The Creator’s Choice - Family Achieving The Balance The Two Most Powerful Influence To Your Children You and your spouse; And  The grandparents (your parents and in-laws) of your children Your relationship with your parents is a mirror of your children’s relationship with you

The Creator’s Choice - Family Achieving The Balance Your Family and Grandparents (Pro 13:22) A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.   (Pro 17:6) Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. 2Ti 1:5 When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also. (Gen 45:10) (Exo 34:7) (Deu 4:25) (Deu 4:9) (Jos 14:9) (2Ki 17:41)  (Psa 103:17) (Psa 128:6) (Jer 2:9) (Eze 37:25) (1Ti 5:4 )

The Creator’s Choice - Family Achieving The Balance Your Family and Grandparents Grandchildren are mentioned in the Scripture fourteen times with the following emphasis: Godly living and faith glory mercy repentance blessing or cursing inheritance

The Creator’s Choice - Family Achieving The Balance Your Family and Grandparents Important principles regarding trans-generational relationships: An integral part of family Must be managed pro-actively Great impact on family and children spiritually, physically and emotionally Managed in honour, respect and love Powerful blessings if received with honour Can have profound negative influence if Gods’ Word is compromised

The Creator’s Choice - Family Achieving The Balance Church and Your Family (1Ti 3:1) This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. (1Ti 3:2) A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; (1Ti 3:3) Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; (1Ti 3:4) One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; (1Ti 3:5) (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) (1Ti 3:6) Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

The Creator’s Choice - Family Achieving The Balance Church and Your Family (Tit 2:1) But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: (Tit 2:2) That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. (Tit 2:3) The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; (Tit 2:4) That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, (Tit 2:5) To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. (Tit 2:6) Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded. (Tit 2:7) In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,

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Fellowship Lunch As A Family

Grandparents in the faith

Local Church - Environment of Excellence

The Creator’s Choice - Family Achieving The Balance Church and Your Family Healthy local church involvement is absolutely essential because: Examples of Godly and holy living A family like environment for learning and sharing in all things good A place to serve God and people A commandment from God Spiritual covering for your souls and ministries Spiritual home on earth

The Creator’s Choice - Family God, Father, Mother and Children Let’s Talk About Why grandparents are so important to your children? If there are different values between the grandparents’ and the Bible, how can one resolve the issues? What is the local church to your family? How do you think you can get involved? What are the obstacles? 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.