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Opening • Welcome • One night, Michael Boudreaux stopped off in a barroom while he was in Texas. He deen’t know anyone, so to break de ice he axed a fellow at de bar eef he would like to hear an Aggie joke. When the fellow stood up he must have been 6’5” an’ weighed 280 pounds. He said, “A’hm an Aggie…

EXODUS 2:1-10 Introduction: Today is a day when we take the time to honor the one human being who unselfishly gives herself to her children time and time again, without asking for anything in return. If your life has been blessed by the touch of a godly mother, then you have enjoyed one of this world’s…

To the people living in great darkness, a Saviour is born, Ex 1:22- 2:10 ! The threats we face Maybe it was from growing up on a country property surrounded by other properties and attending a primary school also somewhat isolated from the world around us. Maybe it was partly just growing up in rural…

Intro : This morning my message is entitled “A Mother’s Dream.” What is a Mother’s Dream? That her children will be blessed, prosper and will surpass the success that mom has had. Parenting requires a lot of versatility; and it can be downright confusing. But making the decision to be a parent — a good…

Child Dedication Ryan & Ashley Hartwig Jonas Ronald, Timothy Christopher Selah (Sayla) Joy Dawie & Alana Smit Hailey Smit Introductory Remarks to the Congregation At this point in our worship of God, we give particular attention to God’s gift of children. These Parents Ryan & Ashley along with Dawie…

The Presentation of Children and the Dedication of Parents An Order of Service for Presentation of Children and Dedication of Parents Daniel & Kira Glasgow Introductory Remarks to the Congregation At this point in our worship of God, we give particular attention to God’s gift of children. Daniel & Kira…

Who was your first hero? Stop, think about it for a minute. Or, maybe you don’t need to think about it at all, who was your first hero? (Insert - Who is your hero picture here) Ask the question, was it your Dad, your Mom, maybe a famous person, sports figure. For the child of God we have many good examples,…

Happy Fathers Day to those who are birth fathers, adoptive fathers, step fathers, and those who have just chosen to invest in children’s lives. I am going to start today’s sermon out with a series of questions. How many of you had a wonderful father growing up? How many of you wanted to be like our father…

We don’t live in a “family friendly” world anymore. We live in a culture that thinks only of self and how we can advance our careers, obtain the nicest things and demand justice even when we are in the wrong. And a culture like that breeds delinquency and neglect in the next generations that will eventually…

Intro; To preach the perfect Mother’s Day sermon, the text would no doubt come from Proverbs 31 . This scripture reveals the ideal family with the ideal mom. Listen to her attributes; A virtuous wife and her husband trusts her [ Virtue- high moral standards, Ruth ] She willingly works with her hands…

Raising Children is a challenge Raising good children is a big challenge I. Raising godly children is an incredible task Teaching children to obey Teaching children to show respect and honor Protecting them from evil – wrong philosophies Teaching them to keep their heart’s pure For your obedience is…

Introduction A little while back I was speaking with my son-in-law and he gave me an idea that I want to exercise today. A couple weeks before I left to head out west, I preached a message on Sunday morning called ‘Why Church’. The message dealt with the importance of attending church. I know some of…

As we celebrate Mother’s Day today, I want us to consider a passage of scripture well known to us. A passage many of us had to memorize as children possibly, and for good reason! Yet, I believe it is a passage forgotten, or that holds less importance as we grow older in the church. The concept I want…

Introduction Johnny Manzel documentary came out. Johnny Football. And it was realized the waste of incredible talent. I look at those guys and wonder what would have happened…? Had a better work ethic, character, purpose? The story of Samson, from Judges 13 - 16 , is similar in that there is this man,…

Title : A Faith That Saves: Part 2 While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue leader’s house and said, “Your daughter is dead. Why bother the teacher anymore?” When Jesus overheard what was said, he told the synagogue leader, “Don’t be afraid. Only believe.” He did not let anyone accompany…

In the days of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest of Abijah’s division named Zechariah. His wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. Both were righteous in God’s sight, living without blame according to all the commands and requirements of the Lord. But they had no children…

67 Now his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying: 68 “Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited and redeemed His people, 69 And has raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of His servant David, 70 As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets,…

Welcome- Prepare hearts and Worship Call to Worship see Col 3:1-17 Prayer Worship through Song Sermon Introduction In the second half of the book of Ephesians Paul is teaching how important that it is that believers live out their lives filled with the Holy Spirit of God. Believers who walk in this will…

Children Obedience is the first duty of Children. Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. It is a wonderful experience to know you are doing what is right, to have a God called, experienced individual at your side that can help guide…

7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. The Child of God has a New Life 4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness…

Title : A Faith That Saves: Part 2 While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue leader’s house and said, “Your daughter is dead. Why bother the teacher anymore?” When Jesus overheard what was said, he told the synagogue leader, “Don’t be afraid. Only believe.” He did not let anyone accompany…

The past two weeks we have been looking at God’s desire for His children to be Spirit filled and to live lives accordingly. The first week we saw what a Spirit filled life looked like and last week we saw what a Spirit filled marriage looks like through God’s blueprints. This week we come to a new chapter…

Matthew 5:9 We have been going through a series on the Truth about having a Blessed Home. Each week has been very convicting for me. But we all want to have a blessed home, but it takes some work to get there! We saw that a blessed home is one that hungers for Righteousness. We have seen that a blessed…

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A child dedication is simply dedicating your child to or giving your child back to God. I tell my kids that it is a good thing they are past their return date or I’d take them back to the hospital. What does it mean to give your child back to God? Let me explain by giving you three reasons we do this!…