• Matthew 22:36-39 – The two greatest commandments: love the Lord your God and love your neighbor.

  • Luke 6:46

  • James 1:26 – If we love God, we must bridle our tongues.

  • I John 1:6-7; 2:3-6; 4:7-8, 20-21; 5:1-3 – Loving God means keeping His commandments. It’s more than just saying we love God.

  • Read the Bible!

  • Oneida Community (1848-1879)

    • They believed that Jesus returned in 70 AD and that heavenly laws should be followed on earth.

    • No traditional marriage. All women married to all men. Children were raised by the community.

    • This is an example of wrong idea about the family.

  • Squash selfishness!

  • Take action as a parent!

    • Deuteronomy 6:1-13

    • Talk about God with your children!

    • Proverbs 1:8-9

    • Ephesians 6:1-4 – Children, obey your parents! Fathers, bring up your children in the Lord!

    • Colossians 3:20-21

    • Titus 2:4 – Women, love your husbands and children.

    • Hebrews 12:7-11

    • Baumrind’s Parenting Styles

      • Warm love vs. disciplinary love

      • Neglectful (little warm love, little discipline) – Proverbs 13:24

      • Permissive (much warm love, little discipline) – Proverbs 29:13

      • Authoritarian (little warm love, much discipline) – Colossians 3:21

      • Authoritative (much warm love, much discipline) – Ephesians 6:4

      • Children from authoritative parents did the best across the board. Authoritative parents demand a lot, but also give a lot of warm love.

      • These are the same parenting styles God talks about in the Bible!

    • If we trust what God has told us, our families will thrive.

  • Acts 17:30-31