Avoiding Joyless Duty on the Lord's Day

How can parents make Sunday the best day of the week for their children, especially when it comes to going to church? In this video, Tom Ascol emphasizes the importance of enjoying the duties and responsibilities that God has called us to do. He specifically focuses on the Lord's Day, which is often a difficult day for parents as children often do not want to go to church. Ascol encourages parents to make Sunday the best day of the week by helping their children understand the great privilege and responsibility of worshipping God and being with His people.  Ascol offers practical tips for parents to prepare for Sunday, such as laying out the clothes for their children on Saturday evening to avoid last-minute chaos on Sunday morning. He also encourages parents to practice family worship at home, teaching their children how to be reverent, sing, and participate in the service. As children learn to enjoy worshipping God and being with His people, they can come to embrace the great privilege and responsibility that they have to live a life in accordance with the ways of Jesus Christ. In summary, Ascol's message is a call to parents to make Sunday the best day of the week for their children by embracing the joy and privilege of worshipping God and being with His people. This can be achieved by making church an exciting thing to look forward to, by practicing family worship at home, by serving others, and by praying for our church and our pastor. "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall not do any work, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it." - Exodus 20:8-11 (NKJV)