Co-Ordination of Home and Church
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every sermon let a little corner be left for their benefit. The servant
of Christ may make lasting friends of these little ones. Then let him
lose no opportunity of helping them to become more intelligent in a
knowledge of the Scriptures. This will do more than we realize to bar
the way against Satan’s devices. If children early become familiar with
the truths of God’s Word, a barrier against ungodliness will be erected,
and they will be able to meet the foe with the words, “It is written.
Be As Faithful at Home As at Worship—Parents, as teachers of
your loved ones the truth should have a controlling power over your
conscience and your understanding, presiding over word and deed. Be
as faithful in your home life as you are in the worship of God. Give
a right character to all within the home. Angels of God are present,
noting how the younger members of the Lord’s family are treated. The
religion of the home will surely be brought into the church
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Gospel Workers, 208
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Manuscript 84, 1897
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