Which of the following are similar to the ways you've served Christ in your family? [check all that apply]
• Taught your kids to see God's glory in nature
• Washed the dishes without being asked
• Played a board game with your kids
• Encouraged your wife to finish her master's degree
• Attended a child's open house at school
• Worked fewer hours to be with your family
• Set an example of a godly prayer life for your children
• Held a crying child
• Swung on the tire swing with your daughter
• Told your wife why you're still in love with her
• Told your son he's got what it takes
• Coached soccer
• Let you child correct you now and then
• Fixed the vacuum cleaner
• Taught your sons to ride a bike
• Listened patiently to a complaint of your wife
• Taped your child's artwork to your office wall
• Admitted to your kids that you were wrong
• Told your children how Christ entered your life
• Cleaned up vomit
• Taught your children to love books
• Been romantic without expecting sex
• Told your daughter she's smart/beautiful
• Set standards for your kids and stuck to them
• Dealt graciously with a busybody neighbor
• Peeled carrots
• Watched movies together
Have a Slice Theme of the Week: Beyond Book Learning Friday, October 8, 2004
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Men of IntegritySeptember/October 2004Have a SliceTheme of the Week: Beyond Book LearningFriday, October 875
Key Bible Verse: Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who trust in him! (Psalm 34:8). Bonus Reading:1 Peter 2:2–5
I love chocolate pie. In fact, there are only two kinds of pie I like—hot pie and cold pie. But if I were describing chocolate pie to you and you've never tasted it, I'd just have to tell you to try it for yourself.
The Pharisees knew the Old Testament Scriptures from cover to cover. But Jesus pointed out to them that it's possible to know the Word of God without knowing the God of the Word. Knowing the stories and keeping the rules weren't enough. Although Jesus explained the Old Testament symbols, prophecies, and laws that pertained to Him, the Pharisees still didn't recognize Him as the promised Messiah.
It was almost like their knowledge and their good deeds stood in the way of their placing simple, childlike faith in Christ. Their knowledge blinded them from seeing the Messiah when He stood right in front of them. They thought they had God all figured out intellectually, but didn't take that all-important step of testing Him, trying Him, and trusting Him for themselves.
Experience the real God for yourself by putting your life—your entire life—into His hands.
—Jack Graham in Life According to Jesus
My Response: Have I asked Jesus to personally reveal Himself to me through His Word?
Thought to Apply: The sacred page is not meant to be the end, but only the means toward the end, which is knowing God Himself.
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