Family Connection
01.23.2014
“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the
glory of God. Do not cause anyone to
stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God-even as I try to please
everybody in every way. For I am not
seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved. Follow my example, as I follow the example of
Christ.”-1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1 (NIV)
I’m sure you have heard the phrase, “more is caught than taught”
when it comes to learning. This is
especially true for our children when it comes to following Jesus. Even though we partner with you at church as
we try to help children meet, know and follow Jesus; the reality is you have
far more influence in the spiritual development of your children then we
do. You have the greatest influence for
the simple reason you spend more time with your children then we do.
You might have heard the phrase, “do as I say, not as I do” when
you were growing up. How did that work
out? Children tend to imitate their
parents and tend to do what they see. Do
our children see us get angry in traffic towards other drivers? They will tend to imitate us in this
way. Do our children see us go out of
our way to help others and exhibit a Christ-like attitude? They will tend to imitate us in this way as
well.
In the above passage, Paul is encouraging those he is writing to
follow his example as he follows the example of Christ. Paul isn’t claiming perfection here but he is
setting a standard to follow and that standard is Christ. This is something I am mindful of as I lead
my family and try to be an imitator of Jesus.
I want to encourage each of us as parents to think of these things as we
lead our families. My prayer is that we
will all follow Christ so closely that we will be an example to our children!
This weekend we will be teaching the
children in Early Childhood about how Jesus has power over everything and will
be looking at Matthew 8:23-27 and how Jesus calmed the storm.
In our 1st – 4th
grade ministry we are on week #4 of our Lego series and we will be talking
about Matthew 7:24-29 and what happens if we just listen to Jesus’ words but
don’t put them into practice. The theme
is Lego-Building our lives on the firm foundation of God’s Word. Here is the video of the lesson for this
weekend:
Walking by your side,
Brett Humphrey
Pastor H
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