Mixtape: Unforgettable Parents

1. We must give our children our . 

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.  Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.  It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. - 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

2. We must give our children our . 

“I have yet to find the man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism.  If you want to raise someone up, become their staunchest supporter.”  - Charles Schwab

Encourage one another and build each other up. - 1 Thessalonians 5:11

3. We must give our unrelenting passion and to God. 

Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. 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. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. - Deuteronomy 6:4-9

- We need to read the Bible with our kids

- We need to pray with our kids.

- When our kids begin their teenage years, have them write out their mission statement.

- We need to encourage our kids to live out their faith on their school campus.

- As the day unfolds, ask God to give you an opportunity to talk to your kids about what matters.

- Take full advantage of the ministries offered by our church.