How Do I Disciple My Children? | Ep. 108
Risen Motherhood
Emily Jensen & Laura Wifler
4.9 • 6.8K Ratings
🗓️ 10 October 2018
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
Discipleship can be an intimidating task, but it isn't out of reach for the everyday mom. It's living out the gospel in front of our kids, teaching and inviting them to follow Jesus with us. In this episode, Emily and Laura dive into how we disciple our kids, asking, "What is it? How do we do it? And why does it seem so difficult?" We get to faithfully teach our kids to love God and share their faith by showing them how we do it. We won't disciple them perfectly, but we can trust the Holy Spirit to equip us for the task and change our children's hearts.
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R|M Resources:
"Five Ways My Mom Invested the Gospel In Me" - Jaquelle Crowe
"Raising Treasure Hunters" - Stephanie Grayum
"Where Are We Going? Leading Your Family with a Gospel-Centered Vision" - Shelly Wildman
"Gospel Hope When You Feel Like You're Not Enough" - Christina Kposowa
"Helping Children See Christ in Scripture" - Nana Dolce
"Helping Our Kids to Celebrate God's Beautiful Diverse Creation" - Trillia Newbell
"Passing Along Our Heritage: Teaching the Gospel in All of Life" - Autumn Kern
"What Should I Teach My Children About the Bible?" - Emily Jensen
"Ten Opportunities to Talk to Your Child About God in Everyday Life" - Laura Wifler
R|M Recommended Resources for Training Children
"Four Marks of Discipleship" - Trevin Wax
"Mom as Unsung Disciple-Maker" - Sam Bierig
"Leading Your Kids Beyond 'Praying the Prayer'" - Mike Phay
"How to Raise an Alien Child" - Jen Wilkin
"What is a Disciple?" - JT English
"Teaching Children Theological Vocabulary" - Emily Jensen
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of Risen Motherhood is funded by our generous donors. |
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| 0:15.0 | Motherhood is hard. One second, we think we're doing a good enough job, and the next we feel like the |
| 0:20.4 | worst mom on the planet, which is why we need the refreshing truth of the gospel to be repeated |
| 0:25.9 | over and over giving us hope in the everyday moments. So mama, whether you're sipping cold copy |
| 0:32.2 | or doing a sink full of dishes, we hope you'll find truth, encouragement, and laughter here. |
| 0:38.4 | This is the Risen Motherhood podcast. Thanks for joining us. |
| 0:48.9 | Well, welcome back to another episode of Risen Motherhood. I have my sister-in-law Emily here with me. |
| 0:54.2 | Hey guys. And we are super excited today to talk about sort of a basic question in motherhood, |
| 1:00.3 | but something that seems more difficult in practice. How do I disciple my children? |
| 1:06.4 | But before we get to that, we want to ask you guys for a quick favor. |
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| 1:35.2 | Yeah. So we're going to start off today by talking a little bit about our personal fears when it |
| 1:40.0 | comes to the terms of discipling our children. So, Emily, you want to kick us off and tell us a |
| 1:45.4 | little bit about what's hard about discipling your children? |
| 1:49.7 | Yeah, I think I just worry that I'm literally not clocking enough minutes talking about Jesus |
| 1:55.3 | he thinks. So I get to the end of my day and just feel like, oh, did I spend enough time |
| 2:02.4 | getting down at their level and explaining things in light of the Bible, in light of the gospel, |
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