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ASK THE PASTOR – 8/25/22

August 25, 2022 | ask the pastor, children, headship, honor, honoring parents, parents, women

Pastor Gary Combs responds to a recent question about his sermon from Ephesians 6:1-4 on children honoring their father and mother. Specifically, the question was: “How should adult children honor physically, verbally, and/or mentally abusive parents?” He also responds to a question about the instruction concerning women and head covering from the One Year Bible

Parenthood–the scariest “hood”

July 16, 2021 | children, Christian parenting, family, parenting

“Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward.” – Psalm 127:3 Every Summer we try to offer a three or four week sermon series on a topic for the family. This year we’re looking at what the Bible has to say about parenting. We’ve titled the series, “Parenthood.”

Bible studies in the breakfast nook

October 13, 2017 | bible, Bible study, children, family devotions, teaching children

“I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.” – 3 John 4 (ESV) This past Wednesday as I was studying the Bible with both my sons in our breakfast nook, I experienced a very thankful moment as I considered the work that had been done at that

5 reasons our church will look like the bat cave this week…

July 7, 2017 | children, gospel, kids, ministry, outreach, VBS

“Yes, I try to find common ground with everyone, doing everything I can to save some. I do everything to spread the Good News and share in its blessings.” – Apostle Paul, 1 Corinthians 9:22b-23 (NLT) ‘But Jesus called them to him, saying, “Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for

The Sign of Christmas

December 24, 2016 | Luke 2:1-20 | children, christmas

“This shall be a sign to you”…

Why was a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes a sign of Christmas?

Remember

December 27, 2015 | Joshua 3-4 | beginnings, children

When you look back on the previous year, was it everything you hoped for? Was last year something you want to forget? Here is the more important question: are you looking back at last year and forward to next year through God’s eyes? God told Joshua to prepare the Israelites to enter the promised land by following him by faith and remembering his faithfulness in their past. We too can remember God’s faithfulness to us and commit to follow him.

Let the children come

July 18, 2014 | children, church, Gary Combs, God, jesus, kids, KidzFest, WCC

“But Jesus called them to him, saying, ‘Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God’” (Luke 18:16 ESV). We met this past Tuesday to debrief our KidzFest event. The results were amazing. God is really blessing our church. He is trusting us with young families and their children.

Raising better than good kids

July 11, 2014 | children, Christ, Gary Combs, God, jesus, kids, KidzFest, parenting, WCC

“Did he not make them one, with a portion of the Spirit in their union? And what was the one God seeking? Godly offspring.” (Malachi 2:15 ESV). We have been working hard every night this week on WCC’s outreach event called “KidzFest 2014: Fire Island.” We decorated the whole church in an island theme. We wrote songs and

When do we take off the training wheels?

June 4, 2010 | children, Christian parenting, parenting, raising up children

“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6 KJV). “Jesus answered, “I am the way…” (John 14:6 NIV). When we first moved to North Carolina our children were ages five, two, and one. None of them could ride a bike