I so love this question today, Pastor John, it comes from a French dad and a pastor named

Raphael.

Hello, Pastor John, thank you for this invaluable podcast.

My question for you is how I can best communicate Christian hedonism to my children.

During our family worship, their ages 5 to 12, what should be my aims and goals do you have

any tips for a dad like me?

Okay, I love this question.

Let's see if we can do it.

It's been a long time since I was a dad of little kids.

I had five of them, but that's a long time ago.

Two things to make clear up front.

Parents must clarify, clear Christian hedonism, and I wouldn't recommend using the term with

kids.

Forget that.

I don't think you mean that.

So they don't know, they don't need to know the word hedonism at age 4 or 5 or 6 or whatever.

I'm not asking you to clarify the term.

I'm asking you to clarify the reality, and the other thing you need to do is exemplify.

So hold those two phrases, clarify and exemplify, because that's what I'm going to talk about.

So clarify, three suggestions, show that the Bible commands rejoicing.

Philippians 4, 4, rejoice in the Lord always, and again, I will say rejoice.

So now the children know that it is not only permitted to be happy.

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