06/18/2026
Good Morning, this is Thursday, June 18.
Today's verse comes from Ephesians, chapter 6, verse 4 - "Fathers, to not exasperate your children, instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord." God commands fathers to be about the work of spiritual nurture with their children, yet they are to do it without exasperating the child with overly harsh discipline. Paul does not mean to exclude mothers, but he emphasizes the importance of a strong, gentle guiding hand from a man who is not harsh but has expectations. The father's influence and intentions are essential for the child to know the father's love as he supports the proper direction the child should take in behavior, faith, and life. Dads have the awesome opportunity to help the child know a father's love so they can come to know the love of our Father in heaven.
We say "Happy Birthday" to Ms. Lauren Childers today.
Work continues tonight as we begin to wrap up our Mission Adventure Week. We will begin at 5pm with a cookout at 6:30pm. There is still a lot of work to do so come this evening. Tomorrow we will do a field trip with our 3rd to 5th graders to Rock Island. Please call the office today and leave a message if your child is going. Transportation will be provided and we will leave the church at 10am. Please let us know where to pick up your child.
Our volleyball team plays tonight at 8:30pm at McMinnville Church of God (formerly Locust Street Church of God). Come out and support the team! We need another win tonight to even the score!
Sunday we will celebrate Father's Day with Donuts with Dad at 9:30am. Children and Dads will meet in the Youth building. Dads will then be able to return to their class.
We pray that you have a blessed day!