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The Standard of Success in Raising Our Children

9/24/2013

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Thought for Meditation

The Lord our God has given us the responsibility, not to raise up socially good children,
but to raise up spiritually godly children. 
Therefore, the standard of success in our parenting is detemined
by whether our children pursue the path of godliness when they enter adulthood.

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Husband, Are You Loving Your Wife?

9/17/2013

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Thought for Meditation

Whenever a husband treats his wife with selfish interest, selfish insensitivity,
selfish impatience, selfish communication, or selfish anger,
he is not loving his wife.
Rather, he is sinning against the Lord and against his wife.

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Parental Discipline without Self-Discipline

5/14/2013

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Thought for Meditation

Parents who lack self-discipline generally do a poor job in the discipline of their children;
for they lack the personal discipline
to observe their children's behavior closely
(because they are too busy with their own things),
to discipline wrong behavior immediately
(because they are too lazy to engage in the work of discipline),
and to engage in discipline consistently
(because they are too governed by personal emotion than by Biblical principle).

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A Woman Worthy of Praise – Proverbs 31:28-31

5/13/2013

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Weekly Sermon

Proverbs 31:28-31 – “Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.  Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.  Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.  Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.”

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Proverbs & The Sin of Sexual Lust (Part 3)

5/10/2013

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Proverbs for Life

This post is a companion to a previous post:  Proverbs & The Sin of Sexual Lust (Part 1)    
                                                                        Proverbs & The Sin of Sexual Lust (Part 2)    

The book of the Proverbs is written from the perspective of a father who is providing spiritual counsel to his young adult son.  With such a perspective, this book of God’s Holy Word presents a significant amount of admonition concerning the sin of sexual lust.  Even so, in the book of the Proverbs we find admonition concerning:

  I.  The Power of Temptation’s Deception
 II.  The Pathway to Utter Destruction
III.  The Protection of Spiritual Discernment
IV.  The Principle of Fleeing Departure
 V.  The Precept for Marital Devotion & Delight

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Disciplining Both Attitudes & Actions

4/23/2013

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Thought for Meditation

When we discipline our children for wrong behavior,
we must learn not only to discipline the wrong actions of their wrong behavior,
but also to discipline the wrong attitudes that motivated their wrong behavior.

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Teaching Our Children to Think

4/9/2013

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Thought for Meditation

Certainly, we should teach our children to think for themselves.
Yet we should not teach them to think in accord with themselves,
that is - in accord with their own understanding and feeling.
Rather, we should teach our children to think for themselves
in accord with the precepts and principles of God's Holy Word
(to think for themselves, but not according to themselves).

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The Proverbs & Parenting (Part 2)

4/5/2013

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Proverbs for Life

This post is a companion to a previous post:  The Proverbs & Parenting (Part 1)    

The book of the Proverbs presents significant wisdom concerning godly parenting, and especially concerning the responsibility of godly discipline in godly parenting.  Furthermore, the book of the Proverbs clearly indicates that parents will find gladness or grief, rejoicing or regret and reproach, satisfaction or sorrow and shame based upon the manner in which they train up their children.

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The Proverbs & Parenting (Part 1)

3/29/2013

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Proverbs for Life

The book of the Proverbs presents significant wisdom concerning godly parenting, and especially concerning the responsibility of godly discipline in godly parenting.

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The Proverbs & Our Love (Part 2)

3/15/2013

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Proverbs for Life

This is a companion post to a previous post:  The Proverbs & Our Love (Part 1)    

The book of the Proverbs presents a number of truths concerning that upon which we should or should not set our love, and concerning the manner in which we are to love.  In this second part of the study, let us consider the manner in which we should demonstrate our love.

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Faithfulness Required – 1 Corinthians 4:1-2

3/11/2013

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Weekly Sermon

In 1 Corinthians 4:1-2 the apostle Paul revealed the foundational principle for stewardship, syaing, “Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.  Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.”

In its immediate context, the apostle was speaking concerning himself and those who served with him as ministers of God’s truth for Christ’s sake.  He revealed that such ministers are stewards of the truth of God’s Word, responsible to minister gospel truth unto the lost and edification truth unto the saved.  Then the apostle revealed God’s foundational principle for stewardship, saying, “Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.”  Brethren, in stewardship from the Lord our God, faithfulness is required.

Now, although the immediate context of this passage concerns ministers of God’s truth, it is important for us to understand that the foundational principle for stewardship in verse 2 has an application to each and every one of us as the servants of the Lord our God.  Whether or not we have been called as minister of God’s truth, as our Lord’s servants we all have been given some stewardship from the Lord.  Therefore, the foundational principle of stewardship stands for us all – Faithfulness is required.

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Why Teach Our Children So Diligently? – Proverbs 22:19-21

2/22/2013

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Proverbs for Life

In Proverbs 22:19-21 the man of God gave report to his young-adult son, saying, “That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.  Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, that I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?”

This passage reveals three reasons why would should be so diligent in teaching our children the excellent counsels and commands, wisdom and warnings of God’s Holy Word.  “And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.” (Deuteronomy 6:7)  Why?

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The Foundational Destroyer of Marriage

1/15/2013

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Thought for Meditation

The foundational destroyer of marriage is not relational incompatibility, emotional disinterest,
or conflicts over money, communication, intimacy, child-rearing, family relationships, etc.
Rather, the foundational destroyer of marriage is the spirit of selfishness and pride. 
Let us then repent with a broken and a contrite heart
of this ungodly spirit of selfishness and pride.

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Spiritual Revival and Reality

12/18/2012

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Thought for Meditation

Genuine spiritual revival has a transforming effect upon the spirit of our attitudes.
Thus if we claim to have entered into spiritual revival,
yet the spirit of our attitude has not been transformed in the privacy of our home relationships,
then our claim to spiritual revival is not a reality. 

Galatians 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness,
faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law
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James 3:13-18
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you?
Let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace
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Ephesians 5:18 - 6:4
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; giving thanks always for all things
unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church:
and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ,
so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
that he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle,
or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it,
even as the Lord the church: for we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife,
and they two shall be one flesh.
This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself;
and the wife see that she reverence her husband.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)
that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath:
but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord
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The Best Gift for Our Children

12/5/2012

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Thought for Meditation

The best gift that we can give to our children is not some material thing,
but is spiritually godly character.
Therefore, if we spoil our children's character by giving them material things,
we have not demonstrated godly love toward them,
but have cheated them out of the best gift.

Proverbs 3:13-18
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver,
and the gain thereof than fine gold.
She is more precious than rubies:
and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her
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Proverbs 4:5-9
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom:
and with all thy getting get understanding.
Exalt her, and she shall promote thee:
she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee
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Proverbs 8:6-11, 17-21
Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them. They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
For wisdom is better than rubies;
and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
that I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures
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Posted in Thought for Meditation, For the Sake of the Home, Godly Giving
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