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**The Confident Parent**

Build your confidence to raise kids that have a thriving relationship with Jesus through practical tips and advice from fellow parents and experts. Hosted by Joshua Humpa, Discover Church Children’s Pastor.

Latest Episodes:

Discipline Towards Relationship Jul 30, 2021

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Punishment is payback. Discipline should fix the broken relationship.

Model Your Faith & Talk About Jesus Often Jun 23, 2021

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We all want a Godly family that likes each other - even after our kids are grown and out of the house. So how do we create that in real life? Two things we as parents can do to create a Godly home - model our faith and talk about Jesus often.

5 Tips To Survive Coronavirus As A Parent //with guest Stephanie Humpa Mar 18, 2020

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Watch the video Podcast at youtu.be/T1YtwG8hxsY

Take It Day By Day

- This situation is unprecedented.
- Things are constantly changing.
- This is our new norm.

All Of The Resources Are Overwhelming

- Figure out what you want your day to look like and find resources for that.
- Limit social media

Make Spiritual Life A Priority

- God has given us this opportunity to focus on Him
- Visit oakcreekag.org/kidslive

It’s ok/essential to have alone/spouse time

Fear not

- There’s a lot of unknown right now
- God’s got this. Pray for the joy of the Lord to be your strength and peace that transcends all understanding.

Leading Your Kids Towards The Holy Spirit // with guest Kelly Presson Feb 26, 2020

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The Holy Spirit is the person of God we interact with most today. Kelly Presson, Director of Leadership Development for Children's Ministry Leaders at the National Office of the Assemblies of God shares insight on how to do that as a parent.

When Your Child Is Exposed To Bad Stuff // with guest Carrie Lutter Jan 22, 2020

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- Create a home/environment where your child feels safe to talk to you

- Explain the 'why' behind the answers or reasoning

- Get to know the parents of your child's friends

- Have dialogue with child's friends' parents about what is allowed and not allowed for your child

- Ask questions about sleepovers/events when your child returns home

Preventing A Child Centered Home // with guest Jon Brooks Dec 11, 2019

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- 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?

FROZEN II - Family Review Nov 22, 2019

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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

Discipline - Listen & Obey The First Time Right Away Nov 13, 2019

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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

Using Halloween For Spiritual Growth Oct 23, 2019

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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 (oakcreekag.org/rightnow)

Why Missions Matters For Kids Oct 09, 2019

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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

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