{"id":304286,"date":"2016-12-08T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/%series%\/bringing-your-kids-to-jesus\/"},"modified":"2016-12-08T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-12-08T17:00:00","slug":"bringing-your-kids-to-jesus","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/bringing-your-kids-to-jesus\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing Your Kids to Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is theology? 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Marty Machowski explains that because theology is the study of God, theology is for everyone, including our kids.","meta_box":{"show_notes":"","transcript_url":"https:\/\/transcript.familylifetoday.com\/fl2016-12-08.pdf","transcript_content":"<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So how have you heard about families using this? Is this something they just read at the dinner table, or what are the different ways you\u2019ve heard about the book being used?\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>Marty:<\/strong> Well, like a storybook that you would read to your kids, it tells a story. I\u2019m communicating these complex theological concepts in a storyline, all the way from creation through redemption. I\u2019ve put them on that storyline\u2014you can read it through, from start to finish. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut I\u2019ve seen that parents have used this as a nighttime devotion, where, just before bed, they read a section to their children. They\u2019re short; so it literally can be that five minutes before bedtime, \u201cLet\u2019s catch another story.\u201d Other parents have used it at dinnertime, where they\u2019ll pull the book out and, just after dinner, before everyone scatters their own way, they\u2019ll read through a chapter, which, again, takes about five minutes. \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>12:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s not so much the length, but it\u2019s the consistency of working with your children, day after day. I like to use the illustration of water dripping on a piece of granite. One little drop of water doesn\u2019t really do much to that granite; but over time,\u2014 \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> Yes.\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>Marty:<\/strong> \u2014it can wear a hole. As parents, we wonder: \u201cHow are the lives of my children going to be transformed? What am I going to do?\u201d That\u2019s where we make our mistake: \u201cNo; no! That\u2019s what the Spirit of God is going to do. What we can be is faithful to proclaim this message.\u201d\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> Your assignment is just to teach the truth to your kids.\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>Marty:<\/strong> That\u2019s exactly right; and God what?\u2014we plant, we water, but who gives the increase? The Bible says God gives the increase \/ God makes it grow. Farmers plant those seeds, and then\u2014well, if you\u2019ve ever planted a garden, what you do is\u2014you plant it. You\u2019re so curious to see what\u2019s going to happen\u2014so after about a week, you go out and see, \u201cDo I have anything popping up out of the dirt?\u201d The next day, \u201cDo I have anything popping up out of the dirt?\u201d And then, one day, life emerges from that dead thing that you planted. \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> Yes.\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>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<strong>Marty:<\/strong> That\u2019s the very analogy the Bible gives us for evangelism. So, as a parent, what am I doing? I\u2019m taking my dead efforts\u2014that\u2019s what they feel like to me!\u2014I\u2019m just trying to read the Bible and trying to help my kids. I plant those seeds in their heart, and then I keep looking. \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> Did your kids ever ask you a question you didn\u2019t know the answer to?\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>Marty:<\/strong> All the time! [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>Bob:<\/strong> You\u2019re a pastor too!\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> Give me an illustration\u2014 \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> You\u2019re supposed to know the answers!\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 think, one time, our kids asked us, \u201cDad, can God make a rock so big that He couldn\u2019t pick it up?\u201d\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>Marty:<\/strong> Well, my kids asked me this question: \u201cHow do we know that God is there when we can\u2019t see Him?\u201d They asked me that question. What I said was: \u201cWell, let me tell you this. We know that Jesus walked the earth, and lived and died. It\u2019s the greatest historical fact of all time. \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>14:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe Bible says that if we believe in Jesus\u2014that He died on the cross for our sins and rose again\u2014that the Spirit of God \/ the Holy Spirit\u2014God places into our hearts as a guarantee. I can tell you this: \u201cI know that the Holy Spirit lives in me. So, for <em>me<\/em>, God\u2019s presence living inside of me is all I need to know that God is real. One day, God\u2019s going to do that for you too.\u201d\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> And what I would say to a parent who\u2019s afraid that questions are going to be asked: \u201cGod loves the prayer of a helpless parent.\u201d\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>Marty:<\/strong> Amen!