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Family Matters
Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 3, 2025 (message contributor)
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1. Women’s Work
Contributed on May 3, 2025
Timothy was the kind of man he became because of the faith of his mother and grandmother. How should treat those women, and how can we become like them in our Christian walk?
George Washington once said “All I am I owe to my mother” On July 4th, 1884 - nearly 100 years after George Washington made that statement, France gave a gift to America. It was a huge copper-clad statue – that stood 305 feet tall. And – when it arrived in New York - it had to be sent in 214 ...read more
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2. The Love Of Two Mothers
Contributed on May 10, 2025
Moses had two mothers - both of which loved him and gave him all the advantages in life they could give. But Jochebed gave him the best advantage he could have received. Do you know what she gave him?
THE LOVE OF TWO MOTHERS Ronald Reagan once said “From my mother I learned the value of prayer, how to have dreams and believe I could make them come true.” A man is not poor who has a mother that loves him. And that’s particularly true of one of the greatest men of the Old Testament - a ...read more
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3. The Dedicated Son
Contributed on May 24, 2025
What made Samuel such a great man for God? What made him so influential that God even saw him as equal to Moses?
Two days after Pearl Harbor, a man named Bob Feller enlisted in the US Navy and served with distinction in the Pacific against the Japanese. But it wasn’t in the navy that Bob Feller became famous. Bob attained fame as a pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, and for 18 seasons he struck out some of ...read more
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4. Why Are You Here?
Contributed on May 30, 2025
Why was Esther in a King's palace? Was it because God put her there for a task He had in mind? And why Christians here at church? Are we here because of a task God has in mind for us?
The story of Esther has fascinated people for centuries. It’s the story of a beautiful Jewish girl named Esther, and of the King of Persia named Xerxes (Ahasuerus) who fell in love with her and made her his queen. But from that point on… the story gets complicated. King Xerxes has a trusted ...read more
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5. The Stepfather
Contributed on Jun 6, 2025
Joseph adopted and "raised" Jesus because God determined that Joseph was the right man for the job. What was it about Joseph that made him right for the challenge of raising our Savior?
Several years ago, a 3rd grader (Danny Dutton, age 8) was given a homework assignment – where he was asked to “Explain God.” And these were some of the things he wrote: “You should always go to Church on Sunday because it makes God happy, and if there’s anybody you want to make happy… it’s God. ...read more