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NO, REBELLION IS NOT NORMAL. YES, THERE IS A SOLUTION! Many testimonies from around the world attest to the effectiveness of the Biblical principles expounded in this message. Parents of younger children say that the message has helped them understand parenting so as to prevent problems with their children. Some parents say they listen to the message every few weeks to help them stay "on track" as a parent. Still other parents have found the message to be the "lifeline" to stop a descent into destruction and save the life and future of their rebellious teen. "Your video, 'Changing the Heart of a Rebel' did just that for our son! I only regret we didn't hear it while he was in his early teens so we could have prevented the whole thing!" -- TN Mother (64 minutes)

Detailed Instructions to Help Parents with Rebels

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This is probably the most personal of all the Dr. Davis videos. Since the message "Changing the Heart of a Rebel" was released in 1994, many parents have sought counsel from him and his tape secretary daughter concerning how to implement the principles given in the "Rebel" message. On this video, Dr. Davis sat down in a chair, looked at the camera, and personally spoke for nearly an hour about the exact steps parents should follow to help turn around rebellious teens. This message gives practical advice concerning how to implement Bible principles in relation to turning around rebellious teens. This may also be Dr. Davis' most urgent and compelling call to parents challenging them to "pay the price" to reach rebellious youth. (Video only)

How to Tell True Repentance

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A common response when a person is first confronted with sin is defensiveness and lying. One of the worst things that can happen at that point is for him to find someone who will give him sympathy. Only true repentance provides a foundation upon which a life can be rebuilt after there have been broken dreams, hopes, and lives. Repentance does not stop all of sin's consequences, but it can cut down on the reaping of some of them. Jesus gave us a picture of the proper attitude of repentance when He told the story of the Pharisee and the Publican. Though both were sinners, one was proud and the other humble. One was defensive, and the other offered no defence. One justified himself by comparing himself with others. The other offered no justification. Paul expounded further on true repentance by showing that the difference in true and false repentance relates to the difference between worldly sorrow and Godly sorrow.

Knowing When to Let Go

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This message is the sequel to the message, "Changing the Heart of a Rebel." Most parents "let go" of a rebellious child when they should not, and don't "let go" when they should. Love must be strong enough to deal with rebellion and also strong enough to "let go" when unstoppable consequences start to come. The same "love" that isn't strong enough to pay the price to deal with a child's rebellion, also is often not strong enough to "let go" when the consequences of rebellion start to come. In 1 Chronicles 13, Uzza put forth his hand to steady the ark of the covenant when it started to fall off the cart that was transporting it. When He did so, God smote him and He died. Uzza should have "let go" and let the ark fall! Parents bail rebellious children out of jail, pay their fines, give them financial support, etc. Our government violates the same principle in other ways. This video has principles every Christian may profit from hearing, but especially parents who may wonder about their o...

Personal Responsibility

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One of the most powerful forces in human life is that of influence. But there is something that supercedes influence. That something is PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. "You and I are right now what we are because that is what we have chosen to be." Both Jeremiah and Ezekiel lived when the storm clouds of the Babylonian captivity were gathering. Both of them heard people giving the parable of the sour grapes--blaming their parents for the impending judgment of God. Ezekiel drew for them an unusual picture of a righteous father, who had a wicked son, who in turn had a righteous son. He was saying to them that each person is ultimately responsible to God for himself. God holds each person responsible for his thoughts, his actions, his worship, his morality, his honesty, and his eternal destiny. This is a key message for anyone with a sin problem to hear so that he is able to get help for himself by accepting personal responsibility for his life.

The Necessity of Replacing Evil with Good

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It is not possible to simply get rid of evil in your own life or the life of your children. It is essential that evil be replaced with good. In Matthew 12 Jesus told the story of a man who cleaned out his life. A demon left the man, but could not find another place to go. The demon returned and found the man’s heart “empty, swept, and garnished.” So he went out and found seven other spirits more wicked than himself and they all together moved into this man’s life. The last state of that man was worse than the first! Sometimes parents see the wickedness in the world around them and decide they must keep their children from that wickedness. So they take away bad friends, bad music, bad activities, bad videos, and bad reading materials. And they leave their child’s life “empty, swept, and garnished.” What they do not realize is that more evil is waiting to come into the vacuum than was ever there before! Life must be filled to overflowing with good things.

The Mistakes Rebels Make

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Many stories in the Bible deal with the problem of rebellion. But perhaps no other story is as detailed and descriptive as the story of Absalom's rebellion against his father David. In the final outcome, 20,000 men died along with Absalom. He himself died a frightening death at the hands of General Joab while hanging from the boughs of an oak tree. Absalom's story highlights the mistakes rebels make:1-The mistake of justifying bitterness.2-The mistake of using the rebellion itself as a tool of vengeance.3-The mistake of not realizing the massive confusion that accompanies rebellion.4-The mistake of not realizing how much they are loved.5-The mistake of assuming that friends gotten by deceit will remain loyal.6-The mistake of not seeing the end of their rebellion.7-The mistake of thinking that life will be fine whether or not you deal with sin.

When Forgiveness Won't Work

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There is confusion among many Christians about the matter of forgiveness because they do not realize that forgiveness has two sides. The first side is the side of the "forgiver." Christians must forgive fully, freely, and forever. The second side is the side of the one being forgiven. To be offered forgiveness is one thing. To be able to receive the forgiveness offered is something else. Even though forgiveness is offered, FORGIVENESS WON'T WORK unless the one who has done the wrong is truly repentant. In the parable of the prodigal son, both sons were forgiven. But only one of them received forgiveness because only one of them was truly repentant! Those who encourage acceptance without repentance are really encouraging indulgence and enslavement. With repentance comes cleansing, restoration, and forgiveness.