Which of the following are similar to the ways you've served Christ in your family? [check all that apply]
• Taught your kids to see God's glory in nature
• Washed the dishes without being asked
• Played a board game with your kids
• Encouraged your wife to finish her master's degree
• Attended a child's open house at school
• Worked fewer hours to be with your family
• Set an example of a godly prayer life for your children
• Held a crying child
• Swung on the tire swing with your daughter
• Told your wife why you're still in love with her
• Told your son he's got what it takes
• Coached soccer
• Let you child correct you now and then
• Fixed the vacuum cleaner
• Taught your sons to ride a bike
• Listened patiently to a complaint of your wife
• Taped your child's artwork to your office wall
• Admitted to your kids that you were wrong
• Told your children how Christ entered your life
• Cleaned up vomit
• Taught your children to love books
• Been romantic without expecting sex
• Told your daughter she's smart/beautiful
• Set standards for your kids and stuck to them
• Dealt graciously with a busybody neighbor
• Peeled carrots
• Watched movies together
Defusing World War III Theme of the Week: Duplicate Yourself Wednesday, December 4, 2002
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November/December 200256Defusing World War IIITheme of the Week: Duplicate Yourself Defusing World War III Theme of the Week: Duplicate Yourself Wednesday, December 4
Key Bible Verse: Now go and give this message to his disciples, including Peter (Mark 16:7). Bonus Reading:John 21:15–17
One Monday morning a young fellow lawyer marched into my office and began barking at me for putting tasks ahead of people, and for not offering him any support. I was about to put this guy in his place when the Spirit suggested that his ranting meant he was in trouble and needed to discuss things.
Over coffee at a restaurant, I learned that he never felt accepted by his father. I had to admit that in some ways I was treating him like his father had. The problem had grown in his mind into World War III.
So I suggested we start a discipling relationship. Over the next two years, we discussed the abandonment by his father and his feelings of inadequacy about fathering his own children. It became clear this man didn't know who he was in Christ, had no confidence in his abilities, and didn't feel part of the greater Christian community. As we worked through these topics, he began to grow and change. His relationship with his heavenly Father straightened out; this man has gone on to impact many with the gospel.
Find out what the men around you need, then try to meet that need with the sufficiency of Scripture.
—Phil Downer in Eternal Impact
My Response: Rather than avoid _____, I'll foster change in him through God's Word.
Thought to Apply: Significance is making a difference in the lives of people over time. —Phil Downer (Discipleship Network of America president)
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