{"id":300145,"date":"2018-02-15T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/%series%\/training-toward-the-gospel\/"},"modified":"2024-10-07T22:41:19","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T02:41:19","slug":"training-toward-the-gospel","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/training-toward-the-gospel\/","title":{"rendered":"Training Toward the Gospel"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virgil said, &#8220;As the twig is bent, so the tree inclines.&#8221; Dennis Rainey shares how that concept applies to parenting.  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And how the parenting principles taught him about the gospel.","meta_box":{"show_notes":"","transcript_url":"https:\/\/transcript.familylifetoday.com\/fl2018-02-15.pdf","transcript_content":"<strong>Bob: <\/strong>When you think about raising your children, what\u2019s the starting point? What\u2019s the foundation for that endeavor? Dennis Rainey says it needs to be a healthy reverence for who God is.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Let me tell you something\u2014the fear of God is the beginning of knowledge. It\u2019s the beginning of wisdom. It leads to life; it leads to a clear conscience and a good night\u2019s sleep\u2014the Proverbs tell us. As you teach your children to fear God and recognize His authority, you get <em>your<\/em> authority to raise them from Him. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This is <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> for Thursday, February 15<sup>th<\/sup>. Our host is Dennis Rainey; I'm Bob Lepine. What is the starting place for parenting? Before we get to the how-tos, what needs to be our foundation? We\u2019re going to spend time hearing from Dennis Rainey about that today. Stay with us.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Thanks for joining us. You\u2019ve been spending a lot of time thinking about being a mom and being a dad in recent days; haven\u2019t you?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I have\u2014working on a book. Barbara and I are hunkering down and working on <em>The Art of Parenting<\/em>. Can\u2019t wait until it comes out.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes; and as you look at how moms and dads are doing, raising the next generation, what kind of letter grade would you give them for what you\u2019re seeing today? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>That\u2019s a good question, Bob. I think moms and dads are challenged all the way to their socks today. I think this culture is perhaps the most challenging culture because of this little device we have in our pockets or our purses, called an iPhone<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> or a screen. There\u2019s more access to our children\u2019s lives today at earlier and earlier ages. I think a lot of parents want to do what\u2019s right; they just don\u2019t know exactly how to go about it. They need a proactive plan to be about. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>2:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd that\u2019s part of why I said, \u201cYes,\u201d to speaking at the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission\u2019s Parenting Conference, back last summer, and was excited about going over there and speaking to a group of young parents. I think they\u2019re eager to learn and want to know what the Bible has to say about raising kids.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>They asked you to reflect back on your years of parenting and your years on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> and kind of pull out the lessons learned as you raised your children. Today, we\u2019re going to hear Part One of the message that you shared with this audience, and there were a lot of young people taking a lot of notes as you spoke.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>There were. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn fact, our listeners, who listen to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>\u2014I got a note from a listener the other day, who said, \u201cI\u2019ve been listening to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> for 30 years.\u201d I thought, \u201cThat\u2019s interesting, because we\u2019ve only been on the air for 25.\u201d [Laughter] Just made him feel like it was 30. But they complimented us and said we\u2019d helped them navigate the waters in their generation, raising their kids. We want to continue to be there to do that for the next generation too.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>3:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, let\u2019s listen to Part One of Dennis Rainey\u2019s message on \u201cGospel Lessons Learned While Raising Children.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Recorded message]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I collect quotes. One of my favorite quotes is by Winston Churchill, who said, \u201cI am easily satisfied with the very best.\u201d [Laughter] I really like that.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHere\u2019s my favorite quote on the family\u2014Chuck Swindoll: \u201cWhatever else may be said about the home, it is the bottom line of life, the anvil upon which attitudes and convictions are hammered out. It is the place where life\u2019s bills come due\u2014the single most influential force in our earthly existence. No price tag can adequately reflect its value; no gauge can measure its ultimate influence for good or ill. