First Baptist Cleveland

Building something the wrong way always catches up to you.

Faith must be caught before it’s taught.

1. Build on the Foundation of Faith
2. Model a Life Worth Following

Your kids don’t need you to be flawless — they need you to be faithful

Children do what you do long before they do what you say.

1. Build on the Foundation of Faith
2. Model a Life Worth Following
3. Teach Them to Honor Authority

Honor flows both ways — when parents model respect, kids learn respect.

•Require respect in both speech and tone.
•Speak kindly to them, even in discipline.
•Teach kids to obey the first time, not the tenth time.

1. Build on the Foundation of Faith
2. Model a Life Worth Following
3. Teach Them to Honor Authority
4. Shape Their Character Through Discipline

Discipline isn’t rejection — it’s redirection.

Godly discipline looks forward, not backward.

•Be clear
•Be consistent
•Be calm
•Be compassionate

1. Build on the Foundation of Faith
2. Model a Life Worth Following
3. Teach Them to Honor Authority
4. Shape Their Character Through Discipline
5. Point Them Toward Their God-Given Purpose

•Call out their gifts
•Affirm their strengths
•Celebrate their uniqueness

1. Build on the Foundation of Faith
2. Model a Life Worth Following
3. Teach Them to Honor Authority
4. Shape Their Character Through Discipline
5. Point Them Toward Their God-Given Purpose
6. Guard their Hearts and Minds

Whatever consumes your child’s heart will eventually control your child’s life.

If we don’t disciple our kids, the world will.

1. Build on the Foundation of Faith
2. Model a Life Worth Following
3. Teach Them to Honor Authority
4. Shape Their Character Through Discipline
5. Point Them Toward Their God-Given Purpose
6. Guard their Hearts and Minds
7. Launch Them with Love and Faith

An arrow has three parts: shaft, tip, fletching

The measure of successful parenting isn’t how tightly you hold on — but how faithfully you launch out.