Below is a special contribution from Pastor Clair, our Children & Families pastor. If you get an opportunity to listen to her message from this past Sunday, "Between Sundays" it has strong implications for families, including parents and grandparents. Click Here To Listen
Pastor Dave
Some things are just simply "Better Together". Like peanut butter and jelly, cake and ice cream, milk and cookies!
Another thing that is just better together is church and families! I believe “It takes a church to raise a family”. Teaching our children faith issues (about God, the Bible, etc) is a parent’s responsibility according to Deuteronomy 6. Sometimes the task is overwhelming and we don’t know where to begin! Maybe you were not raised in a Christian home and are lost as to where to actually start. That is where partnering with a church family to provide skills and knowledge can be beneficial.
According to recent statistics Parents and Grandparents are the most significant religious influences in a child’s life. We need to make teachable moments to share about God, His ways and living life as a follower of Jesus each and every day. It is what happens between Sundays that provide opportunities for Christian Growth in our lives; parent’s as well as a child’s.
As we “Take It Home” and live our lives together, we will be bright lights on our streets, in our neighbourhoods, and ultimately in our communities! We may be the only “church” that many people see!
Here at Comox Pentecostal Church we are excited to Partner Together with Parents to make the truths of God and His Word come alive in the hearts of our children. We only have one hour a week to impact them, you have many, many more! We really are “Better Together”!
God Bless You,
Pastor Clair Farnell
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