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Full Transcript Below:

God’s Love in the Ordinary Places
By Sarah Frazer

Bible Reading:
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever.” - Psalm 136:1

No one saw me most days. After my first child was born, I quit my teaching job and decided to stay home. Within four-and-a-half years, I had three little ones. Raising children at home is still a lot of work, but many days I wondered if anyone noticed all of the little, ordinary things I did. 

Things like the dishes, planning meals, cleaning up toys, and the endless piles of laundry. As a young college girl, I had dreamed of doing great things for God, but I also wanted motherhood. Could motherhood be grand and glorious? During that season, I leaned into the idea that the ordinary, everyday moments could be glorious. 

Within the regular rhythms of my life, I began to seek God in His word. I took online classes on how to study the Bible, even earning a degree. As I raised my children, loving them in the daily routine of life, I began to also see that God’s love for me was the same. 

In order for God to love me more, I thought maybe I had to do more. Instead, God’s love meets us right where we are - in the quiet, ordinary, everyday

We need help knowing how to apply the gospel to our everyday lives. Here Paul breaks down the church into age-and-stage groups and tells each one of us what godly living in accordance with the truth looks like. What practical teaching—and how badly we need it!

Do you know the purpose of the Holy Spirit?

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