In essence believers are a part of two families We're a part of our earthly families and we're part of the family of God There are privileges and responsibilities that go with both And today on A NEW BEGINNING Pastor Greg Laurie points out how it's sometimes difficult to share about our faith with our earthly family Sometimes one family doesn't want to hear about the other one Today some good insight on what God expects of us within those most important earthly relationships Listen on harvest org --- Learn more and subscribe to Harvest updates at harvest org A [... more]

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Adoption reflects God's heart Jesus Himself belonged to His earthly family of four brothers and some sisters In this message Pastor Lutzer reflects on how adopted families are a picture of the body of Christ We who believe have been adopted into Christ's spiritual family This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount Get yours at rtwoffer com or call us at - - - [... more]

Have you ever looked through low-priced items at a yard sale and dreamed that you might find something of incredible value It happened in Connecticut when a floral Chinese antique bowl purchased for just at a yard sale was sold at a auction for more than The piece turned out to be a rare historically significant artifact from the fifteenth century It rsquo s a stunning reminder that what some people consider of little worth can actually have great value Writing to believers scattered throughout the known world Peter explained that their faith in Jesus was belief in the One [... more]

The protocols at the restaurant in my childhood neighborhood were consistent with social and racial dynamics in the late s and early s The kitchen helpers mdash Mary the cook and dishwashers like me mdash were Black however the in-restaurant patrons were White Black customers could order food but they had to pick it up at the back door Such policies reinforced the unequal treatment of Blacks in that era Though we rsquo ve come a long way since then we still have room for growth in how we relate to each other as people made in the image of [... more]

Dr Rosaria Champagne Butterfield challenges listeners to share God's love by opening their home to strangers neighbors and anyone in need in a discussion based on her book The Gospel Comes With a House Key Practicing Radically Ordinary Hospitality in Our Post-Christian World Part of Receive Rosaria Butterfield's book The Gospel Comes With a House Key and an audio download of Sharing the Gospel Through Hospitality for your donation of any amount Get More Episode Resources We'd love to hear from you Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail If you've listened to any of our podcasts please give [... more]

Fast-food restaurant worker Kevin Ford hadn rsquo t missed a shift in twenty-seven years After a video surfaced showing his humble gratitude for a modest gift he received to commemorate his decades of service thousands of people rallied together to show kindness to him ldquo It rsquo s like a dream a dream come true that nobody can even think of this rdquo he said when a fundraising effort brought in in just over a week Jehoiachin the exiled king of Judah was also the recipient of extreme kindness He rsquo d been incarcerated for thirty-seven years before the benevolence [... more]

ldquo Is church over rdquo asked a young mother arriving at our church with two children in tow just as the Sunday service was ending But a greeter told her that a church nearby offered two Sunday services and the second would start soon Would she like a ride there The young mother said yes and seemed grateful to travel the few blocks to the other church Reflecting later the greeter came to this conclusion ldquo Is church over Never God rsquo s church goes on forever rdquo The church isn rsquo t a fragile ldquo building rdquo It rsquo [... more]

To belong to the family of God is not something that we earn Today R C Sproul explains the privilege and gift that Christians have in being adopted into God's family through our union with Jesus Christ Get the 'Foundations An Overview of Systematic Theology' DVD Series for Your Gift of Any Amount https gift renewingyourmind org foundations Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind org your home for daily in-depth Bible study and Christian resources [... more]

Our salvation is not merely a matter of getting into heaven someday It also involves being a child of God today Today R C Sproul explains what it means to be graciously adopted into the family of God Get R C Sproul's Commentary on Galatians for Your Gift of Any Amount https gift renewingyourmind org galatians-commentary Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind org your home for daily in-depth Bible study and Christian resources [... more]

In this special episode of Christian Car Guy Robby sits down with Bill Mixon to discuss our longing for Christmas being a part of the family of God and ways that God touches our hearts during the Christmas season [... more]

Dr John H Munro August Philemon [... more]

Why haven rsquo t you nbsp started nbsp reading the Bible nbsp It nbsp could be nbsp that nbsp you have different beliefs nbsp you rsquo ve lapsed in the faith nbsp or nbsp you rsquo re a Christian nbsp struggling to nbsp see the relevance of the Bible Despite nbsp its nbsp widespread influence very few nbsp people nbsp read nbsp the Bible every day nbsp In this message you rsquo ll encounter nbsp the nbsp reasons why people nbsp don rsquo t nbsp open their Bibles nbsp as well as nbsp why nbsp it rsquo s nbsp origin [... more]

The closer we get to the Lord's return the more important it is for us to be truly part of the family of God And in order to bring more into God's family we want to make sure you'll be a part of SoCal Harvest Pastor Greg Laurie's large evangelistic event coming Oct rd Although it's based at Angel Stadium in California you can be a part from anywhere by going to harvest org But today on A New Beginning we'll see just how pivotal it is to be properly identified as one of God's own --- Learn more and [... more]

In this age of digital church do you feel disconnected Does it feel like something's missing Are you spiritually drifting In this program guest teacher Ryan Ingram continues his series Purpose FULL by looking at the need for meaningful community Hear how intentional friends and mentors can actually help us discover and stay on purpose [... more]

In this message from the Gospel of Mark Pastor Curtis shows us four ways Jesus challenges our assumptions about what it means to be part of the family of God Is the church full of sinners Yes Is the church full of people who will mess up and let you down Yes And yet is the church the divine-albeit-dusty body of Christ the family of God the one place you can truly and finally belong Yes [... more]

In essence believers are a part of two families We're a part of our earthly families and we're part of the family of God There are privileges and responsibilities that go with both And today on A NEW BEGINNING Pastor Greg Laurie points out how it's sometimes difficult to share about our faith with our earthly family Sometimes one family doesn't want to hear about the other one Today some good insight on what God expects of us within those most important earthly relationships View and subscribe to Pastor Greg's weekly notes --- If you would like to receive daily [... more]

The truth is even Christians who believe we're all equal under God can treat some people like they're more equal than others Join Dr Tony Evans as he talks about why fairness ought to begin within the family of God and why dealing with discrimination should take seconds instead of centuries [... more]

Dr John H Munro November Matthew - [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com Can you please give me some scripture references on if someone can or cannot lose their salvation In Corinthians it talks about the strong and the weak as groups within the church in Corinth These groups had differences of opinion over various issues but Paul specifically encouraged the strong group to put the needs of the weak above their own My question is then why is it so difficult for us to do this Why can we in the church be so preoccupied with our group's views [... more]

What it means to be sons of God regardless of our gender three benefits of spiritual sonship based on Galatians - CLICK HERE to ORDER this full message on MP