Revisiting Our Core Values:

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Revisiting Our Core Values
Part 6

• COMMITTED TO STRENGTHENING FAMILIES

Core Value Strengthen Families and Family
Values
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Genesis 1819

• 19) For I have chosen him, so that he will direct
  his children and his household after him to keep
  the way of the Lord by doing what is right and
  just, so that the Lord will bring about for
  Abraham what he has promised him."

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Ephesians 64

• 4) Fathers, do not exasperate your children
  instead, bring them up in the training and
  instruction of the Lord.

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Joshua 2415

• 15) But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to
  you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you
  will serve, whether the gods your forefathers
  served beyond the River, or the gods of the
  Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as
  for me and my household, we will serve the Lord."

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Matthew 724-27

• "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine
  and puts them into practice is like a wise man
  who built his house on the rock. The rain came
  down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and
  beat against that house yet it did not fall,
  because it had its foundation on the rock. But
  everyone who hears these words of mine and does
  not put them into practice is like a foolish man
  who built his house on sand. The rain came down,
  the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat
  against that house, and it fell with a great
  crash."

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Core Value

• Strengthen Families and Family Values

• BCI Efforts and Activities
• Sermons designed to help families will be
  preached during the family months (May and June
  because of the celebration of Mothers Day and
  Fathers Day)
• Encourage membership to different fellowships.
• Encourage participation to annual family camp.
• Encourage involvement to our missions projects as
  a family (Medical missions, Nursing homes, Block
  parties, etc)

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Core Value Strengthen Families and Family
Values

• 3 IMPORTANT Challenges
• ACCEPT THE SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP

Genesis 1819 19) For I have chosen him, so that
he will direct his children and his household
after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing
what is right and just, so that the Lord will
bring about for Abraham what he has promised him."
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Core Value Strengthen Families and Family
Values

• 3 IMPORTANT Challenges
• ACCEPT THE SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP

2 Timothy 15 5) I have been reminded of your
sincere faith, which first lived in your
grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I
am persuaded, now lives in you also.
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Deuteronomy 45-6, 9

• 5) See, I have taught you decrees and laws as the
  Lord my God commanded me, so that you may follow
  them in the land you are entering to take
  possession of it.
• 6) Observe them carefully, for this will show
  your wisdom and understanding to the nations, who
  will hear about all these decrees and say,
  "Surely this great nation is a wise and
  understanding people."
• 9) Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely
  so that you do not forget the things your eyes
  have seen or let them slip from your heart as
  long as you live. Teach them to your children and
  to their children after them.

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Core Value Strengthen Families and Family
Values

• 3 IMPORTANT Challenges
• ACCEPT THE SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP

Acts 1631, 34 31) They replied, "Believe in the
Lord Jesus, and you will be saved--you and your
household 34) The jailer brought them into his
house and set a meal before them he was filled
with joy because he had come to believe in
God--he and his whole family.
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Core Value Strengthen Families and Family
Values

• 3 IMPORTANT Challenges
• ACCEPT THE SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP

Joshua 2415 15) But if serving the Lord seems
undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves
this day whom you will serve, whether the gods
your forefathers served beyond the River, or the
gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are
living. But as for me and my household, we will
serve the Lord."
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Core Value Strengthen Families and Family
Values

• 3 IMPORTANT Challenges
• ACCEPT THE SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP
• ACQUIRE THE SPIRTUAL PROTECTION

John 1010 10) The thief comes only to steal and
kill and destroy I have come that they may have
life, and have it to the full.
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Core Value Strengthen Families and Family
Values

• 3 IMPORTANT Challenges
• ACCEPT THE SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP
• ACQUIRE THE SPIRTUAL PROTECTION

• He would do his best to keep us from being
  saved.
• If ever he fails, and we get saved. He will
  steal from us by keeping us from living
  effectively for the Lord.

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Stats from more than 1,700 professing Christian
Teenagers (1 Evangelical Christian School)

• 45 -have experienced a presence (seen or
  heard) in their rooms that scared them.
• 59 -have harbored bad thoughts about God.
• 43 -find it mentally hard to pray and read the
  Bible.
• 69 -reported hearing voices in their heads,
  like there were subconscious voices talking to
  them.
• 22 -frequently entertain thoughts of suicide.

-Dr. Neil T. Anderson The Seduction of Our
Children
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Core Value Strengthen Families and Family
Values

• 3 IMPORTANT Challenges
• ACCEPT THE SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP
• ACQUIRE THE SPIRTUAL PROTECTION

Ephesians 612 12) For our struggle is not
against flesh and blood, but against the rulers,
against the authorities, against the powers of
this dark world and against the spiritual forces
of evil in the heavenly realms.
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Core Value Strengthen Families and Family
Values

• 3 IMPORTANT Challenges
• ACCEPT THE SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP
• ACQUIRE THE SPIRTUAL PROTECTION
• 1. Stand on the power you possessed

1 John 44 4) You, dear children, are from God
and have overcome them, because the one who is in
you is greater than the one who is in the world.
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Core Value Strengthen Families and Family
Values

• 3 IMPORTANT Challenges
• ACCEPT THE SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP
• ACQUIRE THE SPIRTUAL PROTECTION
• 1. Stand on the power you possessed.

1 John 44 4) You, dear children, are from God
and have overcome them, because the one who is in
you is greater than the one who is in the world.
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Core Value Strengthen Families and Family
Values

• 3 IMPORTANT Challenges
• ACCEPT THE SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP
• ACQUIRE THE SPIRTUAL PROTECTION
• 1. Stand on the power you possessed.
• 2. Surrender to God in order to oppose
  the enemy.

James 47 7) Submit yourselves, then, to God.
Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
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Core Value Strengthen Families and Family
Values

• 3 IMPORTANT Challenges
• ACCEPT THE SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP
• ACQUIRE THE SPIRTUAL PROTECTION
• 1. Stand on the power you possessed.
• 2. Surrender to God in order to oppose
  the enemy.
• 3. Saturate ourselves with the word.

Hosea 46 6) my people are destroyed from lack
of knowledge. "Because you have rejected
knowledge, I also reject you as my priests
because you have ignored the law of your God, I
also will ignore your children.
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Core Value Strengthen Families and Family
Values

• 3 IMPORTANT Challenges
• ACCEPT THE SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP
• ACQUIRE THE SPIRTUAL PROTECTION
• 1. Stand on the power you possessed.
• 2. Surrender to God in order to oppose
  the enemy.
• 3. Saturate ourselves with the word
• 4. Surround ourselves with prayers

2 Corinthians 103-4 3) For though we live in
the world, we do not wage war as the world does.
4) The weapons we fight with are not the weapons
of the world. On the contrary, they have divine
power to demolish strongholds.
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Core Value Strengthen Families and Family
Values

• 3 IMPORTANT Challenges
• ACCEPT THE SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP
• ACQUIRE THE SPIRTUAL PROTECTION
• 1. Stand on the power you possessed.
• 2. Surrender to God in order to oppose
  the enemy.
• 3. Saturate ourselves with the word
• 4. Surround ourselves with prayers

2 Corinthians 103-4 3) For though we live in
the world, we do not wage war as the world does.
4) The weapons we fight with are not the weapons
of the world. On the contrary, they have divine
power to demolish strongholds.
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Core Value Strengthen Families and Family
Values

• 3 IMPORTANT Challenges
• ACCEPT THE SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP
• ACQUIRE THE SPIRTUAL PROTECTION
• ACHIEVE THE SPIRITUAL FORMATION

Ephesians 64 4) Fathers, do not exasperate your
children instead, bring them up in the training
and instruction of the Lord.
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Core Value Strengthen Families and Family
Values

• 3 IMPORTANT Challenges
• ACCEPT THE SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP
• ACQUIRE THE SPIRTUAL PROTECTION
• ACHIEVE THE SPIRITUAL FORMATION

John 155 5) "I am the vine you are the
branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he
will bear much fruit apart from me you can do
nothing.
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Core Value Strengthen Families and Family
Values
TOP 10 WAYS TO TURN OFF YOUR KIDS TO CHURCH

• 10. Schedule personal or family events to
  conflict with church services and activities.
• 9. Dont get too close to anyone in church.
  Refrain from developing relationships with
  Christians lest your children learn the joy and
  benefits of fellowship with other believers.

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Core Value Strengthen Families and Family
Values
TOP 10 WAYS TO TURN OFF YOUR KIDS TO CHURCH

• 8. Look often at your watch during worship and
  complain bitterly, look annoyed, or freak-out
  when church lasts longer than you think it
  should.
• 7. Tithe and financially support your church
  and its missions with the same enthusiasm you pay
  taxes.

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Core Value Strengthen Families and Family
Values
TOP 10 WAYS TO TURN OFF YOUR KIDS TO CHURCH

• 6. Do the best you can to make sure the kids
  arrive on time to soccer lessons and school
  events, but dont worry if they miss or are late
  to church.
• 5. Bring you family to church only when
• a.) you have nothing better to do
• b.) you have a personal need
• c.) you feel really guilty.

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Core Value Strengthen Families and Family
Values
TOP 10 WAYS TO TURN OFF YOUR KIDS TO CHURCH

• 4. Dont volunteer for anything or make any kind
  of long term commitment at church. Remember,
  youve got to keep your options open to do things
  that are more important.
• 3. Change churches every few years.

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Core Value Strengthen Families and Family
Values
TOP 10 WAYS TO TURN OFF YOUR KIDS TO CHURCH

• 2. Remind your kids how imperfect your church
  leaders are and regularly point out their
  mistakes.
• 1. And whatever you do, dont let church
  influence the way you live your life.

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Core Value Strengthen Families and Family
Values

• 3 IMPORTANT Challenges
• ACCEPT THE SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP
• ACQUIRE THE SPIRTUAL PROTECTION
• ACHIEVE THE SPIRITUAL FORMATION

Be a Good Example!