Westminster Presbyterian Church Belconnen Sermons
Web Site: Westminster Presbyterian Church Belconnen
Total Sermons: 156
Total Amens: 2
Accepting our children
Should our acceptance of our children be "unconditional"? Should our love for our children be "unconditional"? You might have a yes or no answer already; but I want us to understand why the answer is whatever you think it is. This is a deep issue, a heart issue, it takes us into the very heart of God to find the answer. Our parenting is to be a reflection of God's parenting of us as His children. So first we need to answer the question, Does God accept us "unconditionally"?
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Alluring our children
"Alluring" is a word normally used in the Bible to describe the seductiveness of sin. However in Hosea 2:14 God is said to allure His people to Himself. He not only commands us to repent and believe, He entices us with the wonderful attractiveness of the gospel. This is a pattern for us as parents to allure our children, to win their hearts.
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When the way forward is backward
Nobody likes going backwards. But Jesus says that sometimes we have to go backwards in life in order to move forward. He says "If you are offering your gift at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift." It was like this for Jacob. Before he could go forward into the Promised Land he had to go back and put something right with his brother Esau. Maybe we need to revisit an Esau from our past.
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