May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of Unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that  with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.  Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God ( Rom. 15:5-7 ) .

If we look at the history of Israel, we discover that when the king had an intimate relationship with Gog--the nation prospered ; but when a king neglected his relationship with God--the nation suffered. The same can be said today of our relationships. Keep your and your church's primary focus on knowing and becoming like Jesus and all other relationships--marriage, family, friendships , church,, work, acquaintances, community, and society--are encourage to become more Christlike. May the…

God uses the family unit as a cocoon for spiritual transformation. Cultivating such an environment not only gives children early glimpses of God's amazing love and strength, but it also provides fresh opportunities for you and others in your church to learn God's ways even as you seek to guide children ( see Deut. 6:6-7 ). We are commanded to teach our children about God's commandment.

God gives the church great flexibility in the way it does  things --but not in what it does . The words of Jesus in Matthew 28 make the mission of the church clear : The responsibility for disciplining rests with the church and all believers . In other words , your church is given the instruction to take the spiritual initiative for cultivating an environment of love , trust , and obedience to God ,all for His glory . It is not an environment that pushes cataclysm--sudden or drastic…