A Tale of Two Families
In case you missed it, here is the link to Sunday’s sermon in which I contrasted the families of Eli and Elkanah. In response to this sermon, I outlined four possible responses to all who were in attendance:
Come to the Tedd Tripp parenting conference, Shepherding a Child’s Heart, on September 31-October 1. You may register on our website here.
Be faithful in your family devotions. The D6 curriculum guide offers wonderful daily devotionals to discuss with your family that tie back to what your children were taught in church. If you have not received one already, contact Zack Polyak at zack@southlakebaptist.com.
D6 also has downloadable weekly family plans called Splink. You can sign up to receive weekly emails here.
If you are a mother or grandmother in our church, please consider joining Moms In Touch International, which is a group of mothers who join together to pray for their children. You can learn more about Moms in Touch International at www.momsintouch.org.
What insight did you take away from the sermon?
Fighting Like Brothers (Round 3)
In my last post, I talked about fighting as brothers, rather than with brothers. I said we need to quit fighting with our brothers over silly issues and fight for our brothers’ marriages, ministries, and children.
So how do we put this into practice? How do we change our behavior? Read more
Fighting Like Brothers (Round 2)
In my last post, I talked about how some Christians fight brothers as if they were enemies. This time, I want to talk about fighting as brothers, rather than with brothers. Read more
Fighting Like Brothers (Round 1)
Growing up with brothers is an experience like no other. One minute “blood is thicker than water;” the next minute, you need water to clean up the blood!
As tight as my brothers and I were, we had our share of fights. Trash talking, bruises, hurt feelings, wrestling — even an occasional bloody nose inflicted at the hand of a “loving” brother — were not uncommon. We even had some pretty big battles, with towering egos and fiery tempers on full display. Read more
Spirit Led Prayer
Effectual Spirit-guided intercession for others is like most enterprises of the spiritual and natural world; the more something is exercised the more it tends to become a normative practice. Contrariwise, when we fail to exercise faith and Biblical understanding in praying, we often pray in opposition to the Spirit. Read more