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At 9:00am
\nHeroes of The Faith <\/strong><\/u>
\n\u201c\u2026of whom the world was not worthy.\u201d (Hebrews 11:38) <\/p>\n

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.
\n\u2022 Irenaeus (117 AD) Bishop of Antioch \u201cBring on the fire, bring on the cross, bring on the hordes of wild animals! Just let me get to Jesus.\u201d \u2022Constantine (337 AD) Roman Emperor who forbade the cross from ever being used as an instrument of death.
\n \u2022John Huss (1415) Reformer of Scotland said \u201cI will not for a chapel full of gold, recede from the truth.\u201d
\n\u2022Hugh Latimer, pillar of the English Reformation (1555) \u201cWe shall this day light such a candle, by God\u2019s grace in England, as I trust shall never be put out.\u201d
\n\u2022Joan Mathurin (1560) \u201cI would rather go to the stake and have eternal life.\u201d when asked by the magistrate to come to mass and receive pardon.
\n\u2022John Bunyon, author of Pilgrim\u2019s Progress (1688). \u201cIf I am let out of prison today, I would preach the Gospel tomorrow, with God\u2019s help.\u201d
\n\u2022 John Newton, slave-trader, author of \u201cAmazing Grace (1807). \u201cWhen I think about heaven, I am amazed \u2026..that I myself will be there.\u201d<\/p>\n

At 10:30am
\n“Beyond Noah’s Ark<\/strong>“
\nHear, 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<\/em>.
\nDeuteronomy 6:4-9 <\/p>\n

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
\nteach them to their children.
\nAnd 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).<\/p>\n

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.”
\nBut just how do we go about imparting to them a knowledge of Scripture? <\/strong>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.<\/p>\n

Read the article at: http:\/\/opusproject.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/01\/beyond-noahs-ark.pdf<\/p>\n