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1 KingdomParentingKingdomParentingMYLESMUN ROEANDDAVIDBURROWS Copyright 2007 Myles Munroe and David BurrowsAll rights reserved. This book is protected by the copyright lawsof the United States of America. This book may not be copied orreprinted for commercial gain or profit. The use of short quotationsor occasional page copying for personal or group study is permittedand encouraged. Permission will be granted upon request. Unless oth-erwise identified, Scripture quotations are from the King JamesVersion. Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from theHOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION Copyright 1973,1978, 1984 by International Bible Society.

2 Used by permission ofZondervan Publishing House. Used by permission. Scripture quota-tions marked (NKJV) are taken from the New King James Version,Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by reserved. Please note that Destiny Image s publishing style cap-italizes certain pronouns in Scripture that refer to the Father, Son,and Holy Spirit, and may differ from some publishers styles. Takenote that the name satan and related names are not capitalized. Wechoose not to acknowledge him, even to the point of violating gram-matical Guide - Compiled by Jan ShermanDESTINY IMAGE PUBLISHERS, Box 310, Shippensburg, PA 17257-0310 Speaking to the Purposes of God for this Generationand for the Generations to Come.

3 This book and all other Destiny Image, Revival Press, Mercy Place,Fresh Bread, Destiny Image Fiction, and Treasure House booksare available at Christian bookstores and distributors a bookstore nearest you, call more information on foreign distributors, call reach us on the Internet: 10: 0-7684-2418-6 ISBN 13: 978-0-7684-2418-8 For Worldwide Distribution, Printed in the 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 / 09 08 07 CONTENTSPart IFoundations Myles MunroeChapter 1 Three Foundational Goals of Parenting .. 9 chapter 2 Train Up a Child .. 21 chapter 3 Principles of Training Children.

4 33 chapter 4 Spare Not the Rod.. 45 chapter 5In Wisdom, Stature, and Favor .. 57 Part IIBuilding Relationships David BurrowsChapter 6A Better Tomorrow .. 69 chapter 7 The Original Plan .. 73 chapter 8 Understanding Teens .. 79 chapter 9 Understanding Parents .. 89 chapter 10A Changing World, a Changing Family .. 95 Part IIIC onnecting Principles David BurrowsChapter 11 Relating to Teens .. 109 chapter 12 Relating to Parents .. 117 chapter 13 Practical Wisdom Tips for Parents .. 125 chapter 14 The Word on Parents and Teens .. 135 chapter 15 Stories of Hope.

5 141 Part IVStudy GuideStudy Guide Overview .. 151 Section 1 Study Questions .. 153 Section 2 Part I Parent Scrapbook .. 177 Section 2 Part II Teen Scrapbook .. 191 Journaling and Notes .. 193 PARTIF oundationsBYMYLESMUNROEC hapter 1 THREEFOUNDATIONALGOALS OFPARENTINGBYMYLESMUNROEAs with everything elsein life, effective Parenting begins withGod. Who is better to turn to for the foundational prin-ciples of Parenting than the Author of life and the Founder ofmarriage and the family? From the dawn of the human race,God s design has been for us to raise up offspring to populatethis planet.

6 Producing and Parenting children are a big part ofthe original mandate humanity received from our Creator:Then God said, Let us make man in our image, in our like-ness;.. So God created man in his own image, in the imageof God He created him; male and female He created them. Godblessed them and said to them, Be fruitful and increase innumber; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of thesea and the birds of the air and over every living creature thatmoves on the ground (Genesis 1:26-28 NIV).God s first recorded statement to man established the prin-ciple of Parenting : Be fruitful and increase in number.

7 Man was9 Key Note:_____commanded to reproduce after his own kind and God created man, both male and female, to make human increase possiblethrough sexual union in the context of marriage. In other words,God created Adam and Eve and then told them to have just as God created Adam and Eve in His own image, theirchildren would in turn bear the image of their 5 verifies that Adam and Eve fulfilled this mandatefaithfully, as did the generations that succeeded them:This is the written account of Adam s line. When God createdman, He made him in the likeness of God.

8 He created themmale and female and blessed them. And when they were created,he called them man. When Adam had lived 130 years, Hehad a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he namedhim Seth (Genesis 5:1-3 NIV).God created man (male and female) in His own image andlikeness. Notice that the general term man includes both maleand female; men and women together make up the race that isknown as man or mankind. And together they in turn pro-duced children in their image and likeness. The rest of thechapter lists each generation of Adam s descendents up to thedays of Noah and his sons.

9 In each case, whether referring toGod and man or to parents and their children, the words image and likeness deal with more than just external appear-ance; they relate also to internal #1: To Reproduce the Nature of the Parent in the ChildFrom God s original mandate to man to be fruitful, to mul-tiply, and to fill the earth, we can identify three basic goals ofparenting. The first goal of Parenting is to reproduce the natureof the parent in the child. This is part of the meaning behindthe word image. In creation God is Father and mankind areHis offspring.

10 By creating us in His image, God intended for usto have and to reflect His nature. In the same way, the first goalKingdom Parenting10human parents should have is to see their nature reproduced inthe lives of their #2: To Reproduce the Character of the Parent in the ChildThe second goal of Parenting is to reproduce the characterof the parent in the child. This is the other part of image. Thefull meaning of the word image refers to the true nature andcharacter of a thing. So when God said, Let us make man in ourimage, our likeness, He meant, Let us create man in such away as to reflect our nature and character.