August 26 2012 Love Em Like Jesus Loves You / Parenting 101 John 13:34John 13:34 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
34 “I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you must also love one another.
Parenting Principle # 1:As Jesus has been to me so I must be to my children.What has Jesus done for you?Matthew 19:13-15 Makes ROOM for you in his life.Acts 2:39 Calls youJohn 3:16 Saves youJohn 17:20 Prays for YouMatthew 28:20b Promises to be with youJohn 8:11a Forgives youJohn 8:11b corrects and redirects you -- go andsin no moreLuke 10:1-12 Sends you into serviceJeremiah 29:11 Propels us into a hope filled futureLuke 15:20 Keeps the porch light on.What else can you think of that Jesus has done for you?Philippians 2 New International Version (NIV)
5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
7 rather, he made himself nothing
by taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
8 And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death—
even death on a cross!“Let this same mind be in you”To be a great parent you need a heart / brain transplant -- a heart replaced with the love of God and a brain washed in the mindset of Jesus Christ himself. But, how do you do that?How do we ‘let this same mind be in us’?2 things to do:Be Transformed by Renewing our Mind and Abiding in Christ.1. TransformationRomans 12:2 New International Version (NIV)
2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
- Don’t be squeezed into the pattern of this world.
- Be ‘transformed’ [ aka, ‘made new’ ] by the ‘renewing’ of your mind.
How do we ‘renew’ our minds?-Scripture -- read, listen, music-Prayer -- all the time communicate with God-Community -- get on the Phos Train! Being a Christfollower and raising children is a team sport at PCC.-Buddies -- over the coming months build Christ centered friendships with oneor two that you can really walk with.2. Abiding -- John 15Take Home Message:
As Jesus has been to me so I must be to my children.
Call(s) to Action
Go serve as a family today at Ironman.
Dig into your Bible this week and ask God to renew your mind into one like Christ’.
Figure out one way you can invest 15 minutes to ‘abide’ in Christ this week and then do it!
Get on the Phos Team by attending the Lunch and Learn Coming Up.
Learn more about the Parenting 101 Class beginning here on Wednesday Sept 12.





