Raising God’s Daughters (Christa Proctor)

Happy June every one! Did you realize that this will be the last month we will be in this building? It seems that we have been in this building project forever, but now in about a month we will all be worshipping in a new building. I have experienced countless amounts of miracles throughout the process and I am beginning to write down all the stories that I want to tell, to testify God’s favor and God’s blessings for us. I am sure you have experienced that too, so would you please write down your testimonies and send them to me, kevinl@crolcc.org? I would love to collect them and share them with everyone that calls this church home. I want you to hear how God really is doing a great work among us!

We have been in our series Christian for the past 5 weeks and we will continue that series in two weeks. Starting today, we are going to do a 2 week series on raising God’s daughters and sons. Today we are so happy and honored to have pastor Russell’s daughter with us, Christa. She is pastoring Impact Church in Roseville along with her husband Don. Pastor Don and Christa are an amazing couple. They are so genuine and they love serving people and they love serving pastors. I have learned a lot from them and I know that you will too. Would you please give her a very warm welcome as she shares with us about raising God’s daughters.

Moving Forward

There is a saying that says “it takes a village to raise a child.” Have you made every possible provision for your daughter, granddaughter, to be connected to the House of God through a Local Church? Begin today by setting this expectation in your home by communicating and living out this standard.

Discussion Questions

1. What are some ways in which my daughter likes to express herself?

2. What is the quality in me that my daughter(s) most love?

3. As a parent, I am supposed to be a picture of God to my daughters in the way I speak, act, and think toward them. With that in mind, what can I do right now in order to better reflect His heart toward them?

4. If I understand that the girls God has given me to raise are not my daughters, but HIS, then how does that affect the decisions I will make on their behalf?

5. How can I show my daughter that her voice is important to me? What if I don’t like what she has to say? How will we navigate through a difficult conversation?

6. How am I exposing my daughter to people who are different than we are? How can I equip her to interact with people of different ages, gender, and ethnic background?