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>4:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cIt is at home, among family members,\u201d\u2014listen to this\u2014\u201cthat we come to terms with circumstances. It is here that life makes up its mind.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOne of the great privileges of having four daughters and two sons was that I would date our daughters, and I\u2019d take my sons hunting. When I dated my daughters, one of the things I would say to them is\u2014I\u2019d say, \u201cSweetheart, when you become a young lady and a young man comes to take you out, Daddy just wants to have a little conversation with him.\u201d [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThey thought that was kind of cute when they were three, four, five, six, seven, [and] eight; and then, as they moved into junior high and high school, they began to doubt that idea a little bit. [Laughter] But our oldest daughter, Ashley, had a young man who asked her out on a date. She knew what was happening. Kevin came over to my office, and I knew that he liked R.C. Cola\u2014so I had an R.C. for him. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>5:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI got out from behind my desk\u2014I knew it was intimidating\u2014and we went outside and walked over by his motorbike. [Laughter] We clarified he wasn\u2019t taking that on the date. And then I began to talk to Kevin straight\u2014I said: \u201cYou know what, Kevin? Ashley has been entrusted to me and Barbara in stewardship. God has commissioned me, to the best of my ability, to help her be innocent of evil and wise in what is good. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cI want to ask you, Kevin, as a young man who\u2019s growing up, and as an older man to you, to help me deliver that to my daughter. I want you to know, Kevin, that because of my work, I know how young men think. You and I know that they think about sex every seven seconds. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>6:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cIn fact, if the truth were known, they were lying about the other six seconds.\u201d [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tKevin\u2019s eyes began to dilate a little bit at that point. So I said, \u201cKevin, I just want you to know, whether you go out with my daughter one time or 50 times, or whether she becomes your wife, I really want to ask you to keep your hands and your lips off my daughter. Will you do that? Shake my hand if you\u2019ll do that.\u201d And then I said, \u201cAnd if God gives you the privilege someday of becoming a father, would you also agree that you will interview your daughter\u2019s dates?\u2014because this is one of the greatest privileges, to be able to talk to you, man to man.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWell, four daughters\u2014there was a stream of young men that came through my home. I interviewed 40 guys. [Laughter] Scratch that\u201439. One of them was a wimp\u2014he passed out in the living room before he ever got to the porch, where I talked to him. [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>7:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI had fathers who came with their sons, who wanted to listen to the interview. I had one young man, who called me up and said: \u201cMr. Rainey, I don\u2019t want to date any of your daughters. I just want to be interviewed!\u201d [Laughter] I had a father who sent a baseball bat with his son and a Sharpie<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> marker and said: \u201cWould you write the questions and the points you\u2019re making, as you interview my son, on the ball bat? I have a daughter myself, and I want to use the ball bat to read the questions off of.\u201d [Laughter] I just have to tell you, honestly as a father\u2014one of the greatest privileges in my life was to talk to these young men about honoring the <em>dignity<\/em> of a young lady. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThey\u2019ve asked me to speak about gospel lessons, looking back and raising children. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>8:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want to tell you something\u2014without realizing it, this is at the heart of the gospel. What does the gospel do? The gospel goes into the darkness, and it delivers the light. What do young people today need more than ever? They need adults moving into the darkness that pervades their lives and call them up, like Crawford was talking about. I\u2019ll never forget what my son said one night as I was debriefing after one of these conversations\u2014he said, \u201cDad, I hope\u2014when I\u2019m a young man and I ask a young lady out, I hope that the daddy asks to interview me; because I\u2019ll know I\u2019m in the right place.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThese are challenging days, as we\u2019ve been talking about, to raise children. These are days when you have to know what you believe. I have come to give you courage. I have come to encourage you to stick to the Book. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>9:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tParenting is <em>really<\/em> hard work, but I have to show you the result of it. All six of our kids are married\u2014twenty-three grandkids. It\u2019s not a perfect family. We\u2019ve had more than our share of bumps in the road\u2014kids struggling with their faith\/doubts\u2014but it\u2019s worth it. It\u2019s absolutely worth it.