Glory of Christ Fellowship

I will provide Lou Priolo's list of 25 ways parents provoke their children to anger. Beneath that I will comment on the top ten in the list.  25 WAYS PARENTS PROVOKE CHILDREN TO ANGER List created by Lou Priolo Lack of Marital Harmony Establishing & Maintaining a Child-Centered Home Modeling Sinful Anger Habitually Disciplining While Angry Scolding Being Inconsistent with Discipline Having Double Standards Being Legalistic Not Admitting You’re Wrong & Not Asking For Forgiveness Constantly Finding Fault Reversal of God-given Roles Not Listening to the Child’s Opinion or Not Taking His or Her “Side of the Story” Seriously Comparing Them to Others Not Making Time “Just to Talk” Not Praising or Encouraging Your Child Failing to Keep Your Promises Chastening in Front of Others Not Allowing Enough Freedom Allowing Too Much Freedom Mocking Your Child Abusing Them Physically Ridiculing or Name Calling Unrealistic Expectations Practicing Favoritism Child Training with Worldly Method...

Announcements Pre-Service Prayer: If you are interested in a regular opportunity for corporate prayer you are invited to join Pastor Kevin at 3:30 p.m. (for 20 minutes) on Sunday afternoons prior to the worship service. Please contact pastor Kevin if you are interested. Seminar: Critical Theory, February 20: What is critical theory? How does it impact the church and our culture? Come hear about how this significant worldview shift is widely being embraced and is threatening the purity of the gospel within the church that Paul calls his people to defend (2 Timothy 1:13-15). Recommended ages 13 and up. Saturday evening, February 20. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Living Waters Church. Please notify Pastor Kevin if you plan to attend by Wednesday, February 17. Vote On Elders: We have selected March 14 as our date to vote on prospective elders Jesse Daas, Erik Aleckson, and Phil Thompson. The vote will take place after the conclusion of the worship service. In order to vote you must be a mem...

I am beginning to ask my kids about how they see the gospel presented in the various sermons and lessons they sit under. My 16 year old daughter goes to a Wednesday morning outreach ministry led by a faithful servant in the community. This man’s heart is to see the youth in the community know Christ and shepherded by Christ. God has done an amazing work through him and some 300 kids show up to eat breakfast and hear the gospel presented. My own daughter has convinced four of her unchurched and unbelieving friends to participate. I ask her how it went and ask for the ways the gospel was presented. My desire is for her to be good at spotting it so she can reiterate it to her friends.  Truth be told, I am also training her to be discerning. It isn’t infrequent that large youth ministries degenerate into moralisms cloaked in some biblical themes. Thus, there is a real need to discern between the message of Jesus crucified, buried and risen to overcome sins and the message of try harde...

Announcements Pre-Service Prayer : If you are interested in a regular opportunity for corporate prayer, you are invited to join Pastor Kevin at 3:30 p.m. (for 20 minutes) on Sunday afternoons prior to the worship service. Please contact pastor Kevin if you are interested. Seminar: Critical Theory, February 20: What is critical theory? How does it impact the church and our culture? Come hear about how this significant worldview shift is widely being embraced and is threatening the purity of the gospel within the church that Paul calls his people to defend (2 Timothy 1:13-15). Recommended ages 13 and up. Saturday evening, February 20 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Living Waters Church. Please notify Pastor Kevin if you plan to attend by Wednesday, February 17. Student Ministries Winter Retreat: Students grades 6-12 have the opportunity to spend a fun weekend together on February 26-28. Details are still being worked out but it will be a local and overnight event and costs will be greatl...

How you leave a church says a lot about whether or not you think you are a sheep who needs a shepherd. This might make more sense after looking at some guidelines offered by Mark Dever for leaving a church.  These are very good and I would add, very needed. After being in church ministry for 15 years I can honestly say that most people do not follow these steps and it leaves me to wonder if they have ever been taught how to not only leave a church but what it means to be a member.   From Mark Dever: “Before You decide to leave... Pray. Let your current pastor know about your thinking before you move to another church or make your decision to relocate to another city. Ask for his counsel.  Weigh your motives. Is your desire to leave because of sinful, personal conflict or disappointment? It it’s because of doctrinal reasons, are these doctrinal issues significant?  Do everything within your power to reconcile any broken relationships. Be sure to consider all...

Announcements Download the New GCF App: A new GCF app will be available to the church. Completion of the app is still in progress but you are currently able to utilize the app to check the weekly Fighter Verse, watch the sermon, check the calendar of events and give online. You can access the app via the Apple store or Google play. The easiest way to download the app is to text the keyword 'gloryofchrist app' to 77977 to download the app. GCF Survey: There has been a survey that has been created (available on the welcome table) in order to better understand which of our efforts are truly connecting with our congregation. Your honest feedback is appreciated as it will help us know where we should be allocating our resources. Please complete the survey and return to pastor Kevin this evening, January 31. We are asking each individual members and attenders of GCF age 14 and up to fill one out. Seminar: Critical Theory, February 20: What is critical theory? How does it impact t...