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Sunday, June 28, 2026 | "O come, let us worship and bow down... before the Lord our Maker." (Psalm 95:6)
Sunday School @ 9:30 am | Worship Service @ 10:30 am
Announcements/Reminders
- July 1 - NMI Night @ 6 pm
- July 3,5,7 - Manna House
- July 6-10 - Kids Camp
- July 12-14 - District Assembly
Sermon Notes for 06/28/2026
SCRIPTURE: Proverbs 13:24; Hebrews 12:7-11; various
God disciplines us because He loves us!
"Spare the rod, spoil the child" is good advice, but not Biblical.
Proverbs 13:24, "Those who spare the rod of discipline hate their children..."
Solomon wrote the book of Proverbs
- Son of King David and Bathsheba (yes, that Bathsheba)
- Reigned as Israel's king for 40 years
- Asked God for wisdom (1 Kings 3:9)
- God blessed him abundantly (1 Kings 3:10-14)
- Built God's temple
- Was known as the wisest man to ever live
Proverb teachings...
- "to know God's wisdom and knowledge..." (Prov. 1:2-4)
- "... fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge" (Prov. 1:7)
- Fear of the Lord is equated with our love for Him
- "No man can ever become truly wise, who does not begin with God, the fountain of knowledge..." - Adam Clarke
About Discipline
- Discipline is a part of life at every stage of life!
- Those who receive and believe Jesus are called Children of God - John 1:12 - we are co-heirs with Christ!
- Why does God discipline?
- -- See - Proverbs 3:12 & Hebrews 12:7-11
"Blessed is the [one] whom You discipline, Lord, and whom You teach from Your law." (Psalm 94:12)