How Do You Pass Faith to Your Kids?
Deuteronomy 6:4-9 · James Drake, Pastor
When a religious leader asked Jesus to name the greatest commandment out of hundreds, he reached for the Great Shema in Deuteronomy 6. Pastor James Drake, preaching from the field during his current Army Chaplain deployment, walks through what it means to love God with everything — heart, soul, mind, and strength — and how that love becomes a daily rhythm passed on to the next generation. Not a Sunday-morning event. Not a Pinterest-perfect family devotion. Just sit, walk, lie down, rise — the ordinary moments of an ordinary day, woven through with God's word. And when you fail at it (and you will), apologize in front of your kids. Because the Shema isn't a moral self-improvement plan. It's what Jesus came to fulfill.
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Mark 12:29-30 (ESV) · Heart, soul, mind, strength — which of those four is most being withheld from God right now?
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Deuteronomy 6:8-9 (ESV) · What is one visible sign of faith you could place in your home this week — small, simple, real?
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