In this post I talk about the importance of children participating in the offering. The more they participate in the gathering the more they want to participate. Tips for Church and Famiy Parents: At home, teach your children about the value of money. This can be done young. At home, teach your children about why…
For Church and Family (005) Listening to the Preaching
In this post I explain the reasons behind parents teaching their children to listen to the preaching. The hardest thing to teach a child in church is to listen to the preaching. Tips for Church and Family Parents: Be consistent Talk about this at home before you arrive. As the grow older help them desire…
For Church and Family (004) Teach them to Listen
In this post I encourage parents to read ahead in the scripture text at home and teach the children to listen for key words, listen to what songs we sang, ask them later what they heard. Tips for Church and Family Parents: Read the text that your church is preaching through at home several times…
For Church and Family (003) Singing
In this clip I encourage parents to teach the children to sing at and with the church family when we gather on the Lord’s Day. Tips for Church and Family: Parents: instruct your children to sing. They don’t have to know how to read in order to sing. Use the home study guide to teach…
For Church and Family (002) Teach Children to Anticipate the Lord’s Day
In today’s post I encourage parents to teach their children to treat the Lord’s Day as an anticipated event when we gather at the church house, and when we go to the church house it is different than when we go to the park. Tips for Church and Family: Parents: Take time this week to train…
For Church and Family (001)
Today, I begin a series on church and family. I will lay out several short clips over the next few weeks from my Sunday evening teaching entitled “For Church and Family.” These should be considered for consideration only. This is not a prescription or a requirement. I believe it will be helpful in all of our…
Isaiah, the Evangelist
God will protect those He has redeemed, the church, and all that belong to it. This sermon series in Isaiah is now 10 sermons strong as we approach chapter 4 this Lord’s Day (October 15). Gather with us on October 15 for the next sermon; “The Glory of the Church” at 10:30 a.m. in Twin…
When a Conscience is in Conflict with Law
God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female…” (Gen. 1:27) (Don’t dismiss laws being introduced in California. Don’t count them as something to not be informed about.) Christian, are you ready for when a government threatens jail time to force us to use words? The…
Regular Reading List
Here are some links to a few sites that I visit regularly for reading and listening. The Bible, New American Standard Bible: https://www.biblegateway.com/ Jason Allen, President of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO: http://jasonkallen.com/ Albert Mohler, President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY: http://www.albertmohler.com/ James White, Alpha and Omega Ministries: https://www.aomin.org/ Todd Friel, Wretched Radio: https://www.wretchedradio.com/ Grace…
Decay of Nations
I began preaching through Isaiah several weeks ago and am very thankful to God for these strong warnings. As one looks and listens to Isaiah warn the nation of Israel it is not missed why they were judged by God so harshly as they ignored God and His preacher. I began preaching chapter three last…