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At 9:00am
Heroes of The Faith
“…of whom the world was not worthy.” (Hebrews 11:38)
Men and women faithfully devoted to God in the midst of great suffering yet some clear victories for Him and His Kingdom are clearly won. Even though these powerful passages in the book of Hebrews spoke of those living in the first century after Christ, the centuries since have brought us many more of whom the world is not worthy. We will look at some of these saints over the ages.
• Irenaeus (117 AD) Bishop of Antioch “Bring on the fire, bring on the cross, bring on the hordes of wild animals! Just let me get to Jesus.” •Constantine (337 AD) Roman Emperor who forbade the cross from ever being used as an instrument of death.
•John Huss (1415) Reformer of Scotland said “I will not for a chapel full of gold, recede from the truth.”
•Hugh Latimer, pillar of the English Reformation (1555) “We shall this day light such a candle, by God’s grace in England, as I trust shall never be put out.”
•Joan Mathurin (1560) “I would rather go to the stake and have eternal life.” when asked by the magistrate to come to mass and receive pardon.
•John Bunyon, author of Pilgrim’s Progress (1688). “If I am let out of prison today, I would preach the Gospel tomorrow, with God’s help.”
• John Newton, slave-trader, author of “Amazing Grace (1807). “When I think about heaven, I am amazed …..that I myself will be there.”
At 10:30am
“Beyond Noah’s Ark“
Hear, O Israel: The LORD is our God, the LORD alone. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. Keep these words that I am commanding you today in your heart. Recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise. Bind them as a sign on your hand, fix them as an emblem on your forehead, and write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
Deuteronomy 6:4-9
After Moses delivered the Ten Commandments, he instructed the people on how to live in devotion to the Lord. They were to love the Lord with all their heart, soul, and strength. They were to keep the commandments and
teach them to their children.
And when the children asked, in future years, about the meaning of the decrees, then the people were to tell their children the story of the Exodus: “We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt, but the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand.” (Deuteronomy 6:21).
As Christian parents, grandparents, and caregivers, we, too, want to teach the holy words to our children. We want to tell them the ancient stories of promise, deliverance, human failure, and divine forgiveness so that they may come to “love the Lord with all their heart, soul, and strength.”
But just how do we go about imparting to them a knowledge of Scripture? The temptation is to leave this task to “the experts” at Sunday school or a week of vacation Bible school. But kids’ opportunity to develop knowledge of and love for the Bible will be much greater if parents and grandparents show and tell them, too.
Read the article at: http://opusproject.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/beyond-noahs-ark.pdf
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