Grace Amplified: September 2009 Archives

The Family Of God

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on September 30, 2009 4:03 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

What if you knew that severing any relationship was not possible? What if we were all stuck together... like family? The idea of leaving should not be an option. Romans 8 tells us that nothing can separate us from the love of God. Exodus tells us that God will never leave us or forsake us. And Jesus prayed to God the Father that we would all be one, as he and the Father are one. So, why are we so comfortable with relationships that do not grow or others that end?

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Bread of Life Food Pantry

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on September 18, 2009 1:14 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Times may be tough, but we can work together to help each other. The Bread of Life Food Pantry is a new ministry at Grace Chapel that wants to make sure no one in our church or who visits our church would have to suffer from a lack of food. To that end we are making food boxes available to anyone who asks.

Contact Marla at the church office to arrange a time to pick up a box.

If you know someone who is in need but won't ask for help, get a box of food for them and don't let them say "No"! If you would like to donate to the pantry, there are donation boxes near the entrances/exits of the church building where you can leave non-perishable food items and toiletries.

Family Worship Resources

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Andrew

on September 5, 2009 1:52 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

From "Q&As About Family Worship" from FamilyWorshipGuide.net:

Just as we come together each week for a time of corporate worship as a local body of believers (the local church), our families are to gather for a time of family worship. Much of the same aspects apply, although they will likely look a little different from family to family and from the typical corporate worship service. Patrick Kavanaugh equates family worship to family meal time; just as we come together to eat a meal, we should also come together to worship the Lord. Unfortunately, both are increasingly rare in modern times.

We are commanded to teach our children about God (Deuteronomy 6:4-9). We are instructed to teach our children the words of God and to talk to our children about God and his ways day and night. A focused time of family worship allows us to do that with intentionality. It allows them to see that God is glorious and that their parents value their own relationship with Him.

Scheduling family worship time will be different from family to family because of the many different activities each of us engages in. For some families, mornings will work best; for others, the evening will offer more consistency. However you schedule your family worship times, be consistent!

Find helpful family worship resources here.