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Do you know someone who could benefit from this series? Will you share this episode with a friend? Interested in attending the 2025 Special Education Summit? Click Here for more details. Thanks for joining us! See you next week. Take aways from Renea’s session (Episode 265 adn 266 Have Faith in God Get all the help you can get Patiently train them Have a journal to write the journey and the memories and the blessings Have a Bible to note the promises Introduce them to Jesus Friend for...

For this special episode Dave and Bethlie invite you to join them for part 1 of 2 of the 2024 Special Education Summit hosted by Tabernacle Christian School in Hickory North Carolina. The speaker is Renee Gamble and you will not want to miss her talk! Do you know someone who could benefit from this series? Will you share this episode with a friend? Interested in attending the 2025 Special Education Summit? Click Here for more details. Thanks for joining us! See you next week. Want to hear P...

5.) Know, Think, and Speak Truth.   Jesus IS Truth. (John 14:6) **Do you know Him? Know Truth: Remind yourself that at one of the darkest points in history, Christ came! Think Truth: He is not the Author of anxiety or fear. (Phil. 4:6-7; 2...

3.) Speak Life and Reflect Light. Jesus came to give life when we were dead in sin and headed to eternal death. Jesus always shines light in darkness; in fact, He IS light! Show life and light by being encouraged (get out of the news and into the...

A FULL CHRISTMAS JOHN 1:1-6, 9-14, 16-17 Part 1 The Gospels of Matthew and Luke give us portraits of the “Christmas Story,” describing some of the events surrounding the birth of Jesus. John begins his Gospel with a beautiful, glorious, and deeply...

REVIEW: Episode 240 5 Ways To Help Your Teen Keep teaching. Keep protecting. Raise expectations; don't lower them.            1.  A teen who can't work, can't clean, is not polite, won't speak when spoken too ...

5 Ways To Help Your Teen Keep teaching. Keep protecting. Raise expectations; don't lower them. A teen who can't work, can't clean, is not polite, won't speak when spoken too — is crippled for life

How can we develop a grateful home? 1) Model gratitude by being heart thankful. (It’s a heart matter and a choice.) 2) Model gratitude in our gratefulness to God. (Site verses from previous episode) What has Christ done for you? Count your...

GRATITUDE STARTS AT HOME Colossians 3:14-15    “And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of            perfectness.           And let the peace of God rule in your...

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Part 2 4.  Insist on happy compliance If your child is not happy when you correct them, discipline is needed If your child will not comply when you speak to them, discipline is needed If you cannot take them to an event because they won’t...

Suggestions for Training Toddlers (Part 1)   Prepare for the long haul, but get started. This is a beginning and it will take adulthood before you are officially done It is always easier to correct a child while they are younger Correct...

Five Ways to Damage Your Marriage Review from Episode 233 Neglect it - again Treat each other disrespectfully - again Separate from each other as much as possible This week... 4.  Resist our God given responsibilities Husbands have to perfect...

Five Ways to Damage Your  Marriage (Part 1) 1.  Neglect it - again Neglect occurs over a process of time Neglect always diminishes value Failure to invest over a process of time erodes our marriages 2.  Treat each other...

Christian Womanhood It involves cultivating selflessness She is warm Safe and trustworthy v. 11-12 Good - agreeable, pleasant, better (root is joyful and delightful) Illustration “You’re better than that” Don’t allow issues to turn you...

What does Biblical Womanhood Look Like? Consider the word virtuous It involves cultivating strength Virtuous is Strong in purity, chastity, and righteousness Modern dictionaries get it all wrong One strives to be virtuous to appear to be better...

Proverbs 31:1-9 Verse 1 Taught = to chasten, discipline, instruct, admonish Verse 3 Stay away from women because they destroy kings This is counsel which Solomon in later years chose to ignore Verse 4-9 Stay away from alcohol Kings shouldn’t...

Part 3 We want our children to have good appetites. Appetites for eternal things over earthly things God's Word God' Love Diligence Faithfulness Character Integrity Family We want our children to be successful adults Prepared All ready going that...

Part 2 The goals we should have according to the verse We want our children to have good behavior. This idea shows up especially in the early chapters Listen to our commands Heed our laws Do right and pursue wisdom Teach them to obey Expectation...

We Must Emphasize Training Proverbs 22:6 Recap of our study through Proverbs: Chapters 1-9 are about his training of his own son. Chapters 10-31 contain truth about areas we should emphasize. 5 Reasons It Is Right To Emphasize Training It is a word...

We must emphasize the dangers of alcohol We understand this is a debated matter All of us agree that drunkenness is wrong Drunkenness is when alcohol is altering our God given faculties It controls our emotions It controls our reactions ...

The Dangers of Anger We just emphasize the dangers of anger Here are the main verses in Proverbs dealing with anger: 12:16 A fool's wrath is presently known; but a prudent man coverth shame 14:29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding:...

1) Counsel Is Important Proverbs 11:14 Lack of counsel = a fall Lots of counsel = protection Proverbs 12:15 It is foolish to act on your own It is wise to heed counsel Proverbs 15:22 Lack of counsel damages plans Lots of counsel established...

We must continually protect our children from foolish influences. 1) Internet Only when supervised Not just for fun Not just because they're bored Use Use Frequently check phones and computer history Keept it random Make it a surprise 2)...