For the Children in Your Life

Last week I reviewed The Biggest Story for the news letter from my church, and this morning I posted it at Out of the Ordinary, too. From the review:

[T]he Bible is more than a collection of individual stories with heroes to imitate or villains to avoid imitating. It is one big story comprised of all the smaller stories. It’s the story of God’s work of creation; humankind’s fall, bringing with it the corruption of everything; and God’s work to make it all right again.

Do your children know this story, the biggest one? Do they understand how the stories of the Old and New Testament fit together into a grand narrative of a “snake-crushing King” and “destined-to-die Deliverer” who will bring us back to the garden?

You can read the rest here.

If you have children in your life, The Biggest Story would make an excellent Christmas gift. (Canadians will prefer to purchase it from Amazon.ca.) 

Sunday's Hymn: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

Love Divine, all loves excelling,
Joy of heav’n, to earth come down:
Fix in us thy humble dwelling,
All thy faithful mercies crown:
Jesus, thou art all compassion,
Pure, unbounded love thou art;
Visit us with thy salvation,
Enter ev’ry trembling heart.

Breathe, O breathe thy loving Spirit
Into ev’ry troubled breast;
Let us all in thee inherit,
Let us find the promised rest:
Take away the love of sinning;
Alpha and Omega be;
End of faith, as its Beginning,
Set our hearts at liberty.

Come, Almighty to deliver,
Let us all thy life receive;
Suddenly return, and never,
Never more thy temples leave.
Thee we would be always blessing,
Serve thee as thy hosts above,
Pray, and praise thee, without ceasing,
Glory in thy perfect love.

Finish, then, thy new creation;
Pure and spotless let us be:
Let us see thy great salvation
Perfectly restored in thee;
Changed from glory into glory,
Till in heav’n we take our place,
Till we cast our crowns before thee,
Lost in wonder, love and praise.

—Charles Wesley

Blaenwern

Beecher

Other hymns, worship songs, prayers, sermons excerpts, or quotes posted today:

• O Give Thanks to Him Who Made at The Happy Wonderer
• Joy and Peace in Believing at The Upward Call
• No Condemnation at Theology for Girls
• The Best Friend at Tried With Fire
• Your weekly dose of Spurgeon: Toys for tots! at Pyromaniacs

Have you posted a hymn (or sermon, sermon notes, prayer, etc.) today and I missed it? Let me know by leaving a link in the comments or by contacting me using the contact form linked above, and I’ll add your post to the list.

Sunday's Hymn: Benediction (May the Peace of God)

May the peace of God, our heav’nly Father, 

And the grace of Christ, the risen Son, 

And the fellowship of God the Spirit 

Keep our hearts and minds within His love.

 

REFRAIN 

And to Him be praise for His glorious reign; 

From the depths of earth to the heights of heaven 

We declare the name of the Lamb once slain— 

Christ eternal, the King of Kings.

 

May this peace which passes understanding, 

And this grace which makes us what we are, 

And this fellowship of His communion, 

Make us one in spirit and in heart.  

 
—Keith Getty & Stuart Townend 

Other hymns, worship songs, prayers, sermons excerpts, or quotes posted today:

• Under His Wings at The Happy Wonderer
• The hidden life at The Upward Call
• Limitless Riches at Theology for Girls
• The winds may howl, but fear not at Tried With Fire
• Your weekly dose of Spurgeon: Sharp men wanted! at Pyromaniacs

Have you posted a hymn (or sermon, sermon notes, prayer, etc.) today and I missed it? Let me know by leaving a link in the comments or by contacting me using the contact form linked above, and I’ll add your post to the list.