BONUS: Marked by Fruit
Pardon the Mess with Scarlet Hiltibidal - Christian Motherhood, Biblical Parenting, Raising Christian Kids
Scarlet Hiltibidal and Christian Parenting
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🗓️ 25 March 2024
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” —Galatians 5:22–23
As we celebrate Easter, we have the opportunity to pray that the power of the cross impacts every area of our kids’ lives. It is an incredible assurance knowing that, by accepting Jesus, our kids have a new eternal destination. But we’re also praying for a daily life transformation.
When our kids become Christians, we should begin looking for (and hopefully seeing) fruit in their lives. Jesus said those who follow him will produce spiritual fruit, and it’s by this fruit you will know them (Matthew 7:20).
In Galatians, Paul describes some attributes of a life without Christ, including anger, idolatry, jealousy, selfishness, impurity, and strife. In contrast, with Christ we start to see the spiritual fruit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, and self-control. Thankfully, this is not simply a checklist of things we’re constantly trying to achieve. Instead, it’s produced by allowing the Holy Spirit to work within us.
Without even trying, our kids will produce fruit that’s visible to the world around them. This fruit can either be produced by the Holy Spirit or produced by their own spirit. Our prayer is that our kids will submit to the Holy Spirit’s leadership, resulting in less of their own fruit and more of his.
This week, let’s pray that Easter Sunday impacts the way our kids live on Monday and that they produce fruit that leads others to trust Jesus and his great sacrifice at the cross.
He is risen! He is risen indeed!
Lord, thank you for your sacrifice at the cross. Allow our gratitude for the significance of Easter to impact how we live every day. Grow our kids in obedience and holiness, naturally leading them to produce spiritual fruit. Help [name] to submit to your Holy Spirit in both the small and big ways, making their life a clearer reflection of you.
God’s word speaks: Matthew 7:17–18; Romans 8:6; Ephesians 4:1–3; Romans 15:13
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| 1:04.1 | Christian Parenting. Okay, friends, we're back for week 29. |
| 1:20.0 | This is Courtney DeFayer, and we are praying about fruit. |
| 1:22.9 | So let's start with a perfume story, naturally. |
| 1:26.2 | So my buddy, Lisa Turkhurst, yes, I'm name dropping, |
| 1:29.3 | but I feel like you will want to know this about her. But she's the author and president of |
| 1:34.3 | Proverbs 31 and a speaker and just a dear friend of mine. We've been friends for about 10 or 12 years. |
| 1:40.4 | And she's come to town sometimes and then I'll drive her to one of her speaking things or we'll catch up. |
| 1:45.6 | And when she gets out of the car, like for days later, the kids are like, has Lisa been in here? |
| 1:50.7 | Because she has a very distinct and amazing perfume and I'll try to get you the link. |
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