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And they were bringing children to Him so that He might touch them; but the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, “Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. “Truly I say to you, whoever does not…

What comes first? The thing that comes first is often the most important. In a graduation ceremony, the first person to walk is often the one(s) with the highest GPA. The first rule is the most important one. I can still hear a motherly voice saying, “Now, what is the number one rule?” in a forceful…

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…

Today, we are finishing up this series called Family Matters. I have said this for the past few weeks now, but family is the greatest gift, other than salvation, that God has given us. I hope you have learned something from this series. Today, I want to conclude this series by talking about leaving a…

Introduction In light of the fact that tonight begins our VBS, I wanted to take this time to highlight this opportunityToday we’re going to examine the topic ‘Let Us Rise Up and Build the Next Generation’. Now before we begin, I want to make sure to lay a foundation concerning our theme this year. Our…

1 Bless the Lord , O my soul: And all that is within me, bless his holy name. 2 Bless the Lord , O my soul, And forget not all his benefits: 3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Who healeth all thy diseases; 4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender…

Before I had a child, I was always told that being a parent was the hardest job one could ever have, but worth every ounce of effort. I have found that to be true. Being a parent is a monumental task. Our responsibility to our children is to provide a home, food, clothing, a nurturing environment, protection…

INTRODUCTION In light of Mother’s Day, I want to deviate from our study in 1 Peter so we can talk about things that speak of characteristics that should mark every woman To do that, let me invite you to take God’s Word and turn with me to Titus chapter 2 Titus 2:3-5 , “3 Older women likewise are to be…

First let me say thanks: I don’t believe we can overstate the importance of multi generational ministry. Whether its Paul telling Timothy to teach what he had learned from Paul to others who could teach others or when Paul said that we should speak to each other, older and younger like parents and kids,…

16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Precautions Precautions for Children Must believe and receive. Believe easily but may not understand easily. Can become confused. Precautions for Children Be…

Christian Home Essentials Essentials, I would believe that most marriages want to have children, and now after establishing the Christian home tonight we will look at the role of Children within the Christian home, but first a reminder or two. Christian home starts with a Christian marriage God created,…

1 You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, 2 and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also. 3 Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 No soldier gets entangled in civilian…

Psa 55:22 , Matt 11:28-30 , 1 Peter 5:7 . 4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘ Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ” 10 And now, behold, the Lord has kept me alive, as He said, these forty-five years, ever since the Lord spoke this word…

Colossians: Complete in Christ Introduction: Last week we spoke about the processes of using Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs to teach and exhort one another because that is one of the results of the Word of Christ richly dwelling in us. If you remember we spoke about the unspoken in the verse being…

As we head into our third week on this series, I wanted to start us off today with a little bit of a recap, in case some have missed what we have discussed so far and to also give us a little history lesson on what we heard from today’s Psalm. Recap of last two weeks... So let’s start with what we have…

Question Card Before I review last week’s message, I want to take just a few minutes to answer a question card that was turned in last Sunday morning. The question is about Colossians 3:17 . Notice that at the end of the verse it says, “giving thanks to God and the Father by him.” The question is whether…

Introducing Tristan Beloat https://youtu.be/F4ueWJegE3A 2/3 of youth who grow up in the church will drop out between the age of 18-22 if you have a youth group of 15 that means only 5 will remain. While the 66 percent may be troubling for many church leaders, the numbers may appear more hopeful when…

Christian Home Essentials What a series we have been in thus far regarding essentials within a Christian home. Marriage Institution created by God A husband and wife to be joined in “Holy” Matrimony Each has their God given duties within the marriage Husbands duties Husbands love your wives Husbands…

1 But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. 2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, 4 treacherous,…

28 He had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to show the way before him in Goshen, and they came iinto the land of Goshen. 29 Then Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen. He presented himself to him and jfell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while. 30 Israel…

Scattered Sheep All the times in my life where I feel I have been absent from God are where I can confirm I have betrayed Him. Just as Peter denied Christ at the time when his own life was at stake, often when confronted with fear despair and the unknown we fall back into comforts and attempt to protect…

The Good News Of A Godly Father Happy Father’s Day Dad’s enjoy your day. Enjoy your fatherhood. I remember the first time hold me children. It changes you. You realize that life is about more than you. You realize that life require giving of yourself. You realize in greater measure what manhood means…

Recap Last time we got a bit of a foundation for the study, we covered the start of kings in Israel with Saul, and then the anointing of David to be king. Remember the nation wanted to be like everyone else and have a king, which they already had God. After Saul was named king he was disobedient to God’s…

How does our relationship with Jesus impact our relationship to our parents and to our children? Find out in this week's message from Ephesians 6:1-4

The summer after my sophomore year in college, I was a lead counselor at Camp Chetek. One of my jobs was to help train the other counselors for their summer ministry. One day I was helping one of the team leaders, he was holding a team meeting with all of the campers, and as I stood their and listened…