Our home town- Leavenworth, WAHusbands…
- How will you nurture your wife in the gospel?
- How will you apply the gospel to her insecurities (do you even know what they are?).
- How will you build gospel, hope-in-God confidence into your wife?
- How will you nurture her emotional needs?
- How will you ensure that she thrives under your leadership?
- How will you lead her so that she is running and living at full capacity?
- How will you lead her so that she faces the trials and temptations and heartaches of every day with the promises of God?
- How will you sacrificially serve her?
- How will you make her glad she married you?
- How will you stir in her a passion for gospel mission?
- How will you draw out of her calling and holy ambition?
- How will you help equip her in her holy task of motherhood?
- How will you make her feel like she is your #1 priority after Jesus?
Wives…
- How will you build the confidence of your man?
- How will you support him and be his helper?
- How will you resist nagging him and instead encourage him?
- How will you let him know you believe in him and love him?
- How will you pray for him?
- How will you encourage/free him to think and dream for your family?
- How will you honor and promote his leadership in front of the children?
- How will you serve him?
- How will you anticipate his needs?
- How will you keep his emotional and physical cup full and satisfied?
- How will you stop undermining his leadership by always taking the initiative instead of humbly waiting and praying for him to lead
Fathers…
- How will you help your children love Jesus this year?
- How will you mold their hearts with the word?
- How will you be intentional about knowing their needs?
- How will you demonstrate the Father’s love to them?
- How will you show them Christ?
- How will you instill in them a love for God’s Word?
- How will you motivate them to live their life for Jesus' sake?
- How will you listen to them?
- How will you model godly decision-making?
- How will you model godly and wise time-management?
- How will you bring your children on mission with you?
- How will you make them feel as though they are priority over your career?
- How will you instill in them the value of mentoring and being mentored?
- How will you equip them to be a disciple-making disciple?
- How will you make them feel secure in your love?
- How will you keep your sons from needing to look for other role-models in manhood?
- How will you keep your daughters from need to look to other men for affirmation in womanhood?
- At the end of the year, will they say, “My daddy loves me, and I know it because
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Mothers…
- How will you help your children love Jesus this year?
- How will you instill godly character into their lives?
- How will you keep your own soul fresh amidst the strains of motherhood?
- How will you model restraint in your schedule?
- How will you give them a love for reading good books?
- How will you give them a hunger to learn?
- How will you give them a vision for how to spend their life for the glory of God?
- How will you whet their appetite for gospel ministry?
- How will you give them a desire to live outside of themselves and serve other people?
Children…
- How will you make it a joy for your parents to lead you?
- How will you work to take stress off of your parents and be a team player in your home?
- How will you encourage your parents? How will you pray for them?
- How will you let them know (tangibly) how much you love and appreciate them?
- How will you encourage your siblings?
- How will you honor your parents?
- How will you fight sin?
- How will you get the Bible into your bones?
- How will you grow up? How will you move from unwise and immature to wise and mature?
- What will you learn this year? Will you learn anything?
- How will you be a witness for Jesus at your schools? On your sports team?
Christian…
- How will you increase your joy and hope in Christ?
- How will you prepare your mind and heart for suffering well to the glory of God?
- How will you prepare to die well?
- How will you help your church in the mission of God?
- How will you play a part in a sinner coming to salvation this year?
- How will you be a positive contributing factor to your church family?
- How will you use your gifts/passions/talents to bless your church family?
- How will you encourage other believers?
- How are you re-arranging your life around gospel priorities?
- How are you living in such a way that demands a gospel explanation?
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