How to Raise Strong Believers
Focus on the Family with Jim Daly
Focus on the Family
4.7 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 11 September 2023
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Author Natasha Crain challenges moms to use everyday situations to start conversations with their kids about faith. She outlines essential topics parents should cover with their kids, such as how to have a relationship with God and how to make sense of evil.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's Jim Dayley here. Just so you know, it's time. Time for a challenge. Time to not only be a Christian, but live your faith. |
| 0:09.0 | Bring your Bible to school day is the next Live It Challenge on October 5th. Nationwide, kids will team up to share the gospel at their schools. |
| 0:17.0 | To learn more or register your children for the first time, visit BringYourBible.com. His word gives us confidence. |
| 0:25.0 | So let's live it up. BringYourBible.com |
| 0:31.0 | Father, I pray that you would help my five year old to stop squirming during devotions. |
| 0:36.0 | Dear Lord, I pray that you would help my daughter come back to church. |
| 0:41.0 | Heavenly Father, I'm trying to talk to my kids about you, but I feel like they're not listening. |
| 0:46.0 | Well, if you're a Christian parent, perhaps your greatest desires to help your kids have a strong faith in Jesus. |
| 0:53.0 | And today on Focus on the Family, we'll offer some practical ways you can build your children's faith in everyday situations. |
| 1:00.0 | Your host is Focus President and author Jim Dayley and I'm John Fuller. |
| 1:04.0 | John, when my first son Trent was born, I was so enthralled by him that I'd stay awake all night just holding him and praying for him. |
| 1:13.0 | It's that special moment that I know many parents have in that journey. |
| 1:18.0 | And with that hope that you heard in those parents a moment ago, you're praying that your son or daughter will enjoy a deep, close relationship with Christ for their entire life. |
| 1:28.0 | And then teenagehood comes along. |
| 1:31.0 | But if you're like Jean in me, we sometimes wonder, have we modeled a strong enough faith? |
| 1:37.0 | Will our kids stay close to the Lord because we've demonstrated how to do that? |
| 1:42.0 | But as we learn in 2nd Timothy 1-7, God doesn't give us a spirit of fear. |
| 1:47.0 | Here at Focus on the Family, we want to encourage you and remind you that God is enough. |
| 1:53.0 | He has given you a sound mind and the skills you need to raise your kids in Christ. |
| 1:58.0 | And we know from research that only 11% of those who abandoned their childhood faith say they came from a home where a vibrant faith was taught in practice. |
| 2:08.0 | So that's good. |
| 2:09.0 | It is good news. |
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