Membership Track Podcast
Episode Seven
I Will Lead My Family to be Healthy Church Members
Membership Track 5 – I will lead my family to be Healthy church members
Throughout this membership track, you’ll discover how membership in the body of Christ is SO different from the other kinds of membership we’re used to. You’ll also find out the way in which you can be a part of major life change for those around you. We’re excited for you to engage with this content and take your next step!
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In our day to day life, we typically outsource our children’s education to experts – we call those people teachers
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It can be easy for us to transfer that same concept to our children’s spiritual growth
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The problem is, spiritual growth is about 80% caught and about 20% taught – that’s part of why it’s so vital for people to continue to meet with other Christians through the gathering of the church
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This means families are the ones who do most of the spiritual growth education for their kids – you are forming them spiritually already, the question is whether you will be intentional about it
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Pray together as a family for the church (our family prays every Sunday on the way to church for church
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For spiritual protection
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for protection from moral failure
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For the preaching fo the word
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For their families
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For encouragement
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for physical strength
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for courage
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for discernment
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for wisdom in leadership
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Worshipping together as a family – make a decision that you will lead the way in celebrating God’s work in the world by worshipping weekly together as a family.
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Falling deeply in love with the bride of Christ -we live in a world where being critical is almost a rite of passage – what if you lead in your family with an unconditional love that reflected Jesus – that you taught your kids there will be people who are hypocrites in church – because there is no better place for them!