NOVEMBER 09

MISSOURI VALLEY
CHRISTIAN CHURCH

RUSH F I N A L LY, A H A B I T I D O N ’ T H AV E T O K I C K !
SCHEDULE
Over the last Son, to take the pun- RUSH, we are going
CHALLENGE 5:50
few weeks, I have ishment for our sin. discover some HAB-
DINNER 6:00
been in awe of God. ITS, some things we
God sent Jesus
WORHSIP BEGINS 6:30 He is so great, so can do to know God
so we could know
amazing. He created better. Think about
Him and spend eter-
us, formed us, knows that, there are some
nity with Him. I
SMALL GROUPS 7:30
us, loves us, and He simple things that if
START don’t know about
even sent Jesus to you start doing
you, but I want to
redeem us! There is them, you will know
RUSH ENDS 8:05 know Him even
no limit to His power Jesus better.
119 (ON SUNDAYS 9:15 more.
AM) or His love. The
All it
more I think about
takes is for
Him the more I’m
Contact Information: you to start
amazed! Then I am
Missouri Valley Christian Church and before
struck by His love
119 N. 4th St. you know it,
and the fact that He
Missouri Valley, IA 51555 you will be
712-642-4179 wants to know me.
meeting with
youth@missourivalleychurch.org
His desire to God on a
Thank You Dianna! be with me, to be regular basis!
with you, is so To help you out, I’m
After many years of Starting No-
teaching the Jr. High Sunday great that He sent going to make some
vember 11th, at
School class, Dianna Marsh has Jesus, His only Bible Studies and
chosen to take some time off. I
New 1-1-9 Teacher (Jr. High Sunday School)
would like to thank her. She
has made a wonderful impact in Understanding the Bible is one of the most important things we
the lives of many 6th-8th grad- can do! One-One-Nine is about getting into God’s Word, understanding
ers and shown them how to fol- it, and letting it change our lives. Theresa Erixon has the desire to help
low Jesus. Dianna, you will be Jr. High School students understand the Bible. So, starting in November,
greatly missed. Thank you for Theresa will be teaching 1-1-9 for the Jr. High Students. You don’t want
all you dedication and love! to miss out on God’s Word and its message for your life. Welcome
Theresa as she shares the Word with you!
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PA R E N T S PA G E
Parenting is Tough! God can Help!

I work with teenagers every week and it is a challenging task. I spend a lot of time getting to know them, teach-
ing, and giving advise. We like to have fun, but we also get serious about following Jesus and the issues in their lives
and in the world. What I have found is, it’s not an easy task to guide teenagers down a path that leads them to Jesus. It
is a process that often takes a lot of time.
That’s where you come in. I can only do so much, but you are in a position to make a greater impact in your
child’s life than I am! If it isn’t easy for me, I bet its really hard for you. Being a good parent isn’t for sissies or cow-
ards. I know most of you probably wonder how a guy with no kids can say that, but I remember what my mom went
through and I see a lot of what you deal with. It’s a big task.
What you do with your kids now will influence their future the rest of their lives. With a task this big, I think the
best place we can turn for help is to our Maker! He made us right, He knows what works best and how we were created!
Here are some things that His Word says. There are 12 verses here. Read a verse and think about it throughout your
day. Ask yourself, “What does this mean for my family?”

Proverbs 11:29 He who brings trouble on his family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.
Proverbs 24:3-4: By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; 4 through knowledge its rooms are filled
with rare and beautiful treasures.
Matthew 10:37-38: “Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who
loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; 38 and anyone who does not take his cross and
follow me is not worthy of me. The
Matthew 12:25: Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be
ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.
1 Corinthians 1:10: I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with
Bible
one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and
thought. Says….
Ephesians 4:31-32: Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of
malice. 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
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Ephesians 6:1-4: Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother”—
which is the first commandment with a promise— 3 “that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long
life on the earth.” 4 Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruc-
tion of the Lord.
Colossians 3:12-14: Col 3:12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness,
humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. For-
give as the Lord forgave you. 14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
1 Timothy 5:1-2: Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers, 2
older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
1 Timothy 5: 3-4: Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need. 4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren,
these should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and
grandparents, for this is pleasing to God.
1 Timothy 5:8: If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the
faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
1 Peter 3:8-9: Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate
and humble. 9 Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that
you may inherit a blessing.