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Friday, 12/30 - QUESTIONING GENDER [Potter vs Clay]
Today’s family topic podcast: Gender identity [Accepting God’s design; Praying for vs Pointing at; Being humble vs haughty]
Today’s scriptures: Gen. 1:27; Rom. 1:26-27; John 8:7-11; Deut. 22:5
Today’s resources: HOME (fearlessidentity.co); Christian parents on how to respond to LGBT children: Tell them ‘I love you' even more | Living News (christianpost.com); Confessions of a Christian Who Struggled with Gender Identity - Christ and Culture (sebts.edu); What does the Bible say about transsexualism / transgenderism? Is gender identity disorder / gender dysphoria the result of sin? | GotQuestions.org; A Prayer for Our LGBT Neighbors | Family Policy Alliance
Thursday, 12/29 - SEXUAL IMMORALITY [Whose body is it anyways?]
Today’s family topic podcast: Sexual Purity [Seeking purity; Avoiding porn; Setting boundaries]
Today’s scriptures: 1 Cor. 6:18-20; Heb. 13:4; Col. 3:5; Ps. 119:37
Today’s resources: Guidelines for Sexual Purity - Resources - Eternal Perspective Ministries (epm.org); Is abstinence before marriage a realistic message? | GotQuestions.org; How Not to Fight Pornography | Desiring God
Wednesday, 12/28 - REBELLION [Yes, No, Maybe]
Today’s family topic podcast: Rebellion [Sinful nature; Loving obedience; Spiritual warfare]
Today’s scriptures: 1 Sam. 15:23; Prov. 17:11; Heb. 3:15
Today’s resources: A Biblical Approach to Dealing with Rebellion | FamilyFire; What Does The Bible Say About Rebellion? A Christian Study (whatchristianswanttoknow.com); What does the Bible say to do with a rebellious child? | GotQuestions.org; 5 Steps to Overcome Rebellion (biblicalcounselinginsights.com)
Tuesday, 12/27 - VIDEO GAMES [to play or not to play]
Today’s family topic podcast: Video Games [Harmful or helpful? God willed or self-willed?]
Today’s scriptures: Ps. 11:5; Eph. 5:15-17; 1 Cor. 6:12; 1 Thess. 5:22; Ps. 101:3
Today’s resources: What Does the Bible Say About Video Games? (openbible.info); How You Can Play Video Games Safely as a Christian - Assured Faith; Should a Christian play video games? | GotQuestions.org
Monday, 12/26 - ADOPTION [Kids & Families]
Today's family topic podcast: Adopted [Kids who need a family; Couple who needs a kid; We're adopted in God’s family]
Today's scriptures: James 1:27; Gal. 4:4-5; Ps. 10:14
Today's resources: 5 ways you can pray for adoptive families - ERLC; Adoption Prayer - Prayer Ideas; Prayer for Orphans (knowing-jesus.com)
Friday, 12/23 - SINGLES [Celibacy or Marriage]
Today’s family topic podcast: Singleness [Remaining single; Seeking Mate; Following God]
Today’s scriptures: 1 Cor. 7:7-8; Eccl. 3:1-8; Ps. 84:11
Today’s resources: 15 Bible Verses About Singleness | What God Says (justinemfulama.com); Christian Advice for Singles (The 4 Phases) | ApplyGodsWord.com; Lesson 8: Practical Advice For Singles (1 Corinthians 7) | Bible.org
Thursday, 12/22 - CHILDLESS [by choice or not]
Today's family topic podcast: Childlessness [No advice please, Never assume who is infertile; No children but still fulfilled in God]
Today's scriptures: Is. 54:1; Luke 23:29; 1 Cor. 7:8
Today's resources: How You Can Care for the Childless (thegospelcoalition.org); When a Christian is Childless — World Childless Week; Don't Judge Me Because I'm Childless | Today's Christian Woman (todayschristianwoman.com)
Wednesday, 12/21 - Grief & Loss of Loved Ones [Help, Healing & Holidays]
Today's family topic podcast: Grief [Mourning safely; Losing to letting go; Discovering the Comforter through the grief journey]
Today's scriptures: 2 Cor. 1:3; Ps. 10:14a; Ps. 62:8
Today's resources: Help for the Journey - GriefShare; Healing from Grief - GriefShare; Christmas: A Reason for Hope - GriefShare
Tuesday, 12/20 - FORGIVENESS & RECONCILIATION
Today's family topic podcast: Forgiveness & Reconciliation [Forgive 77x?! Modeling Jesus. Building bridges]
Today's scriptures: Matt. 18:21-22; Prov. 17:9; Mal. 4:4-6
Today's resources: Forgiveness within Christian Families | Help Club for Moms; Lesson 12: Reconciled Families (Malachi 4:4-6) | Bible.org; The ABCs of Christian Forgiveness: An 8-Step Approach - Binmin
Monday, 12/19 - BLENDED FAMILY [Stepping into a Frying Pan]
Today’s family topic podcast: Blended Families [How to heal? How to help? How to unite?]
Today’s scriptures: Galatians 3:28; Psalm 127:1; Eph. 2:14
Today’s resources: Christian Advice for Blended Families: 7 Helpful Tips (whatchristianswanttoknow.com); Blended Families - Problems, Challenges, Bible Verses | Preach It, Teach ItAsk Roger Detail | Preach It, Teach It (preachitteachit.org); Christian Family Counseling: Blended Families and Parenting | Mill Creek Christian Counseling
Friday, 12/16 - EXTENDED FAMILY
Today’s family topic podcast: Extended Family [Do we really need them? How to love the ones that drive us nuts? What’s keeping us apart?]
Today’s scriptures: Eccl. 4:9; 1 Tim. 2:1; 1 Cor. 1:10
Today’s resources: Prayer Of The Day - A Prayer For Extended Family - MARRIAGE AFTER GOD; The Extended Family in America | Christian Standard; 30 Intercessory Prayers For Family Breakthrough -Bibleandprayers.com; 17 Persistent Prayer Points For Family Breakthrough - Faith Victorious
Thursday, 12/15 - FAMILY SPIRITUAL WARFARE
Today's podcast: Family Spiritual Warfare [Who really is the enemy? How to get armored up? Who really is in charge of the battle?]
Today's scriptures: 2 Tim. 2:24-26; Eph. 6:10-18; 2 Pet. 1:3
Today's resources: Spiritual Warfare and The Family: Some Thoughts for Husbands (parkerhudson.com); Spiritual Warfare: 3 Ways to Protect Your Family (livingbydesign.org); Teaching Kids About Spiritual Warfare - Focus on the Family
Wednesday, 12/14 - MONEY PROBLEMS
Today's podcast: Money Problems [Whose money is it anyways? – Love God or Love $ - It’s never too early to learn]
Today's scriptures: Prov. 3:9; Prov. 6:6-8; Heb. 13:5
Today's resources: 10 key Scriptures to follow when managing your money - Christ Win; Money Management for the Christian Family - FamilyLife®; Teach Children How to Handle Money God's Way - Christian Finances (crosswalk.com)
Tuesday, 12/13 - SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE
Today's podcast: Social Media Usage [Family boundaries; Using it for good; Safety]
Today’s scriptures: Ps. 101:3; 1 Cor. 10:31; Matt. 5:16
Today’s resources: Study Reveals Parents' Concerns About Social Media Use | Lurie Children's (luriechildrens.org); 15 Things Christians Should Stop Doing on social media - RELEVANT (relevantmagazine.com); How to reduce social media use – 12 simple proven steps (unscreen.org)
Monday, 12/12 - EMPTY NESTERS [What now?]
Today's podcast: Empty Nesters [Finding normal, persisting prayer, releasing children to Father God]
Today's scriptures: Phil. 1:6; 2 Cor.10:10; Prov. 22:6
Today's resources: Tips For Empty Nesters | How to Prepare for the Empty Nest (emptynestblessed.com); 7 Powerful Encouragements for the Empty Nester (crosswalk.com); Your Empty Nest Is God’s Opportunity | Christianity Today
Friday, 12/9 - ADULT & COLLEGE AGE CHILDREN
Today's podcast: College Age & Adult Children [Co-dependent on Holy Spirit ; Dependent on God; Interdependent on Body of Christ ]
Today's scriptures: Rom. 15:13; Phil. 1:6; Eph. 4:16
Today's resources: Lead Your Adult Children Back to Christ - Christian Parenting (crosswalk.com); 10 Things to Remember When Your Adult Child Leaves the Church (ibelieve.com); Parenting Adult Children: Six Steps to Sanity - Christian Parenting (crosswalk.com)
Thursday, 12/8 - RESENTMENT [Division of tasks & responsibilities]
Today's podcast: Resentment [Dividing tasks; Creating Teamwork; Learning Interdependence]
Today's scriptures: Eccl. 4:9-12; 1 Corinthians 1:10; Eph. 4:16
Today's resources: Developing Family Teamwork - Kelly Crawford (crosswalk.com); How To Build A Strong Christian Family – The Bottom Line, Ministries (tblfaithnews.com); 5 Ways to Build Teamwork in Your Family - First Things First
Wednesday, 12/7 - PRODIGALS
Today’s podcast: Prodigals [Hope restored; Hearts tendered; Prayers answered]
Today’s scriptures: Ezekiel 34:16; Jude 1:22-23; Luke 15:11-32
Today’s resources: Pray Them Home: Three Prayers for Prodigal Children | Desiring God; Prayer for the Prodigal Son or Daughter (missionariesofprayer.org); 7 Prayers for Your Prodigal Child (ibelieve.com)
Tuesday, 12/6 - DIVORCE [Prevention-Intercession-Others Affected]
Today's podcast: Divorce [Hurting Couple– Church Involvement – Hurting Kids]
Today's scriptures: Eph. 6:18; James 5:13-16; Rom. 12:12
Today's resources: Prayers for Marriage - A Complete Biblical Guide (biblestudytools.com); 5 Important Prayers For When Going Through Divorce - The Graceful Chapter; How to Pray for the Child of Divorce - Hope 4 Hurting Kids
Monday, 12/5 - TEENAGERS 12-19 Yrs.
Today's podcast: Teenagers 12-19 [changing view – to +; strong identity in Christ & overcome peer pressure]
Today's scriptures: James 1:21–26; Luke 2:48–52; 1 Cor. 15:33
Today's resources: 10 CHALLENGES FACING CHRISTIAN YOUTH (jeremiahinstitute.com); Supporting Your Teenager: A Christian Counselor’s Advice, Part 2 | Bellevue Christian Counseling; 7 Challenges Teens Face Today - CCCRD | Center for Christian Counseling & Relationship Development
Friday, 12/2 - K to 6th GRADE CHILDREN
Today's podcast: K-6th Grade [valued & important & courage]
Today's scriptures: Jer. 29:11; Matthew 19:14; 1 Timothy 4:12
Today's resources: 7 tips for good Christian parenting (activechristianity.org); 7 Ways to Show Your Children You Value Them, Every Day - The Purposeful Mom; 9 Ways to Cultivate Courage in Kids (usnews.com)
Thursday, 12/1 - WORK, FAMILY TIME, & SELF-CARE BALANCE
Today's podcast: Work & Family Life Balance [Work boundaries; Intentional Family time; Time out to restore]
Today's scriptures: Ps. 127:2: Prov. 23:4; Eccl: 4:5-6
Today's resources: Balancing Work and Family Life | Christian Bible Studies (christianitytoday.com); Work/Family Balance - Focus on the Family; 11 Tips To Help Balance Your Work and Family Life | Indeed.com
Wednesday, 11/30 - MENTAL ILLNESS
Today's podcast: Mental Illness in the Family [healing, deliverance, hope]
Today's scriptures: Gal. 6:2; Psalm 34:17-18; Ps. 139:14
Today's resources: How Christians Can Help With Mental Illness - Hope No Matter What; Ten Things You Can Do for Your Mental Health | University Health Service (umich.edu); Surprising Things the Bible Says About Mental Illness - Topical Studies (biblestudytools.com)
Tuesday, 11/29 - CAREGIVERS OF FAMILY
Today's podcast: Caregivers [finding joy; combatting fatigue; practicing self-care]
Today's scriptures: Is. 40:31; Matt. 11:28-30; Phil. 4:4-7
Today's resources: Caregiving: Christian Helping and Coping - Christian Life Resources; Caregiver Action Network; The Caregiver's Devotional: Scriptures for Caregivers (thecaregiversdevotional.com)
Monday, 11/28 - BABIES & TODDLERS
Today's podcast: Babies/Toddlers [Never too early to teach about God; Simplify less is best; Remember parents need spiritual formation too]
Today's scriptures: Prov. 22:6; Is. 40:11; Eph. 2:10
Today's resources: Tips for Parents of Toddlers Who Want to Raise Strong Christian Kids - (myhumbleapology.com); 7 Supportive Prayers For New Parents - Prayrs; 10 Prayers for Parents of Little Ones (adivineencounter.com)
Friday, 11/25 - GRANDPARENTS
Today's podcast: Grandparents [leaving a legacy; praying until; modeling Christ]
Today’s scriptures: Ps. 145:4; Deut. 6:5-7; Ps. 78:1-8
Today’s resources: How to be an Intentional Christian Grandparent - Grams and Pops; 4 Tips for Helping Grandchildren of Divorced Parents - Christian Grandparenting Network; 7 Essentials For Grandparenting Your Grandkids - Focus on the Family
Thursday, 11/24 - HAPPY THANKSGIVING - ENJOY YOUR FAMILIES
Wednesday 11/23 Topic - UNSAVED FAMILY
Today's podcast: Unsaved family [how to love & pray for them]
Today's scriptures: 1 Tim. 2:3-4; Phil. 4:6; Acts 16:31
Today's resources: How Christians can reach out to unbelieving family members (christiantoday.com); How to Pray for Unsaved Family Members (ltw.org); 4 Ways To Relate To Unsaved Family Members - (healingfromgod.com)
Tuesday 11/22 Topic - GEOGRAPHICAL DISTANCE
Today's podcast: Geographically distant [loving them close when they are far]
Today's scriptures: Proverbs 17:6; Luke 6:31; Matt. 19:19
Today's resources: MF2979 Loving Long Distance: Families Separated by Distance, Fact Sheet (ksu.edu); Five Ways to Intentionally Grandparent from a Distance: Part One - Christian Grandparenting Network; 20 Long Distance Activities for Dads at a Distance (fambooks.com) [can be used by moms or dads]
Monday 11/21 Topic - PARENTING [EXHAUSTION, DISCONNECTING, REGRETS]
Today's podcast: 3 Parenting Issues [Exhaustion vs Yoking up with God & finding rest; Disconnect vs Playtime; Regretting moments missed vs Stopping to savor the moment]
Today's scriptures: Matt. 11:28-30; Is. 40:11; Eccl. 3:1
Today's resources: 8 Promises for Exhausted Parents - Christian Parenting (crosswalk.com); 7 Ways to Connect with Your Children (childdevelopmentinfo.com); 32 Ways to Savor Your Children While You Have Them (ericalayne.co)
Friday 11/18 Topic - STRENGHTENING MARRIAGES
Today's podcast: Strengthening Marriages [Love as you are loved by the Lord; Accept them, leave changes to the Holy Spirit; Forgive as your Father mercifully forgives you]
Today's scriptures:1 Peter 4:7-8; Col. 3:13-14; Eph. 4:32
Today's resources: 6 Reasons Christian Marriages Struggle - Esther Littlefield; The Love Language™ Quiz (5lovelanguages.com); 13 questions to ask in your marriage
Thursday 11/17 Topic - ARGUMENTS/CONFLICT
Today's podcast: Arguments & Conflicts [learn to fight fair, keep short accounts, forgive quickly, show kindness/compassion]
Today's scriptures: James 4:1-3 NLT; Ephesians 4:30-32 NIV
Today's resources: · How to Fight Fair | Today's Christian Woman (todayschristianwoman.com); Family Guidelines for Fighting Fair – confident parents confident kids
Wednesday 11/16 Topic - SCHEDULES
Today's podcast: Family Scheduling - Include God's help, get everyone involved, Plan for interruptions, Pray together
Today's scriptures: Ps. 37:5; Eph. 5:15-17; Matt. 6:33; Is. 58:11
Today's Resources: 10 Bible Verses about Schedule, Schedules & Scheduling. – Daily Bible Verse Blog (jollynotes.com); How to get your family organized and, on a schedule, —in three steps (todaysparent.com)
Tuesday 11/15 Topic - COMMUNICATION
Today's podcast: Pay attention, listen, seek to understand - Communicate better
Today's Scriptures: James 1:19, Proverbs 1:5; Deut. 12:28
Today's Resource: Communication Skills for You and Your Family | Cooperative Extension | University of Delaware (udel.edu)
Monday 11/14 Intro - Vodcast challenge | Today's scripture: Matt. 12:46-50
INTRODUCTION: Families experience pressures of many kinds. In this season, all of us witnessed a push against the family unit. The constant barrage of groups trying to tear us apart have left many with painful experiences. But we have the Father in Heaven, in whom we can seek for restoration. For the rest of November through the New Year, will you take the challenge to lift up in prayer the issues families face in these difficult days?
The True Family of Jesus. As Jesus was speaking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him. Someone told Jesus, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, and they want to speak to you.” Jesus asked, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” Then he pointed to his disciples and said, “Look, these are my mother and brothers. Anyone who does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother!” -- Matthew 12:46-50 NLT
TOPICS: We will cover topics like communication, forgiveness, financial hardships, social media's interruptions, healthy marriages, holiday stresses and much more. We will intercede for the different types of family relationships: parenting, childlessness, adoption, foster children/parents, stepfamilies, grandparents, cousins, aunts/uncles and singles. Other concepts we will address include prodigals, sharing our faith with family and extended family, being a good model of Jesus, open hearts/minds to the Gospel, and how to do spiritual warfare for them. As part of the FOREVER FAMILY, let's storm the gates of heaven with our petitions and see revival occur in families throughout our county.
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