How To Lose Your Family In 10 Easy Ways: How to Parent the Heart | Josh Laxton

When you make your child the center of the world, the family eventually collapses. In this eye-opening message, Pastor Josh reveals how child-centered parenting—though well-intentioned—leads to exhaustion, confusion, and spiritual drift. Drawing from Scripture, he contrasts bounded parenting (rules, control, and fences) with centered parenting (Christ at the core). 🚫 How families lose their way: • Making kids the center of the home • Parenting through fear, control, or comparison • Confusing success with discipleship ✅ How families thrive: • Center your parenting on the Word and Wonder of Christ • Steward, teach, train, discipline, model, and tell your children the story of the Lord • Move from managing behavior to shaping hearts This message offers a biblical roadmap to parent with purpose—raising children who love and follow Jesus. 📖 Scriptures: Deuteronomy 6:4–9; Psalm 78:1–4; Proverbs 22:6; Ephesians 6:4 🗓️ Preached at Northland Church | October 25–26, 2025 🎙️ Series: How to Lose Your Family in 10 Easy Ways 🙌 Like • 🔔 Subscribe • 💬 How are you centering your parenting on Christ this week? ⸻ 🏷️ Hashtags #christcenteredparenting #parentingfaithfully #northlandchurch #faithandfamily #deuteronomy6 #christianparenting #raisingdisciples #howtoloseyourfamily #biblicalparenting #parenttheheart