God’s Word be seen as helpful and true. Your authority or ability to win a debate are not the point. Holding up God’s Word and showing how it is working in your own life will be much more appealing.
Remember when… Remember when you were a teenager? For me it was the awesome 80’s. Yeah, I’m old. Do you remember the self-consciousness? The physical self-awareness? Trying to be cool and turning out just dorky? Wanting to play like a kid but be treated like an adult? Being a good parent means being able to remember…
Life in a Fallen World As hard as we may try, we cannot protect or shelter our children from the imperfect, fallen world. We should not hide from it or act as though the brokenness of the world simply doesn’t exist. As our teenagers are hurt they will see the effects of sin all…
Family: A Redemptive Community In the context of family, it is hard to hide reality. We may all “put on a good face” for work, school, even church, but who we really are and what we are going through is revealed at home. The harsh realities of sin and The Fall should make the love…
Rule of Love or Desire? Teenagers need their identities to be firmly rooted in Christian community. This should be accomplished through the family.
The Rule of Love or the Rule of Desire Rule of Love Rule of Desire Sound Familiar?
Opportunities I’m praying for you. Let me know how I can help or better serve you and your family. in HIS service, Pastor Mark P.S. The themes and main ideas come from Paul David Tripp’s book “Age of Opportunity”. I’m summarizing what I read, adding my own thoughts and Scripture too. You can read past posts on our church website HERE. |
Just as our teenagers need to anchor their identity in the existence and character of God, they also need their identities to be firmly rooted in community. This is another key function of the family.
Sinners naturally want to please themselves and will do pretty much whatever it takes to get their way.