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[amadeus]

Hi there, We are up in Raukaka in the North of NZ for 7 weeks house sitting.

It has been full on and I have not been able to devote the time to working out how to address the glitch we struck in trying to alert 24 members at once.

It was confusing for me - posting and getting no response - not realising folks were not being alerted.

When things settle down we can kick it off again.

Did you like our journey through Acts or do you prefer topical study ?

Sorry brother but until today I had not been on the forum for quite a while, so I cannot give an honest opinion. I did receive your recent test alert.

 

[GodsGrace]

Early in Christian walk, not long after I was married, my wife and I were appointed youth leaders in our local church. Later, when my wife became pregnant, she pulled away from youth group duties later in the pregnancy, and more essentially, after the child was born. I continued in the leadership on my own. However, I made the mistake of spending more time and giving more attention to the youth, than I did my wife and young child, reasoning I was "serving God". Big mistake. While we can all express agape love for one another, and assuredly ought to be doing so, we must prioritise the most important. Family always comes before church. Our "brothers and sisters" in Christ ought to never hold a place in our lives above that of our blood.

Just saw the above.
Did you ever hear the expression that the home is a small church?
This expression is very popular here.
It means that our first ministry is to our family,,,,and then the help spreads out in a circle...
as much as one can....either financially, physical help, or by any other means.

Also, church is a gathering of the believers....
our homes should honor God,,,,even if not all members are believers.
The 4th commandment states that we are TO HONOR our parents, not LOVE them...
there's a difference.

So, yes, I'm happy to hear that you discovered that your little family comes first...
God gave Eve to Adam and Adam to Eve....

Then we are also to be good neighbors,,,as Jesus taught in the parable of the Good Samaritan.

 

[Angelina]

Hi there, We are up in Raukaka in the North of NZ for 7 weeks house sitting.

It has been full on and I have not been able to devote the time to working out how to address the glitch we struck in trying to alert 24 members at once.

It was confusing for me - posting and getting no response - not realising folks were not being alerted.

When things settle down we can kick it off again.

Did you like our journey through Acts or do you prefer topical study ?

@Carl Emerson - Sounds like a nice place to be staying. I don't think I have ever been there. Possibly passed through on the way to Whangarei or northland. Hope we can get to studying soon.