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Each week, Chip will take you to God’s Word for biblical guidance on topics like being a follower of Jesus, strengthening your marriage, understanding love and sex, raising moral children, and overcoming painful emotions. Chip also shares honestly from his own experiences.
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Kids facing a big decision? Teach them how to evaluate their options. Helping them choose wisely saves years of heartache and pain.
Transferable Concept #4: Teach them to make WISE choices.
A theology of holiness
Help them learn to make wise choices:
1. Encourage them to saturate their minds with the TRUTH. The Bible, great books, videos -Rom 8:5-8, Jn 8:32
2. Encourage them to HANG OUT with wise, godly people. -Pr 13:20
3. Model for them how to ASK GOD for discernment and wisdom. -Ph 1:9-11, Jas 1:5
4. Teach them to monitor their EXPOSURE to the media.-Rom 12:2
Life message: Holy living allows you to experience God’s BEST for your life.
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Transferable Concept #3: Teach them to MANAGE their wealth wisely.
A theology of stewardship:
How to become faithful in the "little" things:
1. Help them recognize the three purposes of money are GIVING, saving, and spending -1 Tim 6:17-19
2. Encourage them to commit to honor God with FIRST FRUITS of every paycheck to remind them that it's GOD’S money, not their own -Pro 3:9-10
3. Encourage them to make time with GOD their #1 priority so they’ll know how to invest the time, talent, and treasure entrusted to them -Mark 1:35
Life message: Your life is a SACRED stewardship!
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Transferable Concept #3: Teach them to MANAGE their wealth wisely.
A theology of stewardship:
How to become faithful in the "little" things:
1. Help them recognize the three purposes of money are GIVING, saving, and spending -1 Tim 6:17-19
2. Encourage them to commit to honor God with FIRST FRUITS of every paycheck to remind them that it's GOD’S money, not their own -Pro 3:9-10
3. Encourage them to make time with GOD their #1 priority so they’ll know how to invest the time, talent, and treasure entrusted to them -Mark 1:35
Life message: Your life is a SACRED stewardship!
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Chip explains how to teach children to work "unto the Lord." He challenges parents: Don't rob kids of growth. Teach responsibility, chores, timeliness, and finishing jobs.
Transferable Concept #2: Teach them to WORK unto the Lord.
A theology of work:
How to help them discover God's calling for their lives. Ask…
1. What's your unique S.H.A.P.E.?
2. Encourage them to get honest, WISE COUNSEL about who you are, where you fit, and how to move forward. -Pr. 24:6
3. Help them be willing to move out of their COMFORT ZONE to fulfill their divine purpose. -Hb. 11:6
Life message: You were CREATED for a special work!
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How to help your child choose a career? Chip explains that, according to Scripture, the right job is less about money, power, or location.
Transferable Concept #2: Teach them to WORK unto the Lord.
A theology of work:
How to help them discover God's calling for their lives. Ask…
1. What's your unique S.H.A.P.E.?
2. Encourage them to get honest, WISE COUNSEL about who you are, where you fit, and how to move forward. -Pr. 24:6
3. Help them be willing to move out of their COMFORT ZONE to fulfill their divine purpose. -Hb. 11:6
Life message: You were CREATED for a special work!
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Suffering is unavoidable. How we view it changes us. Chip shows how to turn suffering into a tool God uses to make us the people we long to be.
Life’s race: The problem isn’t running the race, but passing on the baton. -1 Cor. 9, 2 Cor. 4
Five core values we must pass on to the next generation
1. Suffer well
2. Work unto the Lord
3. Manage their wealth wisely
4. Make wise decisions
5. Live grace-filled lives
Transferable Concept #1: Teach them to SUFFER well.
A theology of suffering
How to grow through suffering
1. Teach them to face it; to identify what they are CONCERNED about
2. PRAY honestly about it
3. Help them to share WHERE they are suffering with someone they trust
4. Help them align specific SCRIPTURE with their specific situation
Life message: SUFFERING is normal!
