Honoring Parents

We need strong families today, because weak families are fragmenting in America at an alarming rate. The average marriage in America lasts 7½ years. Sixty percent of all second marriages fail. Every 30 seconds there is a divorce in America.

I don’t want that to happen to you or your family. In fact I don’t just want your family to just stay together, I want it to grow strong. Why?  So that it can accomplish the unique purpose that God has for your family. You see, God doesn’t just have a purpose for each person in your family individually, He has a purpose for your family to accomplish together. Continue reading Honoring Parents →

Learning To Rest

Currently we’re in a message series called “Building Strong Families.” Although each family is unique, God has principles that apply to every family. When we build our lives and families on God’s principles, our families grow stronger.

Today’s society seems to get faster paced every year. Life is getting more complex. Work is getting more stressful for more people. Companies that have laid off people, expect the workers they have left to do just as much work as before the layoffs. I read a recent article that said that more than a third of adults don’t get the minimum required sleep of 7 hours a night. People are working so hard, they hardly can find time to sleep. Continue reading Learning To Rest →

Respecting God

A strong family is a family that has strong relationships with one another and each person has a strong relationship with God That kind of family will prosper no matter what is happening around them in society. On the other hand, weak families, families with weak relationships between parents, between parents and children and weak relationships with God will ultimately fail. Human relationships will crumble and spiritual relationships will disintegrate. Continue reading Respecting God →

Eliminating Idols

Eliminating IdolsStrong families are built on a foundation of lasting values, values that do not change from year to year, values that have been revealed to us by God our creator. In this series we are looking at 10 values that we should build our families and our lives upon. These 10 values are called the 10 commandments. The 10 commandments are thousands of years old, but they are still relevant to our lives today. In fact they are essential for building strong families. Continue reading Eliminating Idols →

Putting God First

Putting God FirstTomorrow is Valentine’s Day, a day to celebrate love. But what is love? Why does it seem so strong at times and so weak at other times? Why is what we see of love in the media so different from what the Bible speaks of?

True love was invented by God. God is the author and sustainer of true love. True love is the basis of everything right and good in the world. True love is the basis of a strong family. Continue reading Putting God First →