Dear Church Family
Good news from the culture wars! On Wednesday last week, the Ohio governor signed a new law that requires public schools in Ohio to:
notify parents of any upcoming lessons about sexuality and gender ideology and allow parents to opt their children out of those lessons.
allow students to leave school during the day to attend religious instruction.
tell parents when their student seeks counseling or other healthcare services.
Children belong to God. He entrusts them to parents to raise them for Him.
“Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.” (Eph 6:4)
Best case scenario for the next generation is when the home, the church, and the school all work together toward the same godly goals with the same godly values.
That’s one of the reasons I’m excited for our Wednesday night programs to fire-up again tonight for children and youth. Through both our Wednesday and Sunday activities, our children and youth are developing:
lifelong patterns of thinking and relating to God,
lifelong peer support in following God,
lifelong love and trust in Christ and the gospel.
And there’s also small group studies for adults on Wednesday nights.
Thanks to you who are teaching and leading tonight. Thanks to you who bring your kids and teens and your own hearts and minds. And thanks to all of you who pray and give and love and encourage.
Rejoicing and thankful – Pastor Tim
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