Almighty God, Giver of Life We give you thanks for all the saints Who worshiped you in spirit and truth Who sang your praises Whose hearts beat in harmony with you We praise you for sharing their lives with us. Oh, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord We give you thanks for all the […]
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A Course In Christ-like Family Studies (FMS): From FMS 101 Spiritual Awareness, up to FMS 911 Flee, and finally graduate level studies in FMS 777 Forgive. Friends, I did not preach this sermon. I wrote it and even placed in the racks for people to take home, but decided to lay it aside after hearing news of the […]
“Three Great Words for Families” Friday, October 23, 2015 Pastor Paul Purdue’s Friday’s Rough Draft We offer this draft to assist those with difficulty hearing. On Sunday, we ask God to perfect this sermon in our hearing! Today, we wrap up our series on the family. I thought we might think about three Great words […]
This morning I awoke ill at ease. I had this dis-quiet in my spirit. I picked up my coffee and sat down for my Sunday ritual of prayer and a final sermon edit. Oregon sat heavy on my heart. I felt my prepared sermon was sufficient for the day. As I drove to church for […]
Last week, a friend right after church noted that after asserting that Jesus did not say “spare the rod, spoil the child,” I failed to offer any specific parental advice. Well, hear the bad news, this week may not offer specific techniques! Last week, I did share how Christian discipleship begins with Jesus welcoming children […]
If you read some Christian websites or books about Christian discipline or raising Christian Christ-like children, or making a Christian home, you will find some very helpful information. Often, there is a section defending spanking. It will talk about Proverbs 13 and 22. “Whoever spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves […]
My Dad started cooking when my mother was in graduate school at the University of Kentucky. I would walk in the back door famished from swim team or basketball practice and see Dad at the stove and let out an audible groan. If it was meatloaf or beef stroganoff I headed past the chef without […]
Is our cultural understanding of love messing up our families? I wonder if our wrong understanding of love could be eroding our culture. How could that happen? Well, if we people of faith misunderstand God’s definition of love then we might offer less than God’s love to the world and thereby fail to offer the […]
Let’s take a stroll through the Bible looking at the families we find there. Let us listen for tone. I fear at times the church has lost its pitch. I fear we come at the world with less than the gracious tone of a God who loves sinners. The Bible begins with God speaking humanity […]
Family is pretty complicated. How do you define family? Or for me the question today is: How do you start a multi-week series about family? This week, I had at least three different ideas about how to start this series. I brought Jeff in to help me decide. He suggested I try all three, so […]
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