Sermon Notes 2/22/2026
Sunday, February 22, 2026
Fighting for an Awesome Family
Nehemiah 4:14
I. Know How to Have Fun Together
A. The problem of “no fun”
1. Too __________
2. Too ____________
3. Too __________________
4. Too ______________
5. “The average family is all ________ and no ________”
6. “Your family is not a _______________________”
7. “Parents are not __________________________”
8. “Your family is not a _______________”
9. “Parents are not ___________”
B. Biblical commands for enjoyment
1. Ecclesiastes 8:15
2. I Timothy 6:17
3. Ecclesiastes 11:7-8
a. Enjoy the days that God gives you because there
will be _________________________
b. People won’t remember what you _________, but
they will remember how you made them _______
4. Ecclesiastes 9:9
a. Joyfully- glad to ________________, excited to be
around
b. This creates ______________ and _____________
5. Psalm 127:3
II. Learn How to Handle Conflict
A. Kids need to learn from their _______________
1. How we deal when we have _____________________
2. How we deal when we are __________
3. How we deal when we get ______________________
B. What happens when we face a conflict?
1. Become ___________
2. Become a __________________
3. Become a ________________
4. Illustration: become a __________ or _____________
C. Some things to help you:
1. Learn how to handle _________
2. Loss will not _______________________________
3. Learn how to _____________ (Prov. 24:16)
4. Instill true _____________; values of this world:
a. ______________ is more important than character
b. ___________ is everything
c. ________________ is fulfillment
d. Everything is about ________ (I John 2:16)
5. Fostering _____________ in others
a. Grow through ______________ (John 13)
b. Grow through ____________________ (Deut. 6:7)
Conclusion:
A. A survey asked children, “What do you want to do with
your parents?”
1. _____________________________________
2. ___________________________________________
B. To a child, love is spelled __________________________
C. When you give your time, you are giving your _________