1. Welcome!
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Sunday Bible Classes 9:30 AM Worship 10:30 AM 5:30 PM Wednesday Bible Classes 7:00 PM

2. Psalm 96:8-9 Give to the LORD the glory due His name; Bring an offering, and come into His courts. Oh, worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness! Tremble before Him, all the earth.
Hymns
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3. Matthew 19:13-15

4. Children: Blessing or Burden
Psalm 127 God calls children a blessing Having children (for the right reason) is a blessing from God to mankind

5. Children: Blessing or Burden
The World suggests they are a burden
“Children are for my happiness and should fit conveniently into predetermined roles I have set for them. When such expectations are exceeded (such as by having one more child), life will quickly become an unbearable chore.”

6. Children: Blessing or Burden
The World suggests they are a burden They burden parents They burden society They burden the earth

7. Children: Blessing or Burden
The World suggests they are a burden This thinking can creep into the church

8. Children in Church
The Lord’s Philosophy: The church is made for children Those who hinder them are accursed

9. Children in Church
How parents ought to see children in church How the church ought to see children

10. Children in Church
Two common concerns of parents: 1. Unable to be attentive to services 2. Fear of frustrating others Result – why am I here?

11. Children in Church
God’s Desire – I want them to see you You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. Deuteronomy 6:7

12. Children in Church
Brethren can deal with distraction that the older men be sober, reverent, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience; Titus 2:2

13. Children in Church
Brethren can deal with distraction with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, Ephesians 4:2

14. Children in Church
Brethren can deal with distraction Scripture speaks to ADULT distractions I Corinthians 11:18, 14:26 James 2:2-4

15. Hindering Children
Worldliness creeps in when: We separate children from us in worship “Kid’s church” “Nurseries” Entertaining children rather than edifying Worship is for them too!

16. Hindering Children
Worldliness creeps in when: We separate children from us in worship There can be no divisions in worship I Corinthians 1:11, 11:18

17. Hindering Children
Worldliness creeps in when: We antagonize parents of young children “You have too many kids” “I kept my children in line” “Good enough for my kids”

18. Children in Church
Brethren need to act as a family Teaching classes Having “guests” in the pew Our children are OUR CHILDREN

20. Homestead Act
File the claim
Work the land
Live on the land

21. Divine Homestead Act Believe in Jesus – Acts 16:16
Confess Jesus – Romans 10:9
Repent – Acts 2:38
Be Baptized – Acts 22:16
Live like Jesus – II John 9