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Suffering is unavoidable. How we view it changes us. Chip shows how to turn suffering into a tool God uses to make us the people we long to be.
Life’s race: The problem isn’t running the race, but passing on the baton. -1 Cor. 9, 2 Cor. 4
Five core values we must pass on to the next generation
1. Suffer well
2. Work unto the Lord
3. Manage their wealth wisely
4. Make wise decisions
5. Live grace-filled lives
Transferable Concept #1: Teach them to SUFFER well.
A theology of suffering
How to grow through suffering
1. Teach them to face it; to identify what they are CONCERNED about
2. PRAY honestly about it
3. Help them to share WHERE they are suffering with someone they trust
4. Help them align specific SCRIPTURE with their specific situation
Life message: SUFFERING is normal!
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When overwhelmed and ready to quit, your need is perspective, the antidote to discouragement. Chip shares how to gain this perspective.
God’s plan for slaying the dragon of discouragement
A - Attitude -Jas. 1:2-4
God’s will in adversity – JOYFUL ENDURANCE
R - Resource -Jas. 1:5-8
God’s promise in the process – SUPERNATURAL WISDOM
T - Theology -Jas. 1:9-12
God’s prescription for perseverance – DIVINE PERSPECTIVE
Hanging tough in tough times demand we:
1. Get God’s perspective on our circumstances. Jas. 1:9-11
2. Get God’s perspective on our future. -Jas. 1:12a
3. Get God’s perspective on our motivation. -Jas. 1:12a
Summary/review – You can slay the dragon of discouragement!
1. Re-evaluate your circumstances.
The test: is my faith in things that are perishable or things that are PERMANENT?
2. Re-evaluate your focus.
The test: is my hope determined by the size of my problems or the certainty of God’s PROMISES?
3. Re-evaluate your motivation.
The test: is the primary motivation of my heart to LOVE CHRIST or simply get relief and please myself?
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Wondering where God is in your suffering/fear? Don't quit! Chip reveals how to slay discouragement and gain rock-solid hope, no matter what.
God’s plan for slaying the dragon of discouragement
A - Attitude -Jas. 1:2-4
God’s will in adversity – JOYFUL ENDURANCE
R - Resource -Jas. 1:5-8
God’s promise in the process – SUPERNATURAL WISDOM
T - Theology -Jas. 1:9-12
God’s prescription for perseverance – DIVINE PERSPECTIVE
Hanging tough in tough times demand we:
1. Get God’s perspective on our circumstances. Jas. 1:9-11
2. Get God’s perspective on our future. -Jas. 1:12a
3. Get God’s perspective on our motivation. -Jas. 1:12a
Summary/review – You can slay the dragon of discouragement!
1. Re-evaluate your circumstances.
The test: is my faith in things that are perishable or things that are PERMANENT?
2. Re-evaluate your focus.
The test: is my hope determined by the size of my problems or the certainty of God’s PROMISES?
3. Re-evaluate your motivation.
The test: is the primary motivation of my heart to LOVE CHRIST or simply get relief and please myself?
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James, the leader in Jerusalem, faced a world turned upside down. His message offers God's answer and resource for anyone facing crisis today.
The principle = “Don’t ask why, ask what.”
Three “what” questions survivors ask:
1. What can I control when my world falls apart?
2. What must I do to make it through today?
3. What hope do I have for tomorrow?
The answer = God’s sovereignty + goodness = He will take my worst circumstances and use them for my best if I will trust Him and not bail out of His spiritual maturity process.
I. The problem: sometimes we get “stuck” in our pain.
II. The solution: God promises help for those who are “stuck.” -Jas. 1:5-8
III. The one condition: We receive God’s wisdom only when we “ask in faith, without any doubting.”
Conclusion: Four things you must do to get unstuck
1. Admit you’re stuck
2. Admit you can’t do it on your own
3. Ask God for supernatural wisdom
4. Be willing to do whatever God’s wisdom demands of you
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