Thoughts and Considerations

                          RAISED IN A CHRISTIAN HOME     I am writing this with the intention of addressing some of the struggles we parents have while attempting to raise our children to love and follow Jesus through this life amid all its pitfalls, snares, intrigues, and still make it to heaven.     INDEX: - WE CANNOT MAKE THE JUMP FOR THEM - RAISED IN A CHRISTIAN HOME - WHAT CAN GO WRONG - SOME OF THEIR STRUGGLES - ASSUMPTION AND IGNORANCE - 1 - PRESUMPTUOUSLY ASSUMING CONVERSION  2 - EXPECTING THEM TO LIVE OUR DISCIPLINES 3 - EXPECTING THEM TO LIVE OUR CONVICTIONS 4 - TIMING AND APPLICATION - WHAT NOW?  a - ASK FORGIVENESS b - LIVE THE LIFE c - PRAY d - THE HOUSE OF GOD e - HARMONY f - AVOIDING STRIFE - CONCLUSION   "Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but b...

                                    FOLLOWING JESUS – THINGS TO EXPECT   Following Jesus is the most amazing and wonderful adventure that any person can embark on. There is no way to tell all the amazing things you may experience, including the hardships, but there are a few things everyone can expect. Remember that through it all He will never leave us or forsake us . "And when He  had called the people to Him with His disciples also, He said to them, 'Whosoever will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me, For whosoever will save his life shall lose it, but whosoever shall lose his life for My sake and the Gospel's, the same shall save it.'" Mark 8:34-35   "Here is a trustworthy saying: If we died with Him, we will also live with Him;    ...