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Teaching By Example
Sermonette by Ted E. BowlingTeaching by example is a fundamental principle in nurturing and instructing others, especially children. As parents, we are the most significant teaching tool, guiding through our actions more than our words. If we fail to live by the principles we preach, our teaching will not take root. A parent who instructs without embodying those lessons is building with one hand while tearing down with the other. Jesus Christ exemplified this principle throughout His life. For three and a half years, He taught His disciples and the multitudes by His actions, establishing skills and practices through His example. He demonstrated calmness in crisis on the raging sea, righteous anger without sin when casting merchants from the Temple, gentleness in blessing children, humility in washing the disciples' feet, and endurance through illegal arrest, beating, and death. His patience, longsuffering, and forgiveness were lessons lived daily, revealing the character and mind of the Father. Our daily actions, from prayer and study to work and play, are opportunities to teach. Whether maintaining a clean home, reacting to challenges like being cut off in traffic, or showing dedication to God, we are constantly instructing through our behavior. In trials, sickness, pain, or loss, if faith and trust in God remain, we teach the right principles. Our goal should be that others see Christ in us, inspiring them to pursue the same path. The power of example surpasses mere words. Actions in love, dedication, and truth—towards family, brethren, and even in mundane tasks—speak louder than lectures. As we live out these lessons, we provide a lifetime of training, ensuring that when our children grow old, they will not depart from the way they have been shown.
Prepare to Teach
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Martin G. CollinsWe will be kings and priests, responsible for those coming out of the tribulation. We must prepare now to fill the entire earth with the knowledge of God.
Surviving the Next Hit
CGG Weekly by David C. GrabbeHow can there be such a high attrition rate among the younger generation? How could 84 percent so easily give up the doctrines that they ostensibly believed?
Parenting (Part 5): Methods
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughOf the various approaches to discipline, spanking is really the only method endorsed by the Bible. Properly administered, spanking smarts but leaves no bruises.
Parable of the Light
Bible Study by Martin G. CollinsOne of Jesus' most remembered sayings concerns the Parable of the Light. The Bible Study explains how we can let our light shine both in the world and at home.
Prove Yourself A Man!
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsMasculine leadership is demonstrated by men who embrace God's commandments, love and protect their wives, and instill a love of God's truth in their children.
The Commandments (Part Ten)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughThe fifth commandment provides a bridge, connecting our relationships with God and the relationships with our fellow human beings.
Principled Living (Part Five): Witnessing of God
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughOur best witness is often through our unspoken behavior; what we do speaks volumes. God gives us a charge to bear His name with dignity in all our actions.
Childrearing (Part Four)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughChildren do not initiate love but reflect it. If a child does not receive a convincing demonstration of this love, he will not become a conductor of love.
Proselytism Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (Part One)
Article by Charles WhitakerProselytism has become a bad word in today's discourse, but it has not always been that way. Here is the Bible's view of evangelism from both Testaments.
Deuteronomy: Hearing
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughBy listening, taking heed, and drinking in of God's Word daily, we take on the wisdom of God, upending and making foolish the wisdom of man.
A Clean, Well-Lighted Place
Sermon by David F. MaasAs ambassadors, we have the responsibility to be lights, quietly modeling God's Law in our lives by exemplifying the fruits of the Spirit continuously.
Childrearing (Part Three)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughOur children internalize our values; we teach largely by example. If we do not take seriously the responsibility for rearing our children, somebody else will.
Deleavening the Home
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughIf each of us individually puts out the leaven of malice and consume the Unleavened Bread of sincerity, we would fulfill our community responsibility.
Leadership and Covenants (Part Four)
'Personal' from John W. RitenbaughEven though Christians have been called to follow Christ, their journey to the Kingdom of God is preparation for leadership under Him.