How to Lead Your Family to the Word

"We are the Wilkes Team! We're not perfect, but we stick together. We are quick to obey, quick to repent, quick to forgive.

As with many parents, God gave Mark and Alice Wilkes a vision for their family. The vision was that their family was to represent Christ! Excitedly, they put their goal in writing. The couple with their children determined to take responsibility for their God-given roles. What happened next?

Your sons (and your daughters!) are watching. Do they see in your marriage a picture of Christ and His Bride, the Church? Mark Wilkes encourages us to seriously ask ourselves if we are living in an understanding of the sacrifice the Lord has made for us. It can be a tough question!

What father hasn't been inspired by the family portrait shown in chapter 6 of Deuteronomy? Under this high bar of “teaching diligently,” Mark Wilkes came to see his need for seeking Christ diligently himself. Rather than a checklist to perform, he saw that he had relationships to develop.