Family Devotions
with Helpful Hints for Parents
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“A MINISTERING CHURCH”
“But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great
among you, shall be your minister: And whosoever of you will
be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. For even the Son of man
came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his
life a ransom for many.”- Mark 10:43-45
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Like the diamond, Christianity has many facets.
Whichever way one turns the stone, light is reflected
and its value is observed in the eye of the beholder. Like
Joseph’s coat of many colors, the many splendors of Jesus
are observed in the numerous gifts He has vested in His
Church. These gifts are all given for the building up of
of gifts found in the New Testament, we could easily
place them under one heading and that heading would
be ministering to others……and that is what Jesus came
to do, He came to minister to others.
What is ministering? The simplest definition we
could give for ministering is this: “Doing something for
someone else expecting nothing in return”. Is this not a
beautiful picture of Jesus? He spent His time here doing
wonderful things for undeserving sinners expecting
nothing in return.
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About the Book
Devotional material has always been of immeasurable value to God’s people. Spurgeon’s “Morning and Evening” has encouraged many a pilgrim as they prepared for their day and sought comfort on their pillow at night. We do not aspire to this caliber of thought or experience, yet we feel a burden for the same work. One reason is because there is always a need for contemporary authors, people who live and breathe in this present world, who may be identified as a living “brother, and companion in tribulation”. Another reason has given equal force to vent our hearts in written form. There was once a day when families gathered together to discuss religious topics. It was by those discussions, however brief and unstructured they may have been, that children became aware of their parents’ faith and ultimately, their God. Today, we live in a busy world. With computers, television, VCR''s, CD''s and a world of entertainment at our fingertips, this opportunity of teaching has become all but extinct. Gadgets, noise and electronics stifle familial communication. Granted, children may know that their parents believe in God because they go to church, yet, the dynamics of personal interactions between parent and child is all but lost. Thus, we come to this final reason for this collection of articles. To give the parent some short meditations to enjoy personally and ultimately share with their family and children.
Our homilies are, for the most part, a condensed version of messages delivered to our congregation. Surely, if they were given us by the Chief Shepherd for the feeding of the gathered flock, they will be beneficial to other sheep which are not of our immediate fold. For your benefit, we have included some helpful hints for parents at the conclusion of each devotion.
About the Author
The author has pastored churches for over 15 years. This second book is the result of his labors. He has published his own periodical, The Pastoral Letter, as well as writing for other church papers and editorials during this time. He writes a religious column for the local newspaper in the town where he lives and continues to pastor and preach. This second book is similar to the first, The Daily Record, which is full of short devotions taken from his sermon notes. He graduated from Northeast Louisiana University School of Pharmacy and became a pastor and preacher 15 years later. He has four children, Kelli, Ryan, Neil and Bryant. He and his wife, Marilyn, have been happily married for 25 years.