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First Comes Love

Rebellious Kids

September 10, 2017 • Luke Saunders

• Rebellion is continued defiance or passive indifference toward God, his moral standards, or people God put in authority in a child’s life. Why Do Christian Kids Rebel? • Your Christian Kid isn’t Christian after all • Your Christian Kid is Confused • Your Christian Kid is in Bondage to Sin — Genesis 4:7 What is bondage? • Deep rooted sin, that is engrained in lifestyle, and becomes difficult to resist. How Does this Happen? • Attacks Happen • Defenses Weaken • Compromise Occurs • Repentance is Ignored What can we do? • Leverage Your Position • Create an Atmosphere Where it’s Okay to Come Clean • Normalize Confession and Repentance • Widen Your Circle — How can I give you up? How can I surrender you? My heart is turned over within Me, All My compassions are poured. (Paraphrase of Hosea 11:8)

Not Far From The Tree

August 27, 2017 • Rick Sayger

• Great discipline is always focused on ROOT and FRUIT! • Great discipline requires great SELF-DISCIPLINE. • Discipline without RELATIONSHIP leads to REBELLION. — Proverbs 22:6 AMPC • Learn the ENEMIES of great discipline: Fear and Guilt. — Proverbs 19:18 NASB

Happily Incompatible

August 20, 2017 • Rick Sayger

• Resolving conflict requires the HARD WORK of COMMUNICATION. — 1 Peter 3:10-11 NKJV — Proverbs 15:1-2 NLT • Resolving conflict requires the PURSUIT of PERSONAL HOLINESS. • Resolving conflict requires keeping a LOOKOUT for BURIED BITTERNESS.

What You Must Do With The Me In The We

August 13, 2017 • Rick Sayger

— Genesis 2:24-25 NLT • Marriage is a LIVING THING that will constantly be changing. — John 12:24-25 NLT • Marriage actually was designed to KILL YOU! — Ephesians 5:21-22, 25 NASB

A Healthy Kind Of Lovesick

August 6, 2017 • Rick Sayger

• GUARD your HEART! — Proverbs 4:23 NLT • The BEST way to guard your heart is to GIVE IT TO GOD first. — Proverbs 3:5-8 NLT • Guarding your heart involves growing in WISDOM. — Proverbs 7:1-3 NLT • Guarding your heart means REFUSING to develop UNGUARDED relationships. • Romantic relationships are a DOORWAY to the heart that can OVERRULE our convictions and our commitments!