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Helping you grow into a fully devoted follower of Christ
Disciple Blueprint provides clear biblical teaching, practical resources, and tools to help believers grow in faith and understanding of Scripture.
I’m Raymond Smith — Bible teacher, author, and disciple-maker. I built Disciple Blueprint for believers who want more than Sunday morning.
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Helping everyday believers grow in faith and live like Jesus. Join Raymond—Bible teacher, author, and disciple-maker—for short, powerful episodes on spiritual growth, prayer, leadership, grief, and bold faith. Whether you’re new to the journey or growing deeper, this podcast equips you to become a fully devoted follower of Christ. Learn more at DiscipleBlueprint.com
You took them to church.
You taught them about Jesus.
You prayed for them.
You tried to live your faith in front of them.
Then they grew up—and they walked away.
For a Christian parent or grandparent, few questions hurt more than:
“What did I do wrong?”
This is a deeply personal episode for Raymond. Neither of his adult children regularly attends church today, and he openly discusses the questions he still asks himself about what he could have done differently.
But Scripture makes an important distinction between our responsibility and God's responsibility.
Parents are called to teach, love, pray, model Christ, speak truth, and repent when they fail.
We were never given the ability to make another human being surrender to Jesus.
In this episode, Raymond looks at Proverbs 22:6, parental guilt, the difference between conviction and condemnation, and Paul's reminder that we may plant and water—but God gives the growth.
In this episode:
- What Proverbs 22:6 does—and doesn't—promise parents
- When children become responsible for their own spiritual choices
- The difference between legitimate conviction and destructive condemnation
- Why parents cannot produce saving faith in their children
- What planting, watering, and trusting God looks like
- How to relate to an adult child who has walked away
- Why you shouldn't turn every conversation into a sermon
- The difference between your responsibility and God's responsibility
- Why your child's story may not be finished
If you're carrying guilt because someone you love isn't walking with God, this episode is a reminder to keep praying, keep loving, keep planting—and trust God with the growth.
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