"Every father should read and reread this book to his children, to encourage him to fulfill his calling as a Pastor-Daddy by the grace of God." - Micah Bickford, Westminster Bookstore Staff Read Micah's full review.
Product Description: Our Home is like a Little church was written to teach preschool children the Christian doctrine of the home as a place of worship where the father teaches his family God's commands and leads them to worship the one true God. The home is the front line of ministry to children—not the Sunday school or public church gathering. All the practices present in a Christian worship service—the Scriptures, prayer, and praise-should be present in the home as well.
Our Home is like a Little church teaches this truth by repeatedly putting church and home side by side-on adjacent pages. God expects parents to teach their children when they sit down for meals, when they drive along the road, when they lie down for bed, and when they get up in the morning. These pastoral duties can be daunting, so this book also serves as a reminder that these duties are done in light of God's grace, which is shown to us through Jesus work on the cross. Parents and children together can read this engaging little book in order to discover what Gods plans are for worshipping Him inside their home.
32 Pages
Published May 2010
About the Authors: Bobby Gilles, Lindsey Blair and Tessa Janes are members at Sojourn Community Church in Louisville, Kentucky. Sojourn’s mission is to bring glory to God through lives changed by the gospel of Jesus Christ. They believe that the gospel-focused, missional church is God’s chosen instrument for doing the work of his Kingdom on earth.
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"We often talk about our church as a family, but did you ever think of your family as a church? Just as a pastor has the God-given responsibility to faithfully teach God’s Word to the church, so parents also have the God-given responsibility to shepherd the hearts of their children. Our Home is like a Little Church is a book that helps both children and their parents understand their joyful endeavor that reaches week-long. This little gem waters the beginning seeds of a Christian worldview by intertwining ideas that could easily remain separate in the mind of a child--and all too often, our own thinking. Each spread opens to a simple yet profound comparison of events and principles learned at church that extend to the home and back again. Child-like drawings and a rhyming rhythm hold great appeal for young readers and listeners, while reminding adults that worship is not just restricted to the adult realm. Every father should read and reread this book to his children, to encourage him to fulfill his calling as a Pastor-Daddy by the grace of God." - Micah Bickford, WTSBookstore Staff
