Faith begins at home and is reinforced by the Church. Parents teach, pastors equip, and the Holy Spirit transforms. It takes a village to raise children not only in the ways of the Lord, but to know and love Jesus personally. You cannot do it alone as a parent, but you also cannot leave the responsibility entirely to the Church. Spiritual formation is a daily rhythm, not a Sunday activity.

Parents don’t need to fear the temptations of this world or worry that their imperfection will ruin their children. God never asked you to be perfect, He asks you to be as dependent on Him as your children are on you…

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