ACSI: Josh McDowell part 1

General Session-Josh McDowell
Thursday Morning
100R “Relationships that Transform”

Two goofy jokes he started with…
When I started in ministry, the Dead Sea was only sick.
When I started in ministry, the Statue of Liberty was just a little girl.

The Making of an Individual
Behavior-driven by our values
Values-formed by our beliefs
Beliefs-drive our values
Relationships-drive our beliefs

Relationships → Beliefs → Values → Behavior

Psalm 26:3 …”For I am constantly aware of your UNFAILING LOVE, and I have lived according to your TRUTH.”

Psalm 86:11-13…TRUTH comes from LOVE

Scientific Research states…
1. Develop loving, intimate connection/relationship with the child or they will walk away from truth.
2. Model the very truth/value you wan to see ingrained in the child or they will walk away.

FBI Profile of School Shooters…
1. White
2. Middle-Class
3. Father was either absent, distant, or non-involved in the parenting process

Johns Hopkins study
1. a common cause of problems comes from a lack of closeness to parents
2. leads to stress
3. a child raised in a loving/intimate home can handle stress a lot better

Illustration: Michael Jackson and his relationship with his father

Intimacy is the capacity to be real with someone.

3 Questions Josh McDowell asks his children…
1. Do you know that I love you?
2. Do you know that I love your mom?
3. Do you want the same kind of relationship that we have?

George H.W. Bush, when asked his greatest accomplishment….
“My children still come home.”

George W. Bush said “there has not been a day in my life that I have ever questioned my father’s love for me.” “That set me free to fail.”

Illustration: Amy Fisher and Joey Buttafucco

Dartmouth study revealed…
1. A child learns how to talk by being talked to
2. They learn how to love by being loved
3. They learn to believe by being related to

Students want to hear TRUTH

Resources:
The Father Connection by Josh McDowell
The Disconnected Generation by Josh McDowell
The Relational Word by Josh McDowell

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