Family Spotlight: Meet the Abella Family

Pete, Jess, Emily Joy (5 yrs old) and Giuseppe (2 yrs old) have attended APCC since the Summer of 2016. Pete and Jess enjoy co-leading a Connect Group with the McBride's and Jess loves serving as the Children's Ministry Director. They wanted to share their thoughts on Kenji's sermon about Honoring the Government from 1 Peter 2:11-17. Kenji reminded us that no matter what party is leading our country - God is our King and He is in control. Please be praying for the up coming election as well as for our current leaders to be sensitive to God's will when making decisions.

Submission to authority can be difficult for all of us including our kids. Teaching them to obey is a challenge and we parents may be reluctant to discipline because it's hard. In his book, Shepherding a Child's Heart, Tedd Tripp teaches parents to discipline for disobedience and defiance. He sees discipline as a rescue mission. When our child disobeys, he is in danger of God's wrath. It's our job to discipline them in order to bring them to a place of safety, blessing, and a right relationship with God. Discipline is hard, but when done correctly, "it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it" Hebrews 12:11.