Have you wondered why our young people are leaving the church by the droves? This movie addresses the issues that may be a pivotal reason why. In the book of II Tim. Chapter 3, we are given a vision of how life would be like toward the end of time. Let us make sure that this doesn't happen to our children!

Divided, The Movie

Malachi 4:5-6 says, “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD. And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.”

We desire to see families mended such that the hearts of fathers are turned to their children and the hearts of children are turned to their fathers. The only way that this will happen is through a turning of the hearts of men toward the Word of God. Jesus prayed that His followers would be sanctified through God’s truth, which is the Word of God (John 17:17). We are not sanctified through anything else, and this calls us to return to the Reformation doctrine of sola Scriptura (Scripture alone). The reformer John Calvin once wrote, “If true religion is to beam upon us, our principle must be, that it is necessary to begin with heavenly teaching, and that it is impossible for any man to obtain even the minutest portion of right and sound doctrine without being a disciple of Scripture” (Inst. 1.6.2).

Churches Reformed

Scripture has much to say about ministry to youth. Therefore, church leaders must be very attentive to it and conform to it. Every elder, deacon, and church member seeking to understand how we are to reach our children with the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ must begin at the fountain of truth and glean from the Word of God alone.

We long to see churches reformed. This will cause a generation to be rescued from this world and grasped from the jaws of the lion (1 Pet. 5:8). Therefore, we cry out for churches to do their part, for fathers to disciple their children, for churches not to usurp the authority of the family, for families to be a part of the church in a biblical fashion and not forsake her, for children to honor their parents — ultimately, for both church and family to return to the Word of God in obedience and not add or subtract from it in all that it says.

This vision involves reformation of the church and family, and it cannot be accomplished without the mighty working of God. Pray for a reformation, and put in the effort to see it through. James 2:17 says, “Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.”

Mothers replaceable for about $61K

So much for that mushy greeting-card sentiment of moms being "irreplaceable."

Consumer website Insure.com looked at the various tasks, including nursing, taking care of children and cooking, that a typical family matriarch does. It figured out how much a family would have to spend to pay professionals such as housekeepers, chauffeurs and party planners to do the same things if Mom weren't on the scene.

Her replacement cost: $61,436 a year. That doesn't include the salary that Mom might make at her job.

Insure.com said it based its first Mother's Day Index on Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers.

The biggest single replacement would be a child-care worker. At 40 hours a week for 52 weeks at $9.95 an hour, it makes up $20,696 of the index. It's followed by community service specialists who can plan summer activities, at a cost of $8,726, and teachers, who would fill in to help with homework, at a cost of $7,140.

To see the chart laying out the costs, click here.

latimes.com/theguide/mothers-day/chibrkbus-consumer-website-says-moms-are-worth-about-61k-20110505,0,305833.story

Mothers are needed who will so guide their children that they will regard themselves as a part of the family. Let the mother talk with her children regarding their hopes and their perplexities. Let parents remember that their children are to be cared...When the mother has gained the confidence of her children and taught them to love and obey her, she has given them the first lesson in the Christian life. They must love and trust and obey their Saviour as they love and trust and obey their parents. The love which in faithful care and right training the parent manifests for the child faintly mirrors the love of Jesus for His faithful people. Adventist Home pg. 197, 200

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