Biblical Parenting Class
Beginning June 3, 9:00 a.m. we are excited to offer a new class on a biblical approach to parenting children.
Tom and Heidi Hurley are parents of nine children (ages 2 to 19) and have been teaching family discipleship for many years. They bring not only years of practical wisdom, but a firm commitment to Scripture and its consistent application to life; particularly in parenting.
The class deals with the scriptural basis and practical methods for the training and discipline of children, including:
- The Scriptural Basis for the Disciplining and Training of Children
- The Results of Discipline In The Life Of Your Child
- God’s Four Expectations For You As A Parent.
- Two Elements of Discipline: The Rod And Grace
- An Explanation and Suggested Levels of Discipline
- Ten Specific Areas of Wisdom and Life Skills
- The Spiritual Development of Your Child
- The Transition Years – Adolescence and Beyond
To sign up for the class, click HERE and fill out the form at the bottom of the page
Or
Call the church office: (816) 525-8215
Or
Fill out a communication card in the Worship Center pews and turn it in through the offering plate on any Sunday.
Preparing for Sunday – Matthew 5:13
Carefully Think
- Read Matthew 5:13-16
- How do these verses related to the Beatitudes in Matthew 5:1-12 (particularly how are they related to the last one in 5:10-12)?
- Read through the rest of Matthew 5. How would these verses relate to what is found in the remainder of the chapter?
- What are the two ways citizens of the kingdom of heaven are like?
- What is the point of emphasis of these verses in relation to citizens of the kingdom?
- Read Mark 9:50; Luke 14:34; and Colossians 4:6. What do these verses suggest about the purpose of “salt” in relation to our Christianity?
- Write down as many beneficial uses of “salt” that can you think of. How would these benefits be instructive about our life as a Christian?
- What is the consequence emphasized if our Christianity has lost it’s salty flavor? What is Jesus suggesting by this?
Prayerfully Meditate
- Think back on your behavior this week among co-workers, family, and friends. What was absolutely obvious about your relationship to Jesus Christ? What areas of compromise are you aware of?
- In what ways could you uniquely and personally be a Christ-centered benefit to your immediate family, surrounding neighbors, co-workers, friends, community, country, our world?
- How could our church as a whole be salt to our community – specifically. What would obviously and uniquely point people to our savior in our actions and emphases as a church in the life of our community? What would limit such influence?
Intentionally Act
- How does Matthew 5:13 provide any encouragement to you in your life?
- Was any sin made obvious to you that you should stop and confess to Christ as you meditated on this passage? Spend a few moments in prayer.
- What would be the most obvious area of your behavior, thinking, or general life-style that should be affected so that you were clearly “salt” in your spheres of influence?
- Pray for our gathering this Sunday; that it would be beneficial to the church, convicting, comforting, and strengthening to the congregation as a whole. Pray for those who do not know Christ, that they would see who he is and how they should respond to him.
- Pray for those leading the service, that they will serve in an edifying way: Dawson Bryant, music; Brett Harris, mid-service prayer and Scripture reading; Bret Capranica, teaching.
- Listen to the songs for Sunday (download any you don’t have) and prepare your heart to sing together with the congregation in praise to God and exhortation to one another.
Sunday’s Songs
Praise God
Lyrics
Morning Gathering – May 20, 2012
Values for Ultimate Satisfaction: The Beatitudes Sermon Series
Preparing for Sunday – A Gospel Saturated Mother
Carefully Think
- Read through the following passages and list everything you find that Scripture emphasizes as a woman’s and/or a mother’s priorities: Titus 2:1-5, 1 Timothy 5:14; 1 Peter 3:1-6; Ephesians 5:18-24; Proverbs 31:10-31; 1 Timothy 2:8-15
- For every item you listed as a priority, list what you find to be modern challenges to these priorities.
Prayerfully Meditate
- How should a husband see these priorities and serve his wife in helping her achieve them?
- How could a single man use these priorities when praying about who to date/court/marry?
- How could a single woman without children use these priorities to serve other women, pray about her own situation, challenge her own heart’s desires?
- If your mother was not driven by these priorities, how could they assist you now in thinking biblically about motherhood? How could they help you in praying for and helping other mothers around you within the church?
- For those who are mothers, which one appears most critical for you to apply now?
- For those whose children are grown, how could you use these priorities in helping younger mothers or women before marriage and children?
Intentionally Act
- Were any sinful tendencies revealed to you about your involvement in your home that you need to confess to God?
- For mothers, list out the actions that would be most appropriate for you to take in bringing your life in line with Scripture. Use this list for prayer. Use it in conversation with a godly older mother for input on how to apply them. Begin taking steps not to implement this list in your life.
- For those who are not mothers (both women and men), how could these priorities affect you in your situation in life for prayer and behavior? What do you need to change about your expectations? What do you need to change in terms of embracing God’s providence as good in your present situation?
- Pray for our service on Sunday to be used of God to encourage where most appropriate, convict where necessary, and unify families.
- Pray for those leading the service, that they will be used in a most edifying way: Dawson Bryant, music; Brett Harris, elders’ prayer and Scripture reading; Bret Capranica, teaching.
Sunday’s Songs
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Lyrics
Morning Gathering – May 13, 2012
Mid-Week Minutes – May 9, 2012
