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With honesty, humor, and keen biblical insight, bestselling authors Bill and Beni Johnson help you discover the keys to successful parenting in God's kingdom. "Parents, we rule for the purpose of protection, but we also serve with the purpose of empowering," they write. "We want to release our children into their destiny--that's the privilege of parenting."In these pages you will gain the wisdom, kingdom concepts, and practical tools you need to help raise your children to their best. You'll discover how to parent to their uniqueness, gifts, and strengths, as well as how you can demonstrate and reveal who God is to your kids. The authors also address pressing issues parents face today, including how to · be fully engaged in hearing what the Lord is saying over each child· maintain relationship and discipline· develop character· train your children for worship· fan the flame of what God has put in their hearts· and moreNo matter what age your kids are, you have an incredible opportunity to shape their hearts, minds, and values. Here is everything you need to help your children walk into the destiny of their lives and see them become the awesome people they were created to be.

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	04 décembre 2018
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781493417360
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	3 Mo

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© 2018 by BRevived, LLC
Published by Chosen Books
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ISBN 978-1-4934-1736-0
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the New American Standard Bible® (NASB), copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. www.Lockman.org
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Dedication
We dedicate this book to our three children:
Eric, Brian and Leah.
You are a dream come true. The privilege of being your parents is the greatest of all honors. We love you beyond words, and are thankful for your role as parents, leaders and world-changers. We celebrate you wholeheartedly. And now we watch and pray as you lovingly raise our ten grandchildren. You are our ultimate joy in life.
Contents
Cover 1
Half-title Page 2
Title Page 3
Copyright Page 4
Dedication 5
Acknowledgments 9
Introduction: Parenting with Divine Purpose 11
1. David, Goliath and You 13
2. Raising Parents 23
3. Parents as Teachers 37
4. Ruling and Serving in the Home 51
5. Architects and Designers 59
6. Being a First Responder 69
7. A Case for Godly Discipline 83
8. Trained to Know God 95
9. Prophetic Direction 107
10. Praying from the Unseen 121
11. Government and Such 135
12. Revival unto Reformation 147
13. Sexuality by Design 155
14. Exposure to World Need 167
15. Exposure to Community 177
16. Exposure to the Supernatural 187
17. Warfare Made Practical 199
Appendix 1 10 Things I Wanted My Children to Know 209
Appendix 2 Home Sunday School Parent’s Guide 217
Appendix 3 Four Cornerstones of Thought—A Declaration 219
Appendix 4 Praying the Bible 221
About the Authors 240
Back Cover 241
Acknowledgments
Many thanks to my personal staff—Michael and Abigail. Your constant help is priceless to me, making books like this possible.
And many thanks to Pam Spinosi—your help with Raising Giant-Killers goes beyond words. Your editing skill and your advice in the process have once again proven to be of supreme value. Thanks!
Introduction
Parenting with Divine Purpose
W E WROTE THIS BOOK from our experience. We went into parenting with the dream that we could enjoy each season of our children’s lives more than the previous one. We also felt we were not to be bound or influenced by the negativity found in the normal home. By the grace of God, we watched this dream become reality.
There are many wonderful books on parenting, written by extremely competent authors and leaders. We truly celebrate them all, as we need all the insight and training for this challenging task that we can possibly get. This book, however, is written not to duplicate their efforts or echo their insights. Instead, we hope to add to the message a sense of the privilege of raising children with an unwavering divine purpose. This is our passion—to raise giant-killers who will change the world. Together, we must alter the course of world history.
Bill and Beni Johnson
1 David, Goliath and You
T HE IDEA OF RAISING OUR CHILDREN to be giant-killers may seem too violent a metaphor for some and too farfetched for others. But for me, it is an extremely accurate description of parenting, at least for those who want to raise their children with eternal significance.
The psalmist accurately described this challenge and privilege with these words: “Behold, children are a gift of the L ORD . . . like arrows in the hand of a warrior . . .” (Psalm 127:3–4). This passage reveals the two primary parts of being a mom or dad—the joy of receiving the gift of a child from God, and the sobering responsibility of training the child for significance. The parent who values the gift will benefit most from its impact.
In biblical days bows, arrows, swords and spears were the primary tools for warfare. A warrior would much prefer dealing with an enemy at a distance with an arrow to doing hand-to-hand combat with a sword or spear. The point is, the bow and arrow were preferred instruments of war. The warrior had to have a sufficient number of arrows in his possession if he was going to engage the enemy with any measure of confidence. And those arrows had to be tried and true—fully capable of functioning according to their design.
This psalm gives us an unusual insight into the measure of confidence parents have in spiritual warfare when they have raised their children with eternal purpose. A child functioning according to his or her gift and design wreaks havoc on the powers of darkness. This is a side benefit to raising children correctly. Just as wise business leaders know how to make their money work for them even when they sleep, so it is with parenting. Our investment brings a return long after our children are out of our direct influence and focus. Raising children correctly brings spiritual dividends to our whole family line, even after the children are raised and out of the house.
In The Passion Translation, Psalm 127:5 reads this way:
Happy will be the couple who has many of them! A household full of children will not bring shame on your name but victory when you face your enemies, for your offspring will have influence and honor to prevail on your behalf!
Perhaps a word of caution is needed at this point: Children are not tools to be used for personal gain. In a sense, they are not even ours. They are on loan from God, and it is our responsibility to steward correctly God’s treasure in a way that pleases Him. Doing this right brings long-term benefits and influence on our family line for many generations.
Born into Conflict
We were born into a war. Every one of us. Even Adam and Eve were given the assignment to “subdue” the earth (Genesis 1:28), implying that there was disorder outside the Garden of Eden they lived in. They were given the responsibility to manage and expand the boundaries of that Garden until the whole earth mirrored its order and beauty.
Eden was the place of perfect peace and beauty. If the whole earth had become like the Garden, then God would have taken back a place of chaos through those made in His image, who functioned in relationship with Him. Living joyfully under God’s influence, they were the ones who were to rule. As such, they carried His authority as His delegated ones.
Adam and Eve’s sin disrupted the plan for peace and order that God had intended for the entire planet. Instead of subduing the earth, they were subdued by the one they obeyed—the serpent. Then Jesus, the eternal Son of God, became a man to accomplish on our behalf what we could not do for ourselves. As such, He is called the last Adam . The first Adam brought death into the world. The last Adam brought life:
For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:17
He defeated sin, the grave and the powers of darkness on our behalf. This is the context into which all are born. We all were born into this war that has already been won. Because of this, we can be confident in our having been positioned for triumph. Jesus was victorious on our behalf, which makes our victory possible. And now, although still at war, we fight from victory. Not for it.
Take note of the phrase “reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.” Because of Jesus, parents and children alike are to reign in life. Reigning in life is not reigning over people. It is not about the power of title or position. Reigning in life means that money does not control me. I manage it for the glory of God. Conflict does not control me. I control my response to problems in a way that represents Jesus accurately. Reigning in life is part of the inheritance for all who follow Him. It is time to become completely absorbed in this mandate!
Our Struggle
The apostle Paul described the normal Christian life with these words:
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Ephesians 6:12
Here Paul addresses the different realms of demonic influence. That we were born into a war should help us understand the why behind many of the conflicts and difficulties we face in life. The devil failed in stopping the redemptive work of Jesus and now tries to blemish the effect of that work in how we do life. The war is about our place with God the Father and our identity in Christ.
It is important to understand this spiritual reality of warring for our identity in Christ as the platform for parenting. This is the context into which our children are born. I know this may sound ra