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe Roman poet Virgil, in 30 BC, made this statement: \u201cAs the twig is bent, so the tree inclines.\u201d I want to share with you some ways to help the tree incline in the right direction, around the gospel. This first one is really important. If we could just stop here and camp here for the entire time, it would be perfect. Let me just share this first one. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>10:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tModel and pass on the truth about God and your experience of God to your children. Open your app or your Bible to Psalm 78, verse 5: \u201cHe established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers to teach their children, that the next generation might know them, the children yet unborn, and arise and tell them to their children, so that they should set their hope in God and not forget the works of God but keep His commandments.\u201d There are two key points here\u2014passing on the truth about who God is <em>and<\/em> passing on your <em>experience<\/em> of that God\u2014because He came to invade our souls \/ our lives. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhy are kids leaving the faith? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>11:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWell, they have their own choice; but one of the reasons is\u2014I think we have taught dogma without the experience of that truth. If there has ever been a time when Christian parents needed to embrace the truth about God and the truth that He has given us to live by, it\u2019s today. You can\u2019t be like all of your friends, especially many of your friends you go to church with. The junior high years were like a fork in the road. The kids that our children hung around with and their parents\u2014the junior high years begin to separate the ones who had convictions and were leading with truth and those who didn\u2019t.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tA.W. Tozer made a statement that I\u2019m quoting with increasing rapidity these days. He said this: \u201cThe most important thing about you is what you think about God,\u201d \/ \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>12:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cThe most important thing about you is what you think about God,\u201d because as you rightly evaluate who God is, you will rightly evaluate who you are and what you\u2019re up to. Therefore, the most important thing you can help your children do is to get to know the God of this Book.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want you to picture taking your child\u2019s hand in yours and introducing your child to Almighty God over a period of 18, 20, 25 years, as God gives you influence in your children\u2019s lives. You\u2019re making an introduction to Almighty God. You\u2019re introducing Him, not merely with the truth of this Book, but also with your experience of how you\u2019re experiencing Him in your daily <em>life<\/em>. The dinner table ought to be a time that celebrates what God did throughout the day in your life, letting your kids know that the Book is in you and living out through you\u2014\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>13:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014the God of this Book is as well. You have to train your children to begin to exercise their own faith. As you take their hand in yours, you introduce them to God; and you place their hand in His.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI was on my way\u2014on a trip. I\u2019d just gotten into our little Honda station wagon, which we outgrew. I noticed that our oldest daughter, Ashley\u2014who I think, at the time, was eight or nine years of age\u2014walked out with me to the garage. I got in the car; she put her hand on my arm and started patting. I said, \u201cPrincess, what\u2019s up?!\u201d She said: \u201cDaddy, we were listening to the news the other night on the radio. I heard about this plane crash in Dallas, and I\u2019m afraid your plane is going to crash.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>14:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI began to explain to Ashley a few of the engineering dynamics of how a jet engine works. I could see by the look upon her face I was not connecting with her whatsoever; and then it hit me: \u201cThis is a teachable moment! Make the handoff, Dad!\u201d I looked at Ashley\u2014I said: \u201cAshley, as you know, your mom and I are trying to introduce you to God and help you depend upon Him. Ashley, it\u2019s as though there are all these cords coming from your heart to ours. But one by one, Ashley,\u201d\u2014and I reached over and took her hand; I said\u2014\u201cYou have to unplug one of those cords, and you have to plug into God and trust Him yourself.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tShe looked up, she grabbed the invisible cord, and said, \u201cBut I don\u2019t want to.\u201d [Laughter] I reached back and I said, \u201cBut you have to.\u201d I prayed with her for a few moments and away we went. I said: \u201cAshley, I can\u2019t be upstairs in your bedroom. I\u2019m about to leave, but God is [with you].