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Video of Gaddis UMC Sunday Worship Service -
Sunday, 6-13-21 at this link:

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daily    devotional

                                   Harvesting What We Plant - Mark 4:26-34
          Steve Morrison tells a story about a friend of his who likes to read fairy tales to his two young sons at night. This friend has great sense of humor and often ad-libs parts of the stories just for fun. One day his youngest son was sitting in his first-grade class as the teacher was reading the story of the Three Little Pigs. She came to the part of the story where the first pig was trying to gather building materials for his home.
She said "...And so the pig went up to the man with a wheel barrow full of straw and said, 'Pardon me sir, but might I have some of that straw to build my house with?'"
          Then the teacher asked the class "And what do you think that man said?"
          This friend's little boy raised his hand and said "I know! I know! he said, 'Holy smokes! A talking pig!'" The teacher was unable to teach for the next ten minutes.
          We may not be able to predict what our kids are going to say, but there's one thing for certain, it'll usually be something unexpected. Hopefully, they won't repeat something we've said that maybe we shouldn't and embarrass us. And the other thing we know for sure is our children are like sponges, they soak up everything we say and everything we do.
          What we say to them and about them makes a huge difference in who they become.
          Listen for the Word of God and listen to what God is saying to you today as we read from Mark's gospel 4:26-34.
          What we say and what we do are like seeds planted in the hearts and minds and spirits of our children. Jesus makes it very clear that often times it's the smallest things which make the biggest difference in our faith. The same can be said about parenting.        Watch this.
          They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Our children will not only imitate us, but in many ways, they will grow up to be like us simply because we're their parents. Surveys show that parents still have more influence than peer pressure, even though the kids might rebel.
          So, you might say that parenting is kind of like farming or gardening. We Harvest What We Plant. If we plant squash, we can't expect to get corn. If we plant potatoes you can't expect to get tomatoes. We Harvest What We Plant. The same is true in parenting. And in my opinion, the best way to make sure we reap the best harvest is to plant the best seed possible.
          And that means we must go back to elementary school for a little bit. Elementary school is where we learned all the basic for everything else we would learn. And one of the most important lessons for parenting in elementary comes from Show and Tell time. As parents we're called to Show our children how to live as a Christian in the world today. We're called to Show them how much we love them. And we're called to tell them how much we love them…
          May we live our faith in such a way that others see and hear the love of Christ in our words and in our actions. If we want the world to be a better place it starts with how we live our faith in the world around us.
 
God bless,
Pastor Barbara

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Gaddis Church is a United Methodist Congregation.
Please explore our website to learn more about us!
141 Hwy 87  |  P.O. Box 566
Comfort, Texas 78013
830.995.3813
gaddischurch@gmail.com
Sunday Service:
10:00 am Worship Service
(in sanctuary or in parking lot)

​Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday |  8:00 am - 4:00 pm
​Friday |Closed
​www.gaddischurch.org

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