The Confident Parent

- Defining a child centered home vs Christ centered home

- Creating a vision for your marriage/family

- Vision Retreat (getaway experience)

- Why did God put us together?

- What has God called us to accomplish to further His purpose?

- What are the major ethical and moral standards we want our families to live by?

- What kind of things do we want people say about us?

- Are there any words of correction or direction God is speaking to us?

- Sisterly bond

- Do the Next Right Thing

-- When you don’t know what to do, just take one step at a time and do the next right thing.

- Righting the Wrongs of the Father

- Unity

- Elsa Parallels Jesus' Resurrection

(Recorded while Oak Creek Assembly of God)

Discipline comes out of love for our kids and direction for their lives.

LISTEN & OBEY THE FIRST TIME RIGHT AWAY

- Consequence depends on the crime

- Consistency

- Pray for their heart

Discipline comes out of love for our kids and direction for their lives.

LISTEN & OBEY THE FIRST TIME RIGHT AWAY

- Obey the first time asked

- Consequence immediately follows if no obedience

- Follow up conversation that points them towards Jesus

- Consequence depends on the crime

- Consistency

- Pray for their heart

(Recorded while Oak Creek Assembly of God)

Scary stuff is everywhere and we can't avoid Halloween. So let's leverage it for spiritual growth!

WHERE I’M COMING FROM BIBLICALLY

- God is a god of peace and joy

- Jesus came to bring people back to life from death and sin

- Jesus is described as the hope and light of the world 

- If you’re a follower of Jesus, then our worldview should correlate with Jesus 

-- Jesus came to bring healing, not glorify sickness

-- Through His death we gain eternal life, the end result being the focus not his death

-- Eternity is real and the missions of every Jesus follows is to get people to Heaven, not Hell

HOW TO TALK ABOUT THIS HOLIDAY

- Decide with your spouse, by yourself where you stand

- You can talk about these things without adding a spooky factor to it

- Death is the main topic of Halloween 

-- Give a Christian understanding of death

-- God didn’t want us to die, but sin caused death. Jesus came to save us. 

Fear 

- Try and identify fear 

-- What is scary about it? 

-- What is the concern will happen?

- Bible stories (Lazarus mummy, Daniel and being afraid)

- “Goodbye fear, God is here!”

- Prayer with and for 

SAFE ACTION STEPS FOR YOUR FAMILY

- Protect their innocence as long as possible 

- Pass out Jesus loves kids cards to Trick or Treaters

- Illustrated sermon

- It’s ok to avoid scary aisles, houses, etc. 

- Can do activities without adding the scary/death factor 

-- Pumpkin carving, painting. 

- It’s ok to not watch Halloween themed tv episodes 

-- Right Now Media

(Recorded while Oak Creek Assembly of God)

What is missions?

- Fulfilling the mission Jesus sent us on to reach our world for Christ

What is a missionary?

- Someone who dedicates their life to sharing the Gospel with others, usually in foreign countries.

BGMC (Boys & Girls Missionary Challenge)

- The Assemblies of God kids missions program

- Accessible funds for missionaries to use for ministry

Why should missions matter to your kids?

- Obeys Christ (making an eternal impact)

- Builds compassion

- Develops a generous heart

- Creates entrepreneurial drive 

- The church working together, we do this together

(Recorded while Oak Creek Assembly of God)

In this special on location episode we chat with Mark Kilcoyne, the Assemblies of God Wisconsin Northern Michigan Network Discipleship Director, at Spencer Lake in Waupaca, WI during Kids Camp. He shares insight as the Director of many camps and events that hundreds of kids attend. We'll explore the importance of sending your kids to Church camps and events for their spiritual growth and the benefits it provides parents in their quest to become the confident spiritual leader.

In this special on location episode we chat with Mark Kilcoyne, the Assemblies of God Wisconsin Northern Michigan Network Discipleship Director, at Spencer Lake in Waupaca, WI during Kids Camp. He shares insight as the Director of many camps and events that hundreds of kids attend. We'll explore the importance of sending your kids to Church camps and events for their spiritual growth and the benefits it provides parents in their quest to become the confident spiritual leader.

(Recorded while Oak Creek Assembly of God)