INFLUENCING MY FAMILY

INFLUENCING MY FAMILY
SALT & LIGHT – PART 1
Vernon Zook August 25, 2024

You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless. You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father. -Matthew 5:13-16 (NLT)

I start by influencing .

1. I influence my family with my .

Parents: #1 job you have is to make disciples of your children.

Jesus became wiser and grew physically. People liked him, and he pleased God. -Luke 2:52 (NCV)

…We must become like a mature person, growing until we become like Christ and have his perfection. -Ephesians 4:13 (NCV)

More is caught than taught.

2. I influence my family with my .

The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences. -Proverbs 18:21 (NLT)

Kind words are like honey—sweet to the soul and healthy for the body. -Proverbs 16:24 (NLT)

Changing your words will change their lives.

3. I influence my family with my .

You protect the poor; you protect the helpless when they are in danger. You are like a shelter from storms, like shade that protects them from the heat. The cruel people attack like a rainstorm beating against the wall… -Isaiah 25:4 (NCV)

Parents: You set the pace for peace in your home.

You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! Trust in the LORD always, for the LORD GOD is the eternal Rock. -Isaiah 26:3-4 (NLT)

Trust in God and keep my mind set on Him!