Filled with Joy: How In-Person Church Attendance Strengthens Parents
The commitment to return to in-person church activities is an investment that will cost us some of the freedoms we might have enjoyed during the lockdown.
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Why Families Should Prioritize the Local Church
While there are many worthwhile activities and communities our families may be involved in, the church should take precedence because it is ordained by God as the vessel through which he brings his kingdom to earth
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Four Reasons to Bring Your Teenagers Back to Church
To be clear, attending church does not save us or our children; nevertheless, God calls his people to be regularly involved in the work and worship of the church.
Church Is a Family Meal With Spiritual Food
My family and I need church the way someone suffering from hunger needs nourishing food.
Do My Kids Belong in Big Church Yet?
Having your children sit next to you in church will shape them in far greater ways than if they stayed out of the main worship gathering until they were older.
Committed in Marriage, Committed in Membership: Your Family and the Local Church
Find a church near your house that is solid in the Gospel and commit to it, for better or worse, in sickness and in health, ‘til death do you part.