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Build Thriving Families - Week 2

SPEAKER: Josh Walter
April 18, 2026

Deuteronomy 6:4-9 ESV

You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house,and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
Deuteronomy 6:4-9 ESV

Adam And Eve
Abraham And Sarah
Isaac, Jacob, And Esau
Joseph
King David
Mary And Joseph

1. Some Things God Does For Us To See

Connects With Us

And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?”
Genesis 3:8-9 ESV

Teaches Us

It is written in the Prophets, ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me—
John 6:45 ESV
(Isaiah 54:13)

Sacrificed For Us

This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
1 John 4:10 NIV

2. Some Things We Need To Know

The 5:1 Ratio

The Relationship Of 3 Words

Protection
Problem-Solving
Self-Confidence

We Need To Worry Less About Making Them Happy, And Focus On Getting Them Ready

3. Some Things We Need To Do

Communicate With Them

Don’t eliminate your kids from the
conversation or you’ll eliminate
yourself from their circle of influence

Eat Meals With Them

Statistics show eating regular
family meals improves academics,
mental health, nutrition, and
communication skills

Have Fun With Them

Tell Them If You Were Wrong

Tell Them How You Recognized It

Tell Them You’re Sorry

Don’t Stop Talking With Them About Jesus

You shall teach them diligently to your children
Deuteronomy 6:7a ESV

Diligently:
to do something with steady application, persistent effort, and careful attention to detail

Things Don’t Go Back To Normal, They Go Forward

And That Is How It’s Supposed To Work