‘A home where Scripture becomes the foundation, and each member lives to fulfill the purpose of God embedded in his love is called a ‘missional home’, emulating the character of God through their living.’
Parents must be the primary influencers and faith shapers of their children.
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My church brother and friend, I have been gifted with the privilege ( not sure how well I have done….but God is at work) of being the godfather for his son, Dr. Las Newman is part of the worldwide and influential para church Lausanne Movement. And as I read the Word of God far away in Montreal Canada, about:
“Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. “It is written,” he said to them, “ ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’””
Matthew 21:12-13 NIV
….I was led to read and share an important message from the Lausanne above.
The question arises then, “ what are we teaching our children in this age as people of God”. Which of course begs the next question “ what’s the chief purpose of the church in this and any age”.
I opened my Bible randomly as is my accustomed habit over the years and “ discovered “ the passage above about what God’s people ought to about. Listen again, as Jesus continues:
“The blind and the lame came to him at the temple, and he healed them. But when the chief priests and the teachers of the law saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they were indignant. “Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him. “Yes,” replied Jesus, “have you never read, “ ‘From the lips of children and infants you, Lord, have called forth your praise’ ?” And he left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where he spent the night.”
Matthew 21:14-17 NIV
It’s not my role to accuse the church in this or any age, for as Bishop Daniel told me once, Satan does enough of that, but a word from last night, is a word to the wise.
ONE PURPOSE
Chris Tiegreen
Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31
Athletes train for one purpose : to win. Businesses exist for one goal: to earn a profit………
Paul was single-minded about the glory of God ( like the children in the instructions Jesus gave…..and how our children ought to be instructed …..but only if we have the same single-mindedness and don’t have some other purpose in mind, however laudable or not it might be). …….
That’s the attitude Paul urged his fellow to have. The Corinthians had gotten off track with a number of distractions ( and made the house of God a den of thieve……hmm!) – immorality, division, idolatry and more. And in the middle of Paul’ s lengthy instructions about these and other issues, he summed up the remedy to them all with this one command: “ Whatever you do , do to all for the glory of God”.
There is more but we have enough to think and pray about.
I close as I hurry to leave for a tour, with this contextually relevant meditation which I found nestled in the Word from Jesus this morning.
THE HOUSE OF PRAYER
William Cowper
Verse: Matthew 21: 13
Thy mansion is the Christian heart,
O Lord , thy dwelling place secure,
Bid the unruly throng depart,
And leave the consecrated door.
Devoted as it is to thee,
A thievish swarm frequents the place,
They steal away my joys from me,
And rob my Savior of his praise.
There too a sharp designing trade,
Sin, Satan, and the world maintain,
Nor cease to press me, and persuade,
To part with ease and purchase pain.
I know them, and I hate their din,
Am weary of the bustling crowd,
But while their voice is heard within,
I cannot serve thee as I would.
Oh! for the joy that thy presence gives,
Why peace shall reign when thou art here!
Thy presence makes this den of thieves,
A calm delightful house of prayer.
And if thou make thy temple shine,
Yet, self-abased, will I adore,
The gold and silver are not mine,
I give thee why was thine before.
Lord renew thy church with those whose only desire is to give you all the glory and praise, and to teach their children to praise you in all that they do; Lord renew thy church that the church may renew the nation(s) where thy house, thy image and thy likeness has become a den of thieves where you are not glorified. In Jamaica and in Canada. And wherever.
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