8-28-21 This Week in Faith

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Announcements:

  • Sunday school has begun for 5th grade and under from 9:50AM-10:45AM. You can check kids in at the desk in the foyer.

  • Middle and high school students can serve in a kids Sunday school class or attend an adult class with you.

  • The End of Summer Retreat for middle and high school students is next weekend! There’s still time to register HERE.

  • We still need a few more people willing to pray for students and kids at our church. You can sign up to be a Pray for Me partner HERE.

Practicing Humility at Home

Parenting is hard. And it can be easy to get discouraged that we aren’t enough or aren’t doing enough. God brings us to those places to humble us by showing us that we are not enough, but he is. Acknowledging where we fall short, and genuinely repenting of our sin, is the very thing we need to draw close to Jesus. It’s also gives our kids a beautiful picture of the gospel, and out savior who is at the center of it. If you are weary from parenting, I hope this article can remind you of the good news that brings encouragement, hope, and rest for your soul.

Click here to read the article by Laura Way.

The Neglected Ministry of Asking Questions

This is a hard thing for me sometimes. My instinct is, when I get a chance to talk to my kids, is to try and tell them all the things I want them to know. But there’s so much more to a relationship than that. And asking good questions is one of the ways we get to that deeper level of relationship. Now, this can help us with any person we know, but good questions can really help us get to the heart of what our kids are thinking and feeling. One of my favorite scenes from the first season of the show Ted Lasso is where he talks about the importance of being curious during the game of darts. This article emphasizes the importance of us being curious about those around us- and this especially applies to our kids.

Click here to read the article by Blake Glosson.

Helping Children Build a Healthy Body Image

It’s always shocking to me when I read the statistics of how early kids begin to struggle with body image. And it affects boys and girls. There are so many messages from the world around them that contribute to this. But there are also proactive things we can do to help our kids build confidence in the way God has made them. This article has some god suggestions.

Click here to read the article by Justin and Lindsey Holcomb.

A Habit Called Faith with Jen Pollock Michel

This is a great conversation about forming faith in the hearts of our kids between people with kids of all different ages.

Click here to listen to the podcast episode from Rooted Ministry.