August 2, 2022
by Pastor Scott Slaughter
| Tags: parenting, family ministry, Sunday School, Senior Adult Ministry, Children's Ministry, Grand Parents
Freshly out of graduate school, I briefly served as Associate Pastor to Lena Baptist Church. Located in Lena Illinois, LBC is a small church in a small town. In fact, it was the only Baptist church in town. While at Lena Baptist, I met some very special people, one of whom was a dear elderly lady known to the congregation as Grandma Olney. Mrs. Olney taught the only presch...
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July 2, 2022
by Pastor Scott Slaughter
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Biblical Manhood
| Tags: parenting, family, Fatherhood, Masculinity, Marriage, Husband, Manhood, Proverbs 31:10-31 for men
The godly father should be honored because when he fulfills his responsibilities he raises the level of life for everyone around him. If he is attempting to live out the biblical pattern for manhood, his is a role of life-long, sacrificial, loving leadership with the aim of presenting everyone around him mature in Christ at the judgment seat of God. What are the character ...
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April 7, 2022
by Pastor Scott Slaughter
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Children
| Tags: parenting, family, family ministry, Prayer, Children's Ministry, The Church, Education, Christian Education, CRT, Public Schools, Private Schools, Home Schools, Child Evangelism
Christian parents, are you okay with God not being a part of most of your child's day? Are you okay with your children being taught sex education, Critical Race Theory, homosexuality, to hate their country, race, and religion? Are you okay with children learning, playing, and living in isolation because of a virus that has a 97% survival rating? Are you okay with your chil...
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July 3, 2021
by Pastor Scott Slaughter
| Tags: children, parenting, Fatherhood, Fathering, Christian Home
Modern times have looked skeptically upon the role of fatherhood. Historically, the father was the leader of the home and mother was his right hand. Dad brought home the bacon and mother cooked it, as the saying went. These days are a bit different. Now, we are taught that mom brings home the bacon and dad better cook it! To think otherwise, or even question this, makes us...
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July 13, 2020
by Pastor Scott Slaughter
| Tags: parenting, Fathering, Manhood, Headship
Husbands, fathers & grandfathers ...
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March 17, 2020
by Pastor Scott Slaughter
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Family
| Tags: parenting, family, Grand-parenting, Grandparents, Gospel Grand-parenting, Grand Children, Christian Home
Kids love visiting grandparents! Why is this true? Because grandparents are loving and take great interest in their grandchildren. Dad and mom are often overloaded, over-worked and overwhelmed with the responsibilities of a being in the building stage of life and having a house full of children. Not to let dad and mom off the hook, but grandparents are typically in a diffe...
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November 20, 2018
by Pastor Scott Slaughter
| Tags: children, kids, parenting, family ministry, Children's Ministry, Family Time, Bible Reading, Family Worship
All of us want to give our children a fighting chance in life. In fact, we want better; we want them to succeed. Often this well-meaning sentiment is misguided. We parents begin filling our children’s lives with things, lessons, and classes to ensure they fit in and do well. The problem is, in a troubled culture, this strategy backfires on us. Our culture has become godl...
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