{"id":5302,"date":"2014-09-10T15:38:01","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T21:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/?p=5302"},"modified":"2014-09-10T15:40:53","modified_gmt":"2014-09-10T21:40:53","slug":"families-together-with-the-family-of-god-on-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/2014\/09\/families-together-with-the-family-of-god-on-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"Families Together with the Family of God on Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Sunday&#8217;s sermon, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/messages\/Date\/SEP_07_2014.php\">God&#8217;s People in God&#8217;s Presence<\/a>,&#8221; Ryan addressed at some length the role of children in our corporate gatherings.<\/p>\n<p>It is easy to assume that these gatherings are for adults, and that children&#8217;s programs are a substitute for children. But as a general principle, it seems consistent with the Bible&#8217;s description of the family and of the church for children to join us as soon as they are able. The question of <em>when<\/em> they are ready depends largely on our role as parents in training them and preparing them. Each family will need to work through how to get from here to there with their young ones.<\/p>\n<p>Here are\u00c2\u00a0some articles to help you work this out in the context of your family.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Articles on families together in corporate worship<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/articles\/the-family-together-in-gods-presence\">The Family: Together in God&#8217;s Presence<\/a>,&#8221; by John and Noel Piper<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/kevindeyoung\/2012\/03\/06\/children-in-worship-lets-bring-it-back\/\">Children in Worship\u00e2\u20ac\u201dLet&#8217;s Bring it Back<\/a>,&#8221; by\u00c2\u00a0Jason Helopoulos<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/kevindeyoung\/2012\/03\/07\/children-in-worship-mom-tested-tips\/\">Children in Worship\u00e2\u20ac\u201dMom Tested Tips<\/a>,&#8221;\u00c2\u00a0by\u00c2\u00a0Jason Helopoulos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Statements from other churches\u00c2\u00a0families together in corporate worship<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Prepare-and-Participate-Appendix-B.pdf\">Practical Suggestions on Your Role in Worship<\/a>,&#8221; \u00c2\u00a0by David Eby, North City Presbyterian Church<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.christurc.org\/2010\/10\/05\/on-the-family-pew-children-in-corporate-worship\/\">On the Family Pew: Children in Corporate Worship<\/a>,&#8221; by Michael Brown, Christ United Reformed Church<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bethelbible.com\/ministries\/family\/why-we-encourage-family-worship\/\">Teaching Your Children to Worship<\/a>,&#8221; by Mark Kuykendall, Bethel Bible Church<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/holytrinitypca.org\/worship\/children-and-corporate-worship\/\">Children and Corporate Worship<\/a>,&#8221; Holy Trinity Presbyterian Church<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hbcjc.org\/ministries\/childrens\/pdf\/Ten%20Reasons%20Why%20Your%20Children%20Should%20Sit%20With%20You%20in%20Worship.pdf\">Ten Reasons Why Your Children Should Sit with You in Worship<\/a>,&#8221;\u00c2\u00a0by\u00c2\u00a0Reggie Weems, Heritage Baptist Church<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/websterbiblechurch.org\/worshiping-with-your-children\/\">Worshiping with Your Children<\/a>,&#8221; by\u00c2\u00a0Matthew Fletcher, Webster Bible Church<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you had to read one article on this subject, we&#8217;d recommend\u00c2\u00a0the piece written by\u00c2\u00a0John and Noel Piper, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/articles\/the-family-together-in-gods-presence\">The Family: Together in God&#8217;s Presence<\/a>.&#8221; In fact, we&#8217;re making this available for you in print this coming Sunday and around the church on an ongoing basis.<\/p>\n<p>It is good for families to\u00c2\u00a0worship together with the family of God. Everything else that goes on around here on Sunday is second to that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Sunday&#8217;s sermon, &#8220;God&#8217;s People in God&#8217;s Presence,&#8221; Ryan addressed at some length the role of children in&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/2014\/09\/families-together-with-the-family-of-god-on-sunday\/\">Continue Reading &rsaquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[41],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5302"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5302"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5302\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5306,"href":"https:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5302\/revisions\/5306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}