The Irresistible Family

by oneadmin    |   Sunday, May 11, 2008 at 7:25:00 PM

The message Sunday was on The Irresistible Family. It was delivered by our Family Pastor, KC Cook. There was a lot to take away from this message. But we want to hear your thoughts.

Here is the question we would like you to respond to:
For marrieds with kids: Based on what you heard from this message, what is the biggest challege for you and your family moving forward?

For couples: What did you take away from this message?

For singles: How did this message challenge you in your singleness?

We have also included the message notes below.

The Irresistible Family

Introductory Points: God made marriage for family (Prov. 17:6 & 19:13). For couples - the best way to create an irresistible family is to love your spouse.

"A" is for Attitude
1. Sets the tone for the family.
2. Our attitude is the lens through which we see life.
3. Philippians 4:13 should be the banner for how we want our kids to see life.
4. Couples - Your attitude toward each other is very important. Your feelings are real, but you must filter your feelings through the grid of God's Word and respond based on His Word rather than your feelings.

"B" is for Bible
1. The Bible is the #1 responsibility of parents.
2. It is not the church's responsibility to biblically raise children (Deut. 6:5-9 & Prov. 22:6)
3. Teaching our children God's Word is about helping them see what we can do vs. what we can't do.
4. Establish early who God is in your home.
5. Establish prayer as the first move.
6. Establish devotional time.
7. Establish a heart for service.
8. Couples - Remember to prayer together and to use prayer a preventive measure. All horizontal relationships are a reflection of our vertical relationship.

"C" is for Communication
1. It is the life line of the family (Prov. 15:28).
2. The Four T's of Communication:
a. Tongue - What are you saying?
b. Temper - Am I speaking in anger?
c. Timing - Is this the best time?
d. Tone - How am I saying it?
3. Couples - Remember to never...
a. Use never and always.
b. Confront mate or children publically.
c. Get historical.
d. Try to dominate the conversation emotionally or physically.
e. Involve family members and friends.
f. Argue to win.

"D" is for discipline
1. The goal of spanking is not to punish but to teach.
2. With discipline comes forgiveness.

"E" is for Education
1. Be actively involved in the education of your children, beyond school.
2. Couples - Encourage each other's gifts and talents.

"F" is for Fun
1. Don't get so serious that you forget to have fun.

 

Below, we have included the 30-Day Sex Challenge materials:

Married Emotional Needs Questionnaire.doc (132.50 kb)

Married Challenge-Print.pdf (240.69 kb)

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5/12/2008 8:53:32 PM

I thought Pastor KC's message was inspiring as well as creative and let's not forget funny. It is amazing to me the things that I have forgotten which I know that I should be doing as a husband and especially as a man of GOD. I found myself feeling very selfish and even guilty about my actions that I have been displaying primarily because I have not filtered them through GOD's word before approaching situations. The message was so convicting in a way that I felt like a safe in the back of my mind that I have kept locked with all of the correct ways to approach situations was unlocked so that I could see just how ugly my incorrect actions have been. I just thank the Lord for speaking through Pastor KC to help me crack the safe so that I could focus more on the things that I can do rather than the things that I can't. It is so easy to forget the appropriate ways to handle things with all of the wordly things around us. That's why that BIBLE is so important to study. My prayer is that we begin studying more, not just reading, but truly studying God's word so that there will be no question by our actions (since they have been filtered through HIS word) who's we are.

Jamaul Pride us

5/12/2008 9:58:31 PM

As a single man, the message was a reminder to me of my responsibility to the guys I disciple. That is my family. In this present age (scholars call it a dispensation) the family of God does not grow through procreation but through new birth. Discipleship is a major part of that growth. As singles who are involved in the process of discipleship and sharing our faith, God has not left us without a family through which we can apply some of the principles from yesterdays message.

Robert us

5/15/2008 9:49:12 AM

I really enjoyed the message from Pastor KC. He actually had shared some of these truths with us months earlier at the Calypso, Coffee and Conversation at the parenting seminar. We were the only ones there, and he challenged Amili and I to say what are you doing with your children that makes you stand out from the world in the way you parent? We didn't really know how to answer. We were doing AWANA, but generally relying on the church to biblically train our children. We started family devotions then, and also really started checking the way we discipline our children, and although we don't get it right all the time, we are really growing and changing for the better. Daily study of the word is crucial to keep you centered where Christ would have you be; otherwise, it is easy to react to the children out of pure frustration or anger, and then the whole family loses.

Thanks KC for the tune-up message, and thanks for your continued great example.

Candise Holmes us

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