\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> Just shoot up a prayer to God as your child asks you the question\u2014go, \u201cLord, God, I don\u2019t know how to answer the question about whether You\u2019ve ever made a rock so big You couldn\u2019t pick it up. Would you give me the answer to that?\u201d Then, you may say something like, \u201cWell, you know, son, I think God could pick up any rock that He created.\u201d That may satisfy your child. \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>15:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHe doesn\u2019t need a deep, profoundly theological answer. He may be asking a very simple question\u2014he\u2019s just looking for some reflective thoughts from his mom or his dad about that question.\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> And, certainly, you could say to a child, \u201cGod can\u2019t create something greater than Himself, because there is nothing greater than Himself. So the answer is, \u2018No, He can\u2019t create a rock greater than Himself, because then that rock would be God; and God can\u2019t create another god.\u2019 Now, is He all-powerful? He\u2019s all-powerful, but He can\u2019t create anything greater than Himself.\u201d Does that make sense?\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> Sure.\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> Now, how about this one?\u2014because here\u2019s how I answered, \u201cHow do I know if God\u2019s there when I can\u2019t see Him?\u201d I said, \u201cLook out in the backyard on a windy day. Have you ever seen the wind?\u201d My kids would say, \u201cWell, I\u2019ve seen it blowing in the trees.\u201d I said: \u201cBut have you ever seen the wind? Have you ever seen the air blowing in the trees? You\u2019ve seen the <em>result<\/em> of the wind going through the trees\u2014 \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>16:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014\u201cyou\u2019ve seen the branches wave \/ you\u2019ve seen the leaves come down\u2014but you\u2019ve never seen the wind, because the wind is invisible. But you know the wind is there because you see the branches waving in the wind. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cIn the same way, we know God\u2019s there, because we see the effect of God in the lives of people all over the earth. How do you know that love exists? Have you ever seen love? Well, you\u2019ve seen people being loving to other people. That\u2019s how you know love exists, because you see the fruit of love in the lives of others. How do we know God exists?\u2014because we see the fruit of God all around us in the world.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tTry another one on me\u2014go ahead! Toss me another! [Laughter] Try to stump me! Those are pretty good answers; don\u2019t you think?!\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> And I would say, \u201cGo to the Bible.\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> Yes.\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> \u201cRead the Bible and say: \u2019You know, here is God\u2019s Word. He said that, in the beginning, He created the heavens and the earth. All of life really boils down to the question: \u201cWill you believe what God said about Himself, about life, and about you?\u201d\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> Yes.\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>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\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u201c\u2019So you\u2019ve got to decide where you\u2019re going to place your faith\u2014on those things you can see or on those things that are promised by Almighty God.\u2019\u201d\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> Marty, Dennis mentioned that you referenced Wayne Grudem at the beginning of your book, who has written a book on systematic theology. You also dedicated the book to a 104-year-old man.\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>Marty:<\/strong> I did! Carl Rousch\u2014that is my wife\u2019s grandfather. I had the privilege of meeting Carl after we were engaged. I remember that as being such a profound moment\u2014this man was the patriarch of their family. They believed that they themselves, and all of the children and grandchildren, were believers because of his prayers. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo here I was\u2014he was sound of mind as though he were 30 years old. He greeted us\u2014he said \u201cHow\u2019s your sister in Newtown Square?\u2014and her children, Gretchen and Conrad?\u201d \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>18:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHe started going through the names, like a man who was 40 years old. He congratulated us on our engagement. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThen he got very serious\u2014he said this: \u201cAlways make room in your home for Jesus, just like Mary and Martha did whenever He came to town. Always make room in your home for Jesus.\u201d Then He went through the Scriptures, from Genesis on through to the gospels and exhorted us. The last thing that he said is: \u201cMy time is short. I am soon going to be at Jesus\u2019 feet. I long for the day when I can see Him, face to face.\u201d I met him for just a few moments, but that memory just really has been burned in my heart. \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> And I want to read the note from Carl\u2014a wish from him\u2014that you put at the beginning of the book\u2014\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>19:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014it says: \u201cThis is your grandpa, an old man, 94 years old. It\u2019s time to go home; but I have 13 grandchildren, and the question comes to me: \u2018How many of them will follow in my trail? How many will I meet at the judgment seat, where we will all meet someday? To how many will I hear Him say, \u201cCome, ye blessed of the Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world\u201d?