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Mar 20, 2013 - Mar 21, 2013 Selected Scriptures One of the most frequent mistakes parents make is thinking that when they have a baby the infant comes to them like a soft piece of clay. Most parents believe a child can be easily shaped into whatever is best for that child—and since they (the parents) believe they know what's best, they train their little one in the way they are convinced that child should go. It isn't too many years before the fight is on! As time passes, the struggle intensifies, and the battle with the child's will becomes more difficult. Biblical Parenting read more

Mar 20, 2013 - Mar 21, 2013 Selected Scriptures One of the most frequent mistakes parents make is thinking that when they have a baby the infant comes to them like a soft piece of clay. Most parents believe a child can be easily shaped into whatever is best for that child—and since they (the parents) believe they know what's best, they train their little one in the way they are convinced that child should go. It isn't too many years before the fight is on! As time passes, the struggle intensifies, and the battle with the child's will becomes more difficult. Biblical Parenting read more

Mar 15, 2013 - Mar 19, 2013 Proverbs 20:11-13; 22:6 Is anything more fulfilling (or frustrating!), more meaningful (or mysterious!), more gratifying (or grueling!), more satisfying (or surprising!) than rearing your children? What a joyful and rewarding experience it can be. At the same time, what a challenging and demanding task! Have you ever wondered if you might be going about this business of parenting all wrong? Could it be that you have never examined, in depth, what the Bible teaches about knowing and training your child? Frankly, that is where most moms and dads—believers and unbelievers alike—find themselves. Biblical Parenting read more

Mar 15, 2013 - Mar 19, 2013 Proverbs 20:11-13; 22:6 Is anything more fulfilling (or frustrating!), more meaningful (or mysterious!), more gratifying (or grueling!), more satisfying (or surprising!) than rearing your children? What a joyful and rewarding experience it can be. At the same time, what a challenging and demanding task! Have you ever wondered if you might be going about this business of parenting all wrong? Could it be that you have never examined, in depth, what the Bible teaches about knowing and training your child? Frankly, that is where most moms and dads—believers and unbelievers alike—find themselves. Biblical Parenting read more

Mar 15, 2013 - Mar 19, 2013 Proverbs 20:11-13; 22:6 Is anything more fulfilling (or frustrating!), more meaningful (or mysterious!), more gratifying (or grueling!), more satisfying (or surprising!) than rearing your children? What a joyful and rewarding experience it can be. At the same time, what a challenging and demanding task! Have you ever wondered if you might be going about this business of parenting all wrong? Could it be that you have never examined, in depth, what the Bible teaches about knowing and training your child? Frankly, that is where most moms and dads—believers and unbelievers alike—find themselves. Biblical Parenting read more

Mar 15, 2013 - Mar 19, 2013 Proverbs 20:11-13; 22:6 Is anything more fulfilling (or frustrating!), more meaningful (or mysterious!), more gratifying (or grueling!), more satisfying (or surprising!) than rearing your children? What a joyful and rewarding experience it can be. At the same time, what a challenging and demanding task! Have you ever wondered if you might be going about this business of parenting all wrong? Could it be that you have never examined, in depth, what the Bible teaches about knowing and training your child? Frankly, that is where most moms and dads—believers and unbelievers alike—find themselves. Biblical Parenting read more

Mar 12, 2013 - Mar 14, 2013 Selected Scriptures Truly, “it is more blessed to give than to receive,” as our Lord Jesus taught (Acts 20:35). In a selfish world like ours where greed and envy remain at the forefront of most lives, encountering those who have cultivated the grace to give is a pleasure. They are refreshing models of true servanthood. There is, however, another side to such generosity. It is the grace to receive another's gifts. In our culture that emphasizes independence, self-assurance, and productivity, a subtle pride begins to develop deep within us. The Grace Awakening read more

Mar 12, 2013 - Mar 14, 2013 Selected Scriptures Truly, “it is more blessed to give than to receive,” as our Lord Jesus taught (Acts 20:35). In a selfish world like ours where greed and envy remain at the forefront of most lives, encountering those who have cultivated the grace to give is a pleasure. They are refreshing models of true servanthood. There is, however, another side to such generosity. It is the grace to receive another's gifts. In our culture that emphasizes independence, self-assurance, and productivity, a subtle pride begins to develop deep within us. The Grace Awakening read more

Mar 12, 2013 - Mar 14, 2013 Selected Scriptures Truly, “it is more blessed to give than to receive,” as our Lord Jesus taught (Acts 20:35). In a selfish world like ours where greed and envy remain at the forefront of most lives, encountering those who have cultivated the grace to give is a pleasure. They are refreshing models of true servanthood. There is, however, another side to such generosity. It is the grace to receive another's gifts. In our culture that emphasizes independence, self-assurance, and productivity, a subtle pride begins to develop deep within us. The Grace Awakening read more

Mar 12, 2013 - Mar 14, 2013 Selected Scriptures Truly, “it is more blessed to give than to receive,” as our Lord Jesus taught (Acts 20:35). In a selfish world like ours where greed and envy remain at the forefront of most lives, encountering those who have cultivated the grace to give is a pleasure. They are refreshing models of true servanthood. There is, however, another side to such generosity. It is the grace to receive another's gifts. In our culture that emphasizes independence, self-assurance, and productivity, a subtle pride begins to develop deep within us. The Grace Awakening read more

Mar 7, 2013 - Mar 11, 2013 2 Corinthians 8:1-9; 9:3-8, 13-15 There is no way we can remove giving from grace. Giving is the essence of grace. God doesn't charge us for His grace; He gives it to us. When we come to Him, by faith in His Son, God doesn't frown and say, “That'll be $2,500 please…plus tax!” No, He gives us His forgiveness. He gives us His love. He gives us eternal life with the promise of heaven. We've established that kind of grace as vertical grace…God's giving to us what we do not deserve, what we can never repay. We've also examined horizontal grace—our giving to others. The Grace Awakening read more

Mar 7, 2013 - Mar 11, 2013 2 Corinthians 8:1-9; 9:3-8, 13-15 There is no way we can remove giving from grace. Giving is the essence of grace. God doesn't charge us for His grace; He gives it to us. When we come to Him, by faith in His Son, God doesn't frown and say, “That'll be $2,500 please…plus tax!” No, He gives us His forgiveness. He gives us His love. He gives us eternal life with the promise of heaven. We've established that kind of grace as vertical grace…God's giving to us what we do not deserve, what we can never repay. We've also examined horizontal grace—our giving to others. The Grace Awakening read more

Mar 7, 2013 - Mar 11, 2013 2 Corinthians 8:1-9; 9:3-8, 13-15 There is no way we can remove giving from grace. Giving is the essence of grace. God doesn't charge us for His grace; He gives it to us. When we come to Him, by faith in His Son, God doesn't frown and say, “That'll be $2,500 please…plus tax!” No, He gives us His forgiveness. He gives us His love. He gives us eternal life with the promise of heaven. We've established that kind of grace as vertical grace…God's giving to us what we do not deserve, what we can never repay. We've also examined horizontal grace—our giving to others. The Grace Awakening read more

Mar 7, 2013 - Mar 11, 2013 2 Corinthians 8:1-9; 9:3-8, 13-15 There is no way we can remove giving from grace. Giving is the essence of grace. God doesn't charge us for His grace; He gives it to us. When we come to Him, by faith in His Son, God doesn't frown and say, “That'll be $2,500 please…plus tax!” No, He gives us His forgiveness. He gives us His love. He gives us eternal life with the promise of heaven. We've established that kind of grace as vertical grace…God's giving to us what we do not deserve, what we can never repay. We've also examined horizontal grace—our giving to others. The Grace Awakening read more

Mar 4, 2013 - Mar 6, 2013 Selected Scriptures No study on the subject of grace would be complete without addressing its importance in the home, especially between marriage partners. We have spent considerable time on God's grace in offering salvation to those who are lost, spiritually dead, and unable to do anything to earn divine acceptance. We've called that “vertical grace.” And we have also searched Scripture for insight in the realm of “horizontal grace,” our attitude toward and treatment of one another. But we have not specifically considered the essential value of grace in the husband-wife relationship. The Grace Awakening read more