Bannockburn Church

Steve Prichett speaks on Commitment Sunday for our Forward Campaign.

Dr. Craig Turnbull preaches a wonderful sermon as our guest speaker on October 23rd, 2022.

Ephesians 6:1–4 (ESV) Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), 3 “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Deuteronomy 6:4–9 (ESV) “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. 5 You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6 And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. 8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 9 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

Rules without relationship will likely lead to rebellion.

The words you use with your kids when they are young will become their self-talk to guide them the rest of their lives.

Nourishing into flourishing

Seek to be the person you want your children to become.

Be authentic and real.

You do not have to be perfect, but you do have to be real.

Deuteronomy 6:4–9 (ESV) “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. 5 You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6 And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. 8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 9 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

Ephesians 6:1-4 NLT

Lead your children eternally.

Proverbs 22:6 (NIV)

Guide them toward a personal relationship with God.

Deuteronomy 6:4–9 (NLT)

Lead them away from the Dangers of this world.

Deuteronomy 4:25 (NLT)

Let them see the priority of Christ in your life.

2 Kings 17:41 (NIV)

Show them what forgiveness looks like.

Ephesians 4:31-32 (NLT)

Ephesians 5:22–33 (ESV)

“Fit for him” - Marriage has a leadership structure.

Genesis 2:25 (ESV) And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.

The greatest enemy of your marriage is passivity.

The greatest needs of husbands:

Into – Me – See

Pastor Matt Werner preaches on our series "Home."

One of the biggest pain points for people today is family. “How do I save my marriage? How do I become a good parent?” Your people have questions; questions the Bible can answer. This series focuses on relationships in the home. Using the instructions found in Ephesians 5 and 6, this message set discusses love in the contexts of marriage, family, and parenting. In this series, real life issues like self-sacrifice, the transformation power of the Gospel, witnessing to the world as a family, and honoring God by honoring each other are explored each week.

Ephesians 5:1–10 (ESV)

Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints. Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving. For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not become partners with them; for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord.

“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet. 14 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 5:13–16 (ESV)

Assimilate

Isolate

“We are called to live lives that demand gospel explanations and, when we have the opportunities, to give people Jesus as the answer for our hope.” – Jeff Vanderstelt

Circles Of Friendships

Our closest friendships should provide us a strong grounding in the most important aspects of our life.

Acceptance & Belonging

Companionship

Identity Formation

When we are grounded well and secure in our sense of belonging and identity with healthy close friendships, we have strength and security to be a friend to anyone in our world, including people who are very different than us.

B.L.E.S.S. Book

Influence

Proverbs 22:6 (NIV) Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.

Walks

Proverbs 13:20 (ESV) Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.

Wise

Discover friends who are facing the same direction and have the same foundation of life.

“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What!  You too?  I thought I was the only one.” - CS Lewis – The Four Loves

Becomes

Proverbs 27:17 (NIV) As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.

Show me your friends and I will show you your future. – Andy Stanley

Discover

Develop

Being a good friend:

1. Be present.

Proverbs 17:17 (NIV) A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity. #17 Being a good friend: 1-

2. Be reliable.

18 Proverbs 18:24 (NIV) One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

3.  Be helpful.

Proverbs 27:5–6 (NIV) Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.

Proverbs 28:23 (NIV) Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor rather than one who has a flattering tongue.

Proverbs 27:9 (NIV) Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice.

John 15:13–15 (NIV) Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.  You are my friends if you do what I command.  I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.

Buda-Kyle Message - September 11th, 2022