\u2019 My prayer is: \u2018Lord, please bring all my children and grandchildren with me into glory. I would like to meet them all there.\u2019\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>Marty:<\/strong> And that was an excerpt from a letter that he wrote to my wife\u2014when she was one of those grandchildren\u2014that she saved. That\u2019s where I got that quote.\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> You know, what he\u2019s really talking about there is what I referred to, at the beginning of the broadcast\u2014Psalm 78. It\u2019s a command to fathers to teach their children, and even the children yet to be born, to arise and teach them to their children, that they would not forget God, and put their trust and faith in Him. \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>20:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe are to teach the truth about God \/ the truth of God about life and how He wants us to live. It\u2019s our assignment, as parents, to do that. I\u2019m grateful, Marty, for your book; because this really makes it easier for a mom and a dad or a grandma or a grandpa to be able to open this book and, in a five-minute period, pass on some truth about God to their children. You have no idea how the Holy Spirit will apply that truth to that child\u2019s life. \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> There are 71 chapters in the book\u2014short chapters. Like you said, this is something a parent\u2014at the dinner table, or at bedtime, or whenever it works in your schedule\u2014maybe this is something you do as part of the school day for homeschool. These chapters are short, and easy-to-read, and fun, and engaging for your children. \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>21:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019ve got copies of Marty Machowski\u2019s book, <em>The Ology<\/em>\u2014that\u2019s what it is\u2014<em>The Ology: Ancient Truths Ever New<\/em>. You can order it from us, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com; or you can call 1-800-FL-TODAY to request a copy. Again, the website is FamilyLifeToday.com. The toll-free number is 1-800-FL-TODAY, and the name of the book is <em>The Ology<\/em> by Marty Machowski.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, we want to say a \u201cHappy 16<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary!\u201d today to Alex and Erica Rosario, who live in Orlando, Florida\u201416 years together as husband and wife. \u201cCongratulations!\u201d to the Rosarios. We are all about anniversaries, here at FamilyLife; because we think strong, healthy families are important. Our goal is to effectively develop godly marriages and families; because we believe those marriages and families can change the world, one home at a time.\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>22:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe are grateful that many of you, as listeners to this program, also share that conviction with us. You believe that what the Bible teaches about marriage and family is our hope in this confused culture. The way we know that is because many of you partner with us so that we can take this message to more and more people, all around the world, every day through radio, through the web, through our resources and our events. Thank you for partnering with us. Thank you for sharing the vision that we have to see every home become a godly home. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThis month is a big month for us, here at FamilyLife. As with most ministries, December is critical. A lot of people make yearend giving decisions during this month, and so it becomes very significant for us for that reason. But the other reason is because of the matching-gift opportunity that has been presented to us, here at FamilyLife. Our friend, Michelle Hill, who is our ongoing Matching-Gift Monitor, is here again today. Explain to everybody again about the matching gift, will 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>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<strong>Michelle: <\/strong>I would be happy to\u2014we\u2019ve had some friends of the ministry who came to us and offered to match every donation we receive during the month of December.\u00a0 They\u2019re actually tripling every donation we receive\u2026so when a listener calls in with a donation of fifty dollars, these folks will issue a hundred dollars in matching funds, and that\u2019s good up to a total of one and a quarter million dollars. And Bob, as of yesterday we\u2019ve heard from over twelve hundred folks, and they\u2019ve given three hundred ninety seven thousand, seven hundred and twenty five dollars!\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>And we are grateful for those of you who have made contributions already. Obviously, we want to take full advantage of the matching gift. If you can help with a donation today, would you consider doing that? Go to FamilyLifeToday.com\u2014make a donation online, or call 1-800-FL-TODAY\u2014make your donation over the phone.\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>24:00<\/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\u2019ll talk more about how moms and dads can plant big ideas in the hearts of little children. Marty Machowski\u2019s going to back with us. I hope you can be back here as well.\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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