Godly Character

Our high school pastor, Brian Mills, spoke at our Wed morning Bible study this morning on Developing Godly Character in Your Children. It was an incredible morning, not to mention a very eye opening lesson. He gave some statistics at the beginning of the lesson on what teens are facing today. It was a great motivator for me to start, as he said, parenting for the future. Below are some highlights from his lesson.

Developing Godly Character in Your Children
Brian Mills

1 in 5 Students Witness Sex in Schools
1 in 3 Teenagers were drunk last week
1 of 4 have used illegal drugs
8000 contracted STD’s a year
340,000 abortions a year
They will see 14,000 Sexual References this year on TV
9 out of 10 have seen online porn
40% of teens have inflicted self injury
1 in 5 think of Suicide daily
By the 4th grade kids begin to smoke
53% of teenagers believe Jesus Sinned
65% say there is no way to tell which religion is truth
88% of students who graduate don’t go back to church until they have children
75% are un-churched

Prov 22:6 says to train up a child in the way he should go
Should go is future tense
Are you parenting for today or for tomorrow?
Are you parenting the way you want your kids to parent someday?

1. Live a Life Today You Want Your Kids to Live Tomorrow
2. Spend Time With Your Kids
3. Recognize Child’s Uniqueness
4. Integrity Must be Taught Young
5. Know your Kids Influence
6. Model Respect
7. Keep Love Alive with your Spouse
8. Pray Daily
9. Have Fun with Your Kids