All posts by Marcy White

About Marcy White

Marcy is the Director of Youth & Children at EMC. She and her husband Randy have two daughters, Brealle and Courtney.

Discipleship Resources for Quarantine

Parents, below you will find some resources for discipling your children at home. We hope these are helpful to you and, as always, we are here to assist and equip you however we can.

Resources for Christian Parenting
Focus on the Family
Risen Motherhood
Paul David Tripp
pluggedin (from Focus on the Family)

Resources for Children’s Discipleship
Youtube:
Jesus Storybook Bible
Veggie Tales (movies and shows)
Douglas Talks (lessons)
Saddleback Kids (lessons and worship for a variety of age groups)
Seeds Family Worship (music videos)

Apps:
Bible App for Kids

Spotify Playlists:
Upbeat Songs for Quarantined Kids
Christian Kids Music

Youth-Age Resources:
YouVersion Bible app (can connect with friends)
Brio teen girls magazine
Sunday Cool Tees (YouTube)
Jon Jorgenson (YouTube)
The Bible Project videos (app and YouTube)
Christian Worship on Spotify
Christian Worship on YouTube

Let us know in the comments any other resources you have found helpful!

I Entrust My Spirit

Then Jesus shouted, “Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!” And with those words he breathed his last. Luke 23:46

Indicative of His time on earth, Jesus’ last words were a prayer to His Father and a recitation of scripture from Psalm 31:5, “I entrust my spirit into your hand. Rescue me, Lord, for you are a faithful God.”

Jesus adds the endearing name “Father” to His version which expresses the beautiful love and trust He has for God even in this agonizing moment. The psalms are filled with prayers and praises to God for His infinite and unchanging love, power, wisdom, and rescue. Indeed, they are a powerful source for God’s truth in troubled times and is no wonder our Savior spoke them in His last words.

In his commentary Lawrence D. Richards writes,

“(This) psalm is a beautiful expression of unshakable confidence. It reminds us that, although Christ accepted death as the Father’s will, His suffering in no way threatened the loving bond of trust that existed between them. The words of that psalm, penned by David, remind us that even in the darkest of times God is our refuge too. Jesus’ willingness to suffer for us is unshakable proof that as He committed His spirit into the Father’s hands, so can we.”

Here is Your Son

This is part 3 of our series going through Jesus’ 7 last words.  Catch up on part 1 and 2 as well.

“When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said to her, “Dear woman, here is your son.” And he said to this disciple, ‘Here is your mother.’ And from then on this disciple took her into his home.”
-John 19:26-27 NLT

Throughout His earthly ministry, Jesus led and loved by serving. He washed feet, fed thousands, walked to heal the sick and raise the dead. He stopped to touch and heal a sick woman and spent time with those no one else cared to spend time with. “Jesus also did many other things. If they were all written down, I suppose the whole world could not contain the books that would be written” (John 21:25). Continue reading Here is Your Son

Article – How to Help Your Kids Fall Deeper in Love With God

The following article (click image below) speaks to the heart of EMC’s Children and Youth Ministry. It is in the home, with the church supporting and walking alongside, where God asks us to disciple our children. It is in the home where real life happens and where real, authentic love for God takes root. It is in the home where children see us, their parents, their life-examples, living out, or not living out, our faith and obedience to our Lord and Savior. This article offers 3 specific ways for parents to obey God’s call to raise our children up in Him. “We are in this together. Parents the church is for you, we are ready to fight for your children with you.” – Erin Woodfin