Family Connection 08.01.2012

Family Connection
08.01.2012
“And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all
in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through
Him…Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord,
not for men.”-Colossians 3:17; 23
When my children were younger I would sometimes send one
child out to get the others when it was time to stop playing and come
inside. That child would usually come in
a few moments later informing me that they had done what I asked them to do but
their siblings refused to believe them.
I would then ask that child to go back outside and say, “Dad says it is
time to come in.” And within a few
moments, all of the children would be in the house. The child had authority because they would
pull out the “Dad says…” card.
When I read the verses in Colossians I think about
this. Paul is encouraging us to do
everything as though we were doing it for Jesus, just as though He had asked us
to do it. In essence, Paul is pulling
the “dad” card as a reminder that we are working for the Lord and not for
men. If I truly remember that I am
honoring God by my work, then my attitude should be better and I can do my
best, even if I don’t want to do what has been asked of me.
I would encourage you to go over these verses with your
children. I suggest that you help them
understand what God would have them do as they work but I would also encourage
you to share how these verses impact you personally. As followers of Jesus we should all be
learning how to move towards authentic Christian living and I believe we can
help our children grow when we share our struggles with them. I’m sure you have plenty of examples of times
you have been asked to do something you didn’t want to do but did it anyway
because of who was asking you to do it; I know I do!
This weekend in K-4 we will be talking about John 3:1-16
and how: When you believe in who Jesus
is you will live with Him forever. If
you would like to watch the teaching video for this upcoming weekend, here it
is http://youtu.be/z87eMdhMoS0
In Early Childhood we will be learning
about how God Takes Care of Me and learning about baby Moses in Exodus
1:21-2:10.

Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to walk with
you and your family as we learn how to follow Jesus together.
Walking by your side,
Brett Humphrey
Pastor H