God’s original blueprint for the family Pt 1

def: blueprint, purpose, subdue, team

Blueprint: a design plan or other technical drawing.

Purpose:  something set up as an object or end to be attained, INTENTION

Subdue: to bring under control 

Team: a number of persons associated together in work or activity

Does the organization/team/family exist to benefit the individual or does the individual exist to benefit the organization/team/family 

Gen 1:26-28

Deut 6:4-9

Deut 4:9

What is vision and why do we need it for a family?

Vision: the ability of sight; the act or power of imagination

“The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight but no vision.”

― Helen Keller

Proverbs 29:18 "Where there is no vision people perish."

Habakkuk 2:2-3

Here's what we have developed over the last 20+ years as a family: family verse, family vision, family rules, family expectations, blessing (personal/family).

Family verse: “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good deeds, and glorify your Father in heaven.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5:16‬

Family vision statement: “We are a passionate gospel-centered multi-generational family team with a fire, aim, ready mindset eager to serve with the love of Christ.”

Family Rules-Everyone has a sign that says make me feel important; speak to that sign, God is 1st others 2nd I’m 3rd, If you want to be great, serve many

Family Expectations:...

Family Blessings: Proverbs 3:5-6, Numbers 6:24-26, Matt 5:13-16, Zeph 3:17, Sons' Blessing, Daughters' Blessing

Family Remodel Episode #2

Culture vs Christ

Happy vs Blessed

Culture says do what makes you happy. The Bible says the man who follows His ways is blessed. Be a man that is planted and rooted in Christ alone. If you look for someone to make you happy, they will fail you every time. A fathers shepherds his kids.  Culture tells a man its his job to go raise the funds and it's the wife's job to raise the kids. Don't come home with a pocket full of money to a house full of strangers. Raise your kids with your wife. 

Psalm 1:1-6 , Jeremiah 17:7-8, James 1:12, Psalm 127

Why family remodel? Where are we, where are we going, how are we going to get there?

Remodel-To make over in structure or style; reconstruct.

Ever wonder if there is more to raising your kids than graduate high school, go to college, now you're on your own. I felt like I was missing something a few years ago. So I went on a journey to seek out God's original design for the family. My family was established and growing so rather than rebuild it we decided to remodel and refocus on God's design. 

The heart of the Rewired Men's Conference is the men's lives transformed by the Gospel lived out in the local Church. 

What's the foundation of your faith, of your marriage, of your family? Come to the conference this year to learn what it means to "Dig Deep" and lay your foundation on the rock. Learn what it means to be a man founded on the rock. 

This is a message I shared at the 2021 Oklahoma Baptists Rewired Men's Conference. In this message I share about Luke 6:46-49. The 2022 Rewired Men's Conference is April 29/30. Registration is open now at: https://www.oklahomabaptists.org/men/rewired-conference/

Word of the Week #30 Hope-your desire for something to happen.

In a time when there is so much darkness, fear, and doubt being spread why not spread hope. Hope is like the dawn after a dark night. 

I tell my kids that I can smell the aroma of their heart. If they are in a bad mood then the aroma stinks. If they are in a good mood then the aroma of their heart smells sweet. 

Hope is similar to sowing seed and reaping. You will always harvest what you sow. If you sow corn seed then you will harvest corn. If you sow seeds of darkness and doubt then expect to harvest darkness and doubt. If you sow seeds of hope then you can expect to harvest hope. 

A coach, leader, father must sow seeds of hope, must be a light in the darkness. As the leader you can tell when your attitude stinks. Stop, pause, take stock of what's going well, get your mind right and sow good seed. 

How's the aroma of your heart? What kind of seed are you sowing?

It's OU vs TX week and I hate Texas Football! Here's a story of one of the scariest coaches I ever played for. 

Dick Winder was the OC at OU in the late 90's. He demanded excellence and made me nervous every day. He was always on me to "set the damn huddle", sprint to the line of scrimmage, snap the ball, and "owe me's". I greatly respected him and feared him. He demanded excellence. In my eyes he treated everybody the same from the walk-on to the all star. 

A great coach demands excellence, pushes his athletes past what they "think" they can do to be as good as the want to be. 

A father must help to set the vision for what "can be" for his kids and help build the plan to achieve their goals.