Download a free copy of "25 Recommended Resources for Spiritual Growth.I’ve served a pastor for 26 years. I’m grateful for the opportunities I’ve had to lead many people to Christ. I’ve had countless conversations with people in an effort to disciple them as followers of Jesus. But my most important discipleship responsibility is at home. The discipleship of my wife and my children are at the top of my list. Discipleship begins at home. It’s a role and a responsibility I cannot neglect. I cannot be slack. I cannot be negligent with the spiritual growth of my family. It must be a priority.Before we disciple the nations, we must disciple our own children. Parents, not the Church, are responsible for the discipling their children. God made this priority incredibly clear to the Israelites thousands of years ago.“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.” (Deuteronomy 6:4-9)The point God is getting at in Deuteronomy is that discipling your children is a 24/7 responsibility. A parent’s job of teaching his or her child to love God and walk with Him never stops. A parent is called to spend twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week modeling and instructing his or her children in what it looks like to obey God. Discipleship begins at home!I remember a night, years ago, after dinner I was getting ready to leave the house. My young daughter asked, “Daddy, where are you going?” I said, “Honey, I have to go to a meeting.” She responded in frustration, “Another meeting? You’re always in a meeting.”It was a wakeup call. I can’t save the world and neglect my own family. Important truth: No one will have more of an impact on your kids than you will.I cannot expect my children to love Jesus, if I don’t love Jesus.  I cannot expect them to read God’s Word, if they never see me read God’s Word.  I can’t expect them to be people of prayer, if my life is not consumed by prayer.  If I miss Sunday worship for any reason, they’ll see that church attendance is only something you do when it’s convenient.  If I don’t allow God’s Word to transform my life, they won’t allow it to transform their life.We are in the ultimate fight.  The devil has an agenda for your kids. The world has a plan for your kids. The discipleship of our families is more important than you being a success.  It’s more important than your career.  It’s more important than your hobbies or interests.  This is our responsibility.  As you are attentive to your own spiritual growth, your children will notice.  They will be learning an important lessons without you saying a word.So, how can we do this?- Pray together as a family.- Talk about Scripture together- Make church attendance and involvement a priority for the family- Fight for Biblical values- Don’t just explain what is expected…explain why- Model what you expect- Determine when, where, and how you will protect the hearts and minds of your children.Today’s Challenge: Commit to your most important discipleship. The discipleship of your family. If you children are grown, you can still be an influence. If you are single, you can still be a godly influence on your siblings, nieces, nephews, and other relatives. Let’s reach our families for Christ.

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