Our children receive impressions from us on a daily basis, both good and bad. These impressions will affect them, whether good or evil, for eternity. What are your children learning from you?

It is my prayer that Christian parents are training their children in having a biblical perspective in life, teaching them how believers are drawn to Christ and how to gain eternal security for their souls. We have the great duty as Christian parents to teach our children diligently in the ways of God’s Word.

I have hope that with mine and my husband's diligent training and teaching coupled with persistent prayer, God’s Word will not return void in my children’s lives. God is not obligated to me to fulfill this desire nonetheless, I will continue to hope in it.

What will come of them if I never speak with them on the subjects of heaven and hell, sin & forgiveness, the condition of their own soul?

Those who neglect the souls of their children must first consider the neglect of their own soul. Is your heart right with God? You will find great joy in teaching your children about God when you first find joy in Him. Your children will see the delight in your duty to serve God, and what better impression can you give them?

IT  HAS  BEEN  AN  exciting few weeks at Riverbend, hasn’t it? We have seen most of the finishing touches put on the Worship Center’s massive renovation project. The exclamation point will be the arrival of new chairs, which should happen by mid-October.

The graded choirs have all resumed rehearsals after the summer break, and  TAG (Truth & Grace Club) for our children is in full swing. Let me say “thanks” to all of you who are working with our children.  You are making a great investment in many lives, helping mold a future generation of godly men and women.

The 9/11...Not Forgotten presentations (photos on page 3) were a stern reminder of what happens when a nation strays from God.  May every anniversary of that 2001 attack be a beckoning back toward the Lord.

It was a great honor for me to be able to preach the sermon for Jeff Eckert’s ordination into the gospel ministry.  Pray for Pastor Jeff as he takes over the college ministry and attempts to develop a gospel outreach on area college campuses. 

Some other events are also exciting—the upcoming Men’s Cookout, the new Foot-care Ministry, the addition of R-mail, the Creation seminar in October.

Exciting days!  Praise the Lord!