God, Father, Mother and Children The Creator’s Choice - Family Gen 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. Gen 1:28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. The Three Ruling Models

God, Father, Mother and Children The Creator’s Choice - Family The Three Ruling Models (Job 1:8) And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? (Job 1:9) Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? (Job 1:10) Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. (Job 1:11) But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face. (Job 1:12) And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.

God, Father, Mother and Children The Creator’s Choice - Family (Mat 28:18) And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. (Mat 28:19) Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: (Mat 28:20) Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. (Mar 16:17) And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; (Mar 16:18) They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

The Creator’s Choice - Family The Three Ruling Models Eden Man ruled physical. Man spirits were free to commune with God. Satan had no rule. After Eden Satan ruled man and physical world. Man had no rule and were protected by God’s laws. After Christ Christians were restored not only to rule physically but spiritually. Satan had no rule over Christians.

God, Father, Mother and Children The Creator’s Choice - Family The Three Ruling Models  Within Eden – Man ruled the physical world as long as they obeyed the commandments of God. Satan had no power over the physical world nor the spirits of man. Neither did Man have power over the spiritual realm. Man had the initiatives to rule the physical world.  After Eden – Satan ruled the world through his rule over man. God protected man by giving His laws and man’s righteous response to His commandments. The devil had the initiatives to rule the physical and man.  After Christ – Believers in Christ are given the power to rule not only in the physical but also in the spiritual world. What was lost in Eden was restored to Christians with the additional authority and power to rule over the spirits. Christians have the initiatives to rule both physically and spiritually.

The Creator’s Choice - Family God, Father, Mother and Children The Primary Roles of Father and Mother (Jos 24:15) And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. It was Joshua, the man who set the direction for his family and the nation of Israel. We need man to lead and set the tone.

The Creator’s Choice - Family We must train our children to rule both spiritually and physically by the power given to us in Christ through:  Personal Conviction  Authority and Faith  An Environment to Excel  Role Models to Follow God, Father, Mother and Children The Primary Roles of Father and Mother

The Creator’s Choice - Family We must train our children to rule both spiritually and physically by the power given to us in Christ through:  Instilling in them the unquestionable need of one’s soul of the salvation of Jesus Christ as God - Personal Conviction  Teaching them the Word of God; Unconditional acceptance of the authority of the Word – To Possess Authority and Faith  Training them to be an integral part of the family of God; Local church life is paramount to the development of our children – An Environment to Excel  Setting an example for them in all things of God and righteousness in life – Role Models to Follow God, Father, Mother and Children The Primary Roles of Father and Mother

The Creator’s Choice - Family God, Father, Mother and Children The Importance of Father s Mother and Father attend church regularly: 33% of their children will end up attending church regularly 25% of their children will end up not attending at all Mother attends church regularly. Father does not attend church at all: 2% of their children will end up attending church regularly 60% of their children will end up not attending at all Father attends church regularly. Mother does not attend church at all: 44% of their children will end up attending church regularly 34% of their children will end up not attending at all

Discuss how one can practise the four aspects of training our children to rule in life through Christ. If male leadership is so important discuss what improvements can make in our families to ensure our children get the Godly leadership they need in the family. The Creator’s Choice - Family God, Father, Mother and Children Let’s Talk About Pillow Talk Husband and wife to pray and talk over the above two points and agree on way forward. Be serious about the change that you want to make and ask the Holy Spirit to provide the grace to succeed.