Get Wisdom! A Great Deal for You

Posted by Pastor George

Sunday, March 27, 2011

In an effort to help you as parents with great resources every once in awhile .. this is a "you should not pass this one up."  It is on sale for 50% off this week at the link below!

 
Question: What do our kids need? Answer: They need wisdom. "Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom." Proverbs 4:7

GET WIDSOM! 23 Lessons for Children about Living for Jesus

Designed for parents or teachers to use with children from K-5-through Grade 4, twenty-three lessons illustrate qualities of wisdom and godliness. Each lesson is presented in a simple format with illustrations to capture the attention of the child, and supplemented at the back of the book with suggestions for teaching the lesson. Every child of God - both adults and children - should work hard to show these traits more and more, because we love Jesus and want to be like him. That's easier said than done, isn't it? We struggle with sin every day, and we will fail. The lessons remind us that when we do, we will find forgiveness and the grace to continue to get wisdom at the foot of the Cross.

Paul Tripp wrote:
 

"Ruth Younts has produced a wisdom character manual like I have never seen before. Forget that it was written for children, I need it!

I wish I had been given such a fun, street-level and Christ-centered tool when my children were still at home.

By the way, Ruth isn’t able to talk about wisdom with such practicality and grace because she did graduate work in wisdom. No, Ruth has spent years at the feet of her Heavenly Father listening. She knows that he is not only the source of all true wisdom, but is Wisdom himself."

You can read some sample pages and more information about the book here: Get Wisdom!

Parents & Kids of Faith

Posted by Pastor George

Friday, March 25, 2011

QUESTION OF THE WEEK:

Question: What is required in the seventh commandment?
Answer: The seventh commandment requires that we preserve our own and our neighbor’s chastity; in heart, speech and behavior.
Scripture: 1 Cor 6:18; 7:2; 2 Timothy 2:22; Matt 5:28; 1 Peter 3:2


WE ARE BUT DUST…
(Maybe this really happened)

Deb and I had the grandboys over last Saturday and fed them lunch. During the prayer of thanks for the meal, I took the opportunity to pray in thankfulness for the grace of God through our sin and feebleness. I turned my eyes heavenward and stated, “without You O Lord, we would be but dust …”

Isaac, our-6 year-old grandson who was sitting next to Deb, leaned over to her and asked, “Grandma, what is butt dust?”

It took awhile before we could eat.


TEACH YOUR CHILDREN LESS RULES AND MORE ATTITUDES
From Gospel-Centered Parenting by Rick Thomas, Counseling Solutions

Christ was seemingly the ultimate Rule Breaker! The fundamentalists of His day had a hard time with Him. He didn’t seem to function from any particular list of rules. I’m thinking that He didn’t have a list at all. He was the kind of guy who made the controller and the insecure person miserable.

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Parents & Kids of Faith

Posted by Pastor George

Thursday, March 17, 2011

QUESTION OF THE WEEK:
Question: What is the seventh commandment?
Answer: The seventh commandment is “you shall not commit adultery.”
Scripture: Exodus 20:14


JUST WHAT SHE NEEDED
(maybe this really happened)

Like many couples, Deb and I had some difficulties in our first few years of marriage and adjusting to a life together. In the midst of one of our troubles which we were having a particular difficulty resolving, we decided to visit a wise elder in our church. After hearing what the struggle was and asking lots of questions and listening to us, he told us that he thought he had discovered what the main problem was.

He stood up, went over to Deb, asked her to stand, and gave her a hug. He then looked at me and said, "This is what your wife needs, at least once a day!"

I frowned, thought for a moment, then said, "Ok, what time do you want me to bring her back tomorrow?"


The Dangers and Long-Term Liabilities of Pragmatic Parenting: Sacrificing our Children
From Gospel-Centered Parenting by Rick Thomas, Counseling Solutions

Christians are a reflection of God the Son. Though we are not perfectly imaging Jesus Christ in the way God desires us to image Him, the Father is parenting us toward a fuller understanding and practice of what it means to be like His Son. It was stated earlier:

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TALK TO YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT GOD AND THE TSUNAMI

Posted by Pastor George

Monday, March 14, 2011

The devastation that has occurred in Japan is mind-numbing. Growing up near the ocean and being on the beach when waves were over 20 feet and experiencing their power is a frightening experience. I can easily see how the Tsunami did what we have seen.

My reason to bring this article to you is to encourage parents not to miss the chance to put such an event into the light of accurately explaining it to their children. Over several disasters, and this one being no exception, I have read and heard god-diminishing explanations that have tried to defend God while what they actually did was humanize him.

A biblically accurate and God-centered explanation is not always what we want to hear for the truth about creation, the fall, and redemption is not well understood by many. Please take time to explain to your children as best you can what has happened from a biblical view and do not feel you need to defend God – he does not need such advocates – but for the sake of the gospel – explain God to your children. To help, here is an article that Pastor John Piper wrote after the earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia a few years ago. I adjusted some of the words to fit the Japan situation.

Tsunami, Sovereignty, and Mercy by John Piper

“The waves of death encompassed me, the torrents of destruction assailed me. . . This God—his way is perfect” (2 Samuel 22:5, 31).

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