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#76: Meeting Emotional Needs In Marriage ( Part 11)
10 Emotional Needs in Marriage 1 Corinthians 13: 4-7Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, 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,…
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#27: WORDS (Part 1)
As parents we can say things to our children that will affect how they think about themselves for the rest of their lives. Our words also have the power to crush. The way we talk to our children can become a habit – for good or bad. We can easily become fixated on our children’s…
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#26: Lost In The Middle Of Your Own Parenting Style (Part 8)
Owner or Ambassador? Today we look into the last area of distinguishing between the two styles. 4. REPUTATION: what tells people who you are and what you’re about.OWNER: Owner parents unwittingly turn their children into their trophies. They tend to want to be able to parade their children in public to the applause of the…
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#25: Lost In The Middle Of Your Own Parenting Style (Part 7)
Owner or Ambassador?Let’s take a look at the third area of distinguishing between the two styles. 3. SUCCESS: what you define success to be.OWNER: These parents tend to be working toward a specific catalog of indicators in the lives of their children that would tell them that they have been successful parents. Things like academic…
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#24: Lost In The Middle Of Your Own Parenting Style (Part 6)
Owner or Ambassador?We will look at the second area of distinguishing between the two styles. 2. WORK: what you define as the work you have been called to do.OWNER: Owner parents think their job is to turn their children into something. They have a vision of what they want their children to be, and they…
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#23: Lost in the Middle of Your Own Parenting Style (Part 5)
Owner or Ambassador?We will look at the first area of distinguishing between the two styles. 1. IDENTITY: where do you look to find your sense of who you are.OWNER: Owner parents tend to look to get their identity, meaning, purpose, and inner sense of well-being from their children. Their children tend to be saddled with…
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#22: Lost in the Middle of Your Own Parenting Style (Part 4)
Ownership or Ambassadorial? I think for most of us ownership parenting and ambassadorial parenting represent a daily battle that is fought on the turf of our hearts. We are constantly torn between what we want and what God wants. Sometimes we just want our children to behave so our lives could be easier, while at…
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#21: Lost In The Middle Of Your Own Parenting Story (Part 3)
Owner or Ambassador? This week we ponder on the Ambassador style. The word that the Bible uses for this intermediary position is Ambassador. It really is the perfect word for what God has called parents to be and to do. The only thing an ambassador does, if he’s interested in keeping his job, is to…
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#19: Lost In The Middle Of Your Own Parenting Story (Part 1)
Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from Him. (Psalms 127:3) In the coming some weeks we will be having a series of devotions on Parenting, on the above topic. Intro: The big picture starts with knowing who you are as a parent. I don’t mean your name, address, etc. I mean…
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