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Talking to Kids About Stuff That Matters

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The world is tough to navigate even for adults. For kids, with their lack of real life experience, it's another level of hard...

... because kids are developing their own identities, choosing friends, learning to communicate and, especially in modern times, having to deal with harassment and bullies all around them.

Whether you're a parent or just an elder in a child's life, it's your duty to guide them down a good path. Sometimes that can be difficult... we want what's best for the next generation but we don't know how to really make a difference in a kid's life.

This series includes six separate messages on the most important things that can be taught to a kid (or to an adult, this is advice anyone could benefit from!). You will grow as a person and be more comfortable with teaching the next generation to live life with faith in a God that will always be there.

Sermons include:

  1. Don't Let Anyone Steal Your Identity is about your true identity in Christ which makes each of us unique and special in his eyes. This means that we can't let our identity be taken and that we must be proud of it.
  2. Forming Healthy Friendships includes qualities that you don't want in a real friend and what to look for when you choose core friends for a fuller life.
  3. Creating Life Shaping Conversations stresses the importance of listening in our conversations and how to speak so people will actually want to listen and engage with us.
  4. Being A Disciple In The Digital Age warns against the spiritual dangers of digital tools but also how we can use our tools to spread the glory of God in modern times.
  5. Helping Our Kids Hold Onto Faith explains how important it is for kids to have a faith of their own and goes through four ways to grow a strong faith that we can always fall back on.
  6. When You're Harassed And Bullied talks about seven ways we can deal with harassment in a healthy Christian way that will give us a better understanding of other people and the evil that can take hold of us.

This resource includes:

  • MP3 audio of each message for easy listening on the go no matter if you use iPhone or Android, or any other MP3 player.
  • Transcripts to read when listening might not be an option, or you want to go back and highlight a passage you particularly enjoyed.
  • Outlines (blank and with fill-ins) to follow along with while listening so you can really absorb and understand the messages.
  • Message slides (.jpeg and PowerPoint) that can be used as a visual display to aid in teaching others.

NOTE: The DVD set includes only the video for each sermon, not the additional resources listed above.

Get the individual sermon series parts

Don't Let Anyone Steal Your Identity Download

By Rick Warren and Kay Warren

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Delivered on 08/24/2019

Part 1 of Talking to Kids About Stuff That Matters

Your personal identity, or how you see yourself, is the foundation of your success and your happiness. If you don't know who and whose you are, other people will define you. You can either build your identity on the world's faulty values, or on Jesus' unchanging truth about you. In this message, Pastor Rick and Kay Warren will give you four powerful truths you can teach yourself and your kids about your identity in Christ.

Forming Healthy Friendships Download

By Rick Warren and Kurt Johnston

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Delivered on 08/31/2019

Part 2 of Talking to Kids About Stuff That Matters

If you've ever felt lonely, you're not alone! Despite the world being more connected through technology than ever before, loneliness is a common experience for people at all stages of life. In this message, Pastors Rick Warren and Kurt Johnston will walk you through the key to combating loneliness: forming healthy friendships. They will also share the important qualities to look for in your core friends to ensure you're building healthy friendships.

Creating Life-Shaping Conversations Download

By Rick Warren

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Delivered on 09/08/2019

Part 3 of Talking to Kids About Stuff That Matters

Did you know that you can shape a life with your words? So much of your satisfaction and success in life is determined by how well you communicate with people—especially when it comes to parenting. In this message, Pastor Rick Warren will teach you how to L.I.S.T.E.N. so that your kids will speak up, and how to S.P.E.A.K. so that your kids will listen. And even if you aren't a parent, the truths you'll learn from this message will help you to L.I.S.T.E.N. and S.P.E.A.K. with more compassion and understanding.

Being a Disciple in the Digital Age Download

By Rick Warren

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Delivered on 09/15/2019

Part 4 of Talking to Kids About Stuff That Matters

Today, you have more technology in your pocket than NASA had when it sent astronauts to the moon in 1969. We all know the benefits of being in the digital age, but what about the downsides? In this message, Pastor Rick Warren will describe six spiritual hazards of digital tools, as well as share five ways you can use your smartphone for God's glory.

Helping Our Kids Hold onto Faith Download

By Tommy and Amy Hilliker

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Delivered on 09/21/2019

Part 5 of Talking to Kids About Stuff That Matters

If you're a parent, you know that raising kids in today's world is tough. Mixed messages are everywhere, and kids can easily get confused between what the world says and what God says. In this message, Tommy and Amy Hilliker will talk about four ways you can help your kids build a resilient faith that remains strong, no matter their circumstances.

When You're Harassed and Bullied Download

By Rick Warren

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Delivered on 09/29/2019

Part 6 of Talking to Kids About Stuff That Matters

Everyone has either already experienced or will experience harassment or bullying at some point in their lives. You can be bullied for your appearance, your gender, your ethnicity, your financial status, your abilities or disabilities, or even your faith. In this message, Pastor Rick Warren will give you seven ways you can respond to harassment in a way that honors God.