Let’s Welcome This Morning’s Guest Speaker, Dan Gross, his wife, Melissa, with a handshake and hug!!
There will be no Sunday evening services during August for various reasons.
Mark Your Calendars: Baptism Service at Tony & Connie William’s house next Sunday, August 27, after morning service. We will gather at their house for some food & fellowship. If your last name begins with A – J please bring a main entrée dish. If your last name begins with K – T please bring a salad or dessert dish. If your last name begins with the letter U – Z you may choose whatever you’d like to bring. (You are all welcome to bring any additional item you’d like. If we follow this format we should get a nice variety.) After everyone is done we will have a baptism service in the swimming pool. Please let Robin (or Pastor) know if you want to be baptized. Thanks.
FYI: There are Voice of the Martyrs Monthly Magazines on our Media Display rack for anyone interested. These magazines have great stories about the present day persecuted church in various parts of our world and many times speak of modern day martyrs. These stories are very humbling and inspiring. You may have the publication. I hesitate to throw them away when someone might be blessed by the reading. If I don’t see any interest, I will remove them from the Display and throw them away. Just don’t want to do it if there is an interested soul somewhere.

Attention to those of you who have access to a computer:
If you go to the web site at www.letssaythanks.com  you can pick out a thank you card and the Xerox Corporation will print it and it will be sent to a soldier that is currently serving in Iraq. You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to some member of the armed services. It is FREE and it only takes a second. Wouldn't it be wonderful if our military received a bunch of these? C'mon...DO IT!!

Thank You: Pastor gives his heartfelt thanks for all the cards, calls, visits, flowers, groceries, meals, sitting with him or making the grocery runs, and any other way not mentioned that you helped. (The bed has been a priceless help!!!) He cherishes you and treasures his sheep within the depths of his heart. May the Lord bless you and keep you and cause His face to shine upon you. May His light shine within your heart as yours has shined within that of your pastors!

There will be no Junior Church this morning for Robin’s class.

VBS has come and gone. Please show your appreciation this morning after the program is over, for a job well done. This church has some of the most awesome people attending that there ever was, is, or could be. Thank you all!




The Task of Discipline: It’s not easy, but someone needs to do it
By Susan Lansdown

Discipline is a difficult issue for parents. Children need loving, firm direction which requires consistent, determined guidance from parents. The Bible gives us a clear picture of God’s view of discipline. ‘The Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son” (Hebrews 12:6) Proverbs 22:6 makes a promise to parents faithful in their duties: “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it”. Discipline is “training toward certain behaviors.” A preteen moves between immaturity and maturity. This calls for firm, consistent parental guidance and lessons in being responsible. Discipline is a large part of this process. Discipline provides the boundaries children need. Parents decide what are acceptable behaviors and attitudes and what the penalties for disobedience will be. Consistency is critical in dealing with your child. When you promise that certain behaviors will bring definite consequences, it is important to keep your word. Threats of punishment with no follow-up damage your credibility with your child. Threats may provide short-term results, but this tactic encourages children to learn manipulation and creates an insecure environment where consequences are regarded with uncertainty. Both parents should be involved in the discipline process. Talk with your spouse about situations and determine discipline jointly. A united front is good. It promotes family harmony. Don’t wait for discipline to become a problem. Discuss expectations with your child. Use clear, specific language. Ask your child to repeat the information for clarification. Each time new expectations arise, repeat the process. Discussing issues before they are problems also gives children and parents the opportunity to explore discipline in a positive setting. Even with specific discussion and good communication, situations needing disciplinary action will occur. Handle episodes of disobedience deliberately and calmly. If the situation has been discussed previously, follow through with the promised consequence. Each child is unique. When disciplinary incidents occur, one child may need only to be talked to while another may need stronger responses. Alternative disciplinary measures include taking away privileges or giving extra chores around the home. Whatever you decide is most effective with your child, be sure to discuss with him the biblical view of disobedience and the long term results of sin with him. Have prayer about i9t together. God makes clear in His Wird that He loves the sinner and hates the sin. Make this distinction certain. A child may mistake discipline for personal dislike unless what he does is clearly separated from who he is. You cannot prevent your child from ever needing correction. Discipline is a lifetime process. What you can give your child is a secure, consistent environment in which he can begin developing into a responsible, disciplined individual.