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live / f a i t h some may think our
children
have to serve because they are pastors? kids, and that simply is not so. we have always taught our
children
that being pastors? kids means nothing; being a stermer means nothing. ?e only thing that means any- thing is our relationship with christ. we do what we do because of our
love
for
god
. you see, the key is
love
, and the serving follows. we have written on the wall in our sanctuary, ?we serve him because we
love
him.? our goal as parents has always been for our
children
?s hearts to be for
god
. ?is doesn?t happen by accident; it takes dili- gence and intent. here are some spiritual and practical things you can do as parents to help your
children
love
and serve
god
. 1. model and teach your
children
how to spend time praying, meditating, and studying
god
?s word daily. use the lord?s prayer and a simple chil- dren?s devotional to guide them. influencing your
children
to
love
and serve
god
mark stermer senior pastor of the church international 2. make going to church a priority. when you skip out on church, you teach your
children
that
god
is only important if you don?t have anything else to do. 3. let life at home reflect what you read in the bible. filter what you listen to, watch, and read. 4.
love
, respect, serve, and be in uni- son with your spouse. ?e
love
be- tween parents is one of the greatest tutors in showing the
love
of
god
to the world around us. 5. stay involved and knowledgeable about everything your
children
do and whom they do it with. train a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old, he will not depart. proverbs 22:6 we only get to raise our
children
once? raise them to
love
and serve
god
. ? c indy and i have eight
children
, ranging in age from 9-23 years old. we have had strong-willed, passive, and in-between personalities in our
children
. our two oldest
children
are on staff at the church, the next three serve faithfully in the church and the school, and the youngest three also participate and serve at the church. 50 brparents.com | july 2016
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