Learning in the School of Ezra: Celebrating the Feast of Shelters. “On the next day, the heads of families and the priests gathered around Ezra again to study more of the words of the Torah. They discovered that the people of God were to live in temporary shelters at that time. So in obedience to …
Learning in the school of Ezra through Physical Worship. “When they saw Ezra open the Book, the people all stood up, immediately rising to their feet. Then Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God, and all the people chanted, ‘Amen! Amen!’ or ‘Truly! Truly!’ as they lifted their hands. Then they bowed their heads low …
Learning In the School of Ezra: Preach it! “Ezra stood on a high wooden platform built just for this occasion. He read the Torah aloud, the Book of the Teachings of the Lord, teaching the Book from sunrise to noon. All the people could see him because he was standing above them in full view …
Learning in the School of Ezra: God’s Hand-Picked Leader. “Ezra had devoted himself to investigating Scripture, he had set his heart to studying and practicing the Torah instructions of the Lord, and to teaching Israel its statutes and laws.” (Ezra 7:10). Ezra is probably the most famous Bible scholar in the history of the Judeo-Christian …
Learning In the School of Ezra: The Parable of the Well-Trained Scribe. “Therefore, every scribe trained and instructed for the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings treasure out of his storehouse, things new and old.” (Matthew 13:52). SCRIBE. The Greek word used for scribe in this parable is the source of our word …
12. A Parent’s Privilege: Gifting the Faith to the Children by Counting Up: “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ …
Gifting the Faith to the Children by Growing Up. “Certainly you can see, can’t you, that children are God’s best gift, that they are an inheritance that is both a gift and a responsibility? That the fruit of the womb is a reward to you from the Lord Himself? (Psalm 127:3). Lord Protect My Child …
The Parent’s Privilege: Gifting the Faith to the Children by Waiting Up. Prodigal Son – The Petersens (LIVE) – YouTube “So the prodigal son set off for home from the far country. Because his father was patiently waiting for him, he saw the son coming down the road from a long distance away. The father …
The Parent’s Privilege: Gifting the Faith to the Children by Thinking Up. “Jesus answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with everything you got: all your heart, all your soul, all your strength and with all your mind’; and, Love your neighbor as yourself.” (Luke 10:27). The Privilege: Parents who are clever and resourceful entrepreneurs who keep thinking up …
The Parent’s Privilege: Gifting the Faith to Children by ‘Fessing Up’. “Confess and acknowledge how you have offended one another, and then pray for one another to be instantly restored, for tremendous power is released through the passionate heartfelt prayer of a godly believer… Confess to one another therefore your faults, your slips, your false steps, …
The Parent’s Privilege: Gifting the Faith at Home by Loving Up: “Our love must not be just words or mere talk, but something active and genuine. This will be the proof that we belong to the truth.” (1 John 3:18-19). “In Christ Jesus, the most important aspect is faith expressing itself in love… In Christ Jesus, …
6. The Parent’s Privilege: Gifting the Faith to Children by Dreaming Up. “The special gifts of childhood are a tireless curiosity; a taste for marvel and adventure; a readiness to wonder, pity and admire; an intense imagination.” (C. S. Lewis, Surprised by Joy). Dreaming Up: a fanciful term for when the intellect is at play; to creatively …