Womanly Dominion.The Gospel.Our Children.
2009 at 9:10 am | by Janelle BradshawFiled under Motherhood Young Children Series Girltalk Book Club Resource Recommendations
Your mission, dear mother, is not to make your children happy, but to prepare them for eternity…You must relentlessly evangelize their never-dying souls.” (Womanly Dominion p. 127-128)
In chapter eight of Womanly Dominion, Mark Chanski highlights the most important job we have as mothers: to preach the gospel to our children. This passion should infuse every part of our daily lives, whether in word or action. God has graciously provided many tools to help us evangelize our children. Here are a few age appropriate ideas:
For Parents:
Your Child’s Profession of Faith
Newborn (and up):
“The Gospel Song”
Toddlers (and up):
The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name
Children:
The Gospel for Children: A Simple, Yet Complete Guide to Help Parents Teach Their Children the Gospel of Jesus Christ
Of course we can’t save our children or force them to turn to Christ: “Salvation belongs to the Lord!” (Jonah 2:9). But we must intercede for their never-dying souls, and daily, passionately, tell them the good news:
Holy God in love became
Perfect man to bear my blame
On the cross he took my sin
By his death I live again
(“The Gospel Song”
