Steps 5-8 for How to Help Your Children Become Self-Motivated [Podcast #12]

Here is the third and last episode in the podcast series about How to Help Your Children Become Self-Motivated. This is part of the recording of a workshop I presented at the annual North Carolinians for Home Education Conference 2014.

The first part is Foundations for Helping Your Children Become Self-Motivated [Podcast #10]. The second part is Steps 1-4 for How to Help Your Children Become Self-Motivated [Podcast #11].

You can return to the notes post for the entire workshop to view and download the notes or view the prezi.

I would love to hear your comments and questions, so please leave a comment here or send your question to matthew@truthtofreedom.org!

Steps 1-4 for How to Help Your Children Become Self-Motivated [Podcast #11]

Here is the second podcast in the series about How to Help Your Children Become Self-Motivated. This is part of the recording of a workshop I presented at the annual North Carolinians for Home Education Conference 2014. The first part is Foundations for Helping Your Children Become Self-Motivated [Podcast #10].

Our two oldest girls, Bethany (15) and Hannah (9).

Foundations

  • The ultimate goal for parents is to raise mature, Christ loving believers.
  • Parenting should move from discipline to discipleship, from external motivation to internal motivation.

This episode covers the first four steps:

  1. Pray for your children to surrender their hearts to Christ (Eph 3:14-21).
  2. Teach your children truth from God’s Word (Psalm 19:7-11).
  3. Teach your children God’s purpose for life and how everything we do fits into it (Deut 6:4-9).
  4. Encourage and affirm your children (1 Thess 2:11-12).

You can return to the notes post for the entire workshop to view and download the notes or view the prezi.

I would love to hear your comments and questions, so please leave a comment here or send your question to matthew@truthtofreedom.org!

What have you learned about helping your children become self-motivated?
Please leave a comment and let us know.

Offensive Bible Verses About Women [Podcast #9]

There are some very offensive verses in the Bible . . . to our culture. Some of the most offensive are about women. How about this one?

"Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled."
(Titus 2:3-5 ESV)

Podcast episode 9 is a continuation of episode 8, "Defeat Satan - Be a Mother." These are recordings from a teaching on Mother's Day 2013.

Defeat Satan - Be a Mother [Podcast #8]

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Satan has launched a historical, worldwide attack against motherhood. Why? What's the big deal? And why does Paul mention Satan several times in his writings about women? Find out in episode 8 of the Truth to Freedom Podcast.

Defeat Satan - Be a Mother Notes

  • In general, God intends for women to be mothers (Gen 1:27-28b; 1 Tim 5:10, 16; Titus 2:4-5).
     
  • When women live out their role as mothers, they are less vulnerable to the attacks of Satan (Titus 2:5; Gen 3).

How Can We Know God's Will for Our Lives? [Podcast #7]

Do you know God's will for your life? Do you want to? Do you know how to find out what it is?

In episode seven of the Truth to Freedom Podcast, I address the topic of knowing God's will. It is part of the How to Be Happy series. In the podcast I refer to a series I did several years ago on Discerning the Will of God. As you read this outline, keep in mind that, aside from God's Word, none of these means should stand alone.

1.     We can discern God’s will by surrendering our lives to him (Rom 12:1-2; John 4:34; 5:30, 39-40; 6:38; 7:16-17; Luke 9:23-25).

2.     We can discern God’s will by studying Scripture (Psalm 19:7-11; 1 Thess 4:1-6; 2 Tim 3:16-17).

3.     We can discern God’s will by seeking him in prayer (Phil 4:6-7; 1 John 5:14-15; Jer 29:11-13; James 4:2b).

4.     We can discern God’s will by waiting for him to lead us (Ps 25:4-5; 106:13).

5.     We can discern God’s will by the testimony of the Spirit.

a.     The Spirit has a ministry of witnessing to truth (Acts 5:32; 20:23; Rom 8:16; John 15:26; 16:7-11).
b.     When we trust and walk with God, there is peace (Isa 26:3-4; Phil 4:6-9).

 6.     We can discern God’s will by observing our personal desires, convictions, and abilities (1 Cor 7:8-9, 36-38; Ex 25:2; 2 Thess 3:5; 1 Cor 12:4-7, 11).

7.     We can discern God’s will by observing God’s work in our circumstances (James 4:13-17; 1 Kings 12:15; 1 Cor 16:8-9; 1 Pet 3:17; 4:19).

8.     We can know God’s will by listening to the counsel of the church (Matt 18:15-17; Heb 13:17; 1 Cor 12:4-20; 14:29-33; Prov 15:22)

9.     We can know God’s will by reasoning and testing (Prov 14:15; Rom 12:2; 1 Cor 1:20-21; 2:4; 4:6; 10:15; 14:; Acts 17:2, 11, 17; 1 John 4:1-6; James 3:17).

10.  We can know God’s will by revelations and signs (Acts 8:26; 22:17-18; 2 Cor 11:13-15; Gal 1:8).