Noah Gordon gave the Communion Meditation over the word “Father” at Sunday’s Colony Christian Church service.
For some people, the word father can mean protector, gentleness and love. For others, it can mean anger and abandonment, Gordon said.
People see God in much the same way as they see their own father: stern and angry, or maybe powerful, or far away, he continued.
Sometimes we need to un-train our minds, if we have a negative view of our Heavenly father.
Pastor Chase Riebel gave the sermon “Being a Godly Father.”
Good fathers must be intentional about fathering their children, they defeat the obstacles between them and their children, and they pursue a meaningful relationship with them, Riebel said.
Dr. James Dobson says there are three things kids need from their father: time, talk and touch. “Life gets in the way. You must be intentional about taking time for your kids, talking to them about what’s important to them, and showing them affection.”
(Ref: Joshua 24:15; Jeremiah 1:5; Matthew 6:33 & 19:14; Isaiah 59:2; 1 John 1:9; John 15:1-4, 9-12 & 16-17).
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Men’s Bible study is at 7 a.m. Tuesday in the church basement.
Women’s Bible study is at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in the parsonage.
The Mary & Martha’s life group meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the parsonage.
Men on Fire life group meet the second Friday of the month.
Youth groups for middle- and high-schooler meet at 6 p.m. Wednesdays in the church, while adult bible study follows at 7 o’clock in the parsonage.
