Uninvited Guests - How to Discipline Your Child Effectively, Part 2

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 29 October 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

What are the top two discipline issues you’re facing with your kids right now? Think about it - have you got ‘em? If you want to learn how to develop a game plan to address those specific issues, join us for this program!

Case Study #1 – Reuben Hill (Minnesota Report)

Summary: The balanced authoritative parent, who gives high support (love) and high control (discipline), typically produces children with high self-esteem, good coping skills, and a positive relationship with parents.

Case Study #2 – Hebrews 12 - Christians A.D. 66-70

Summary: Discipline is teaching obedience to God and His Word through consistent consequences (actions) and clear instructions (words) in an atmosphere of love.

Five characteristics of discipline:

The necessity of discipline = To deter DESTRUCTION. -Heb. 12:4
The means of discipline = The ACTIONS and WORDS. -Heb. 12:5
The motive in discipline = To express LOVE. -Heb. 12:6-9
The goal of discipline = To teach OBEDIENCE or SUBMISSION. -Heb. 12:9
The result of discipline = Short term PAIN and long term GAIN. -Heb. 12:10,11

Two key biblical concepts

1) Actions: Consistent consequences

Seven steps to discipline:

Clear WARNING.
Establish responsibility.
Avoid EMBARASSMENT.
Communicate grief.
Flick the WRIST.
Sincere repentance.
Unconditional LOVE.

2) Words: Clear instructions

Four ways to use words to bring about correction:

Say “no” FIRMLY.
CLEAR WARNING of consequences.
Use CONTRACTS.
Use CONSEQUENCES

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0:00.0	One of the most challenging responsibilities of every parent is properly disciplining our children.
0:09.0	How do you walk that tightrope of not being a hard drill sergeant demanding with no understanding
0:16.0	or being so passive and loving and caring that they don't have the boundaries that they desperately need.
0:23.0	Today we're going to talk about two words to help you be the parent that God wants you to be.
0:30.5	Thank you for being with us for this edition of Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram.
0:35.9	Chip serves as our Bible teacher for this global teaching and discipleship ministry,
0:39.3	helping Christians develop an authentic faith.
0:42.3	Well, in this program, Chip picks up where he left off with the insightful second half of his talk,
0:47.3	how to discipline your child effectively.
0:50.3	And like last time, he has a lot to teach us about this vital, vital topic, so I hope you have your notes and Bible ready, as we join him now to continue our series, uninvited guests.
1:00.0	John, if you would, 1 John, chapter 2 verses 1 and 2.
1:06.0	Just, all I want you to do is get this principle.
1:09.0	The Apostle is writing to this young church. He says,
1:12.6	I've written to you, my dear children, in order that you might not sin. But if you do sin,
1:18.8	knowing they will, we have an advocate, Jesus Christ the righteous. We have an advocate with the
1:25.4	father. Advocate just means we have a lawyer. We have someone pleading our case. We have an advocate with the father. Advocate just means we have a lawyer.
1:29.0	We have someone pleading our case.
1:30.3	We have an advocate.
1:32.1	Jesus Christ the righteous,
1:35.2	and he is the propitiation for our sin.
1:38.4	Propitiation is one of those really big biblical words that means he absorbed the just wrath of God.
1:42.7	And then it goes on to say,
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