\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>15:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI have no idea if she remembers that little conversation; but it symbolizes what you\u2019re to do, as a parent\u2014how to pass on the truth of God, the truth about God, and your <em>experience<\/em> of God in your life.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOne of the ways you do it\u2014it begins in this passage\u2014it says, \u201cHe established a testimony in Jacob.\u201d Just share your testimony of how you came to faith in Jesus Christ with your kids \/ with your grandkids. Don\u2019t assume they\u2019ve heard it. Use the dinner table as a time to report what God did \/ how He showed up.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd then I\u2019d also say\u2014as you struggle with doubt, and fear, and sin\u2014bring them into your experience, and don\u2019t make doubt shameful. One of the most <em>powerful<\/em> avenues in my life came about as I was struggling with my doubts. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>16:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tTom Skinner, an evangelist from the east coast \/ chaplain of the Washington Redskins, made a statement that had a profound impact on my life as a college junior. He said this: \u201cI spent a long time trying to come to grips with my doubts when, suddenly, I realized I\u2019d better come to grips with what I believe. I have since moved from the agony of questions that I cannot answer to the reality of answers that I cannot escape, and it\u2019s a great relief.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe home ought to be a place that\u2019s safe to bring your struggles and we\u2019ll talk about \u201cHow does God invade in those moments?\u201d First thing, model and pass on the truth about God and your experience of God.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe second gospel lesson is all about the good news\u2014how Jesus came to rescue us from the wrath of God \/ from hell. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>17:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAs a boy, I grew up in a Southern Baptist church in southwest Missouri. On Sunday morning, that pulpit would tip; and fire and brimstone would roll out into the audience. I remember going to sleep at night being afraid that I would die before I could make a commitment to Jesus Christ, and I was going to be a crispy critter for all of eternity. Some would say that was not healthy. I want to tell you something\u2014I think it marked me, as a young man, with a very healthy fear of God. That\u2019s the second thing you should pass on to your children. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tPass on the fear of God \/ a respect for God. The night before last, I put a couple of my grandsons to bed, down in Franklin, Tennessee. My son, Samuel, said, \u201cWould you tell them a Speck story?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>18:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI took about 15 minutes to tell this adventure of these two Speck kids, who were off on a canoe down a stream. They ran into all kinds of dangers in this tiny Speck canoe with even tinier paddles. We ended on the edge, not knowing what was going to happen next. I said, \u201cAnd your dad will help you find out tomorrow night what happened to these Speck kids.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThen I said, \u201cCan I pray with you boys?\u201d They said, \u201cSure.\u201d One was five; the other\u2019s nine. I closed my eyes and I said: \u201cLord God, thank You for these two young boys. I pray they might know Your love and that they also might fear You,\u201d\u2014to which one of my grandsons stopped me in the prayer\u2014he said: \u201cPapa! Fear God?\u201d I said: \u201cYes; that means you respect Him. You recognize who He is\u2014He has all the authority.\u201d Then I finished out my prayer.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>19:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe pass on the truth about God and who He is and the respect for God through all kinds of things that happen in our lives. The problem, today, is that many Christians haven\u2019t rejected God\u2014we\u2019ve just reduced Him. We\u2019re not lifting up a God who really is a God to be feared. Yes; He\u2019s a God of love, but He\u2019s also a God to be feared.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI love this quote by Wilbur Reese\u2014it\u2019s called \u201cThree Dollars\u2019 Worth of God.\u201d \u201cI would like to buy three dollars\u2019 worth of God, please. Not enough to explode my soul or disturb my sleep, but just enough of Him to equal a cup of warm milk or a snooze in the sunshine. I want ecstasy, not transformation. I want the warmth of the womb, not a new birth. I want a pound of the eternal in a paper sack. I would like to buy three dollars\u2019 worth of God, please.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>20:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tLet me tell you something\u2014the fear of God is the beginning of knowledge. It\u2019s the beginning of wisdom. It leads to life; it leads to a clear conscience and a good night\u2019s sleep\u2014the Proverbs tell us. As you teach your children to fear God and recognize His authority, you get <em>your<\/em> authority to raise them from Him.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Studio]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, we\u2019ve been listening to the first part of a message from Dennis Rainey\u2014a message for parents. That\u2019s an important part of parenting\u2014is to make sure our children have a right view of who God is.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>As I talked about, at the beginning of the message, Bob\u2014I think one of the reasons why we\u2019re losing a generation of young people, who are graduating from high school and college and leaving the church, is because what they see us practicing, as their moms and dads in our daily lives, doesn\u2019t match up with what we teach them from the Scriptures.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>21:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf you got any takeaway from the broadcast today, use tonight\u2019s dinner to talk about what God\u2019s been teaching you recently. Just talk about something He convicted you of\u2014maybe a sin, maybe a thought, maybe a temptation\u2014and authenticate what you\u2019re teaching your kids by sharing with them what God\u2019s doing in your life.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, and I want to encourage our listeners to go to our website, FamilyLifeToday.com. We have an event coming up the first part of May\u2014it\u2019s a movie that\u2019s going to be in theaters\u2014it\u2019s called <em>Like<\/em> <em>Arrows<\/em>. It\u2019s all about what we\u2019ve been hearing you talk about today. It\u2019s all about the difference it makes in a family when Jesus is at the center of what you\u2019re doing.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI\u2019m mentioning our website because, on our website, there\u2019s a trailer for the movie\u2014you can see what it\u2019s going to look like. Again, it\u2019s called <em>Like<\/em> <em>Arrows<\/em>. When you go to FamilyLifeToday.com, you can find out more about the movie. It\u2019s going to be in about 800 theaters across the country for two nights only, May 1<sup>st<\/sup> and May 3<sup>rd<\/sup>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>22:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou can buy tickets now. You can plan on taking a group \/ you plan on bringing folks from your church out to see the <em>Like Arrows<\/em> movie in theaters May 1<sup>st<\/sup> and May 3<sup>rd<\/sup>. Again, more information available, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThis movie is the kickoff for a new video series that will be releasing in May called <em>The Art of Parenting<\/em>, which is based on the book that you and Barbara are finishing up, right now, that will be out later this year. Again, you can find out more about the movie\u2014and if you want to find out about the small group series we\u2019ll be releasing in May called <em>The Art of Parenting<\/em>\u2014all the details are available, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com. Stop by the website and forward the trailer. Send the link on to friends so that they can watch it too. We hope you\u2019ll make plans now to join us on May 1<sup>st<\/sup> and May 3<sup>rd<\/sup> when that movie is shown in theaters across the country.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou know, these projects that we\u2019re involved with\u2014the parenting video series, the <em>Like Arrows<\/em> movie\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>23:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014all that we\u2019re doing through events and resources, this daily radio program, our website\u2014all of it has <em>one<\/em> aim in mind. We want to effectively develop godly marriages and families. We believe godly marries and families change the world, one home at a time.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd we\u2019re grateful for those of you who partner with us\u2014those of you who help extend the reach of this ministry. I like to say it this way\u2014I tell folks: \u201cWe have this car that has been built. We just need help with the gas.\u201d Every time you make a donation, you\u2019re buying a new tank of gas so that we can take God\u2019s design for marriages and families to more people who can hear it more regularly.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf you\u2019re a long-time listener to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>, and you\u2019ve never made a donation, today would be a great day for you to join the team and be part of the work that God is doing through this ministry. Go to FamilyLifeToday.com and make a donation, or call 1-800-FL-TODAY to donate. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>24:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOr you can mail your donation to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> at PO Box 7111, Little Rock, AR; and our zip code is 72223.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, tomorrow, we\u2019re going to talk about the importance of discipline in a family\u2014why that needs to be a priority for us, as parents. I\u2019m not just talking about punishment\u2014there\u2019s a difference between punishment and discipline\u2014we\u2019re talking about helping your children govern their lives. We\u2019ll hear more about that from Dennis Rainey tomorrow. I hope you can be with us for that.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, along with our entire broadcast production team. On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I'm Bob Lepine. 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