Robert Morgan at #d62013

I had a great lunch at SmashBurger with Jared.  Now, back for afternoon session with Robert Morgan.

As he was writing a book on parenting, his thesis was Deuteronomy 6 as the seminal passage on raising children.

Sometimes we learn more from our children than they do from us.

Psalm 121; 2 Samuel 14:14-words of comfort during difficult season in parenting


L15 Parenting-Luke 15-Parable of the Prodigal Son
  • Jesus is making one point in Luke 15-we should celebrate when anyone makes a change for Christ in their lives
  • The older brother is the true prodigal in the story.  He was the one the Lord was most concerned about. 
  • A prayer for the prodigal, "Lord, bring them back to their senses."
  • The Lord turned the grief cycle into a grace cycle.
Grace cycle
  1. Pain
  2. Prayer-James 5:16-Best verse on prayer in Bible. I could alter situation through praying Scripture.
  3. Patience-Time is on our side in the area of prodigals because of process of maturation-Romans 12:19
  4. Peace-Calming Verses-Isaiah 7:4; Proverbs 17:27; Acts 19:36, Judges 6:24, Psalm 107,131
  5. Praise-Contents of book, Prayers and Promises for Troubled Parents
Don't give up on our young people. Keep praying. Keep trusting that God is working beyond what we can see and imagine. Prodigals have a way of coming home.

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