Hearts....Children 11-10-96 Luke 1 5:17
Intertestamental period.....400 years without prophecy
Now one will come who will turn the hearts of the fathers toward the children
it was needful....the people were far from God,
selfish, measuring life by their own wants
Sometimes we are so faithless, an angelic appearance wouldn't even move us
Today's sermon..... Hearts.....Children
Little Boy's Prayer
God please help us get more food.
Help us get more money so we can buy food for poor people and sad people.
Pray that everyone believes in God.
Help us pray to God every day and night.
If we ever get lost, please help us find our way back.
Amen
What are we teaching our children? and other significant folks in our lives"
-do we put them off, fail to love them because we are busy doing our own things?
what will this teach them about life? Harry Chapin.....Cats in the Cradle.....
-do we fail to discipline them because we are too busy doing our own things?
a Father chastens those whom he loves.
if you don't care enough to discipline, you don't care
This "me" thing is a sly thing.....
our weaknesses cause us to over compensate
root problem of the world.....reason Jesus was sent to earth
selfishness = sin, sin+ selfishness
What are we giving to our children and to those we love?
Do we give them what makes sense to our left brain minds?
Or are we in touch with our hearts....
do we care, love and give from the heart, with the spirit?
Paul discussed struggle between Spirit & Flesh in Romans 6, 7, & 8
He that loseth wealth, loseth much; he that loseth friends, loseth more;
but he that loseth his spirit loseth all.
Love shares, and love guides, even when it is hard to do so
-It is not my job to entertain you....or to bail you out of every trial you find...
-It is my job to love you and spend time with you when I can
-It is my job to help you to grow up safe and reach your potential
-It is my job to help you to learn to do the right things....to live responsibly.
Children will never learn to love if we do not teach them....
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we, too, will be remembered not for victories or defeats in battle or in politics, but for our contribution to the human spirit---
Wouldn't it be nice if some of us were remembered for our contributions to the human spirit?
to the souls of our children, to the hearts of our loved one.....
I wonder if God is still interested in turning the hearts of the fathers towards the children?
I believe that he is....let's think about it.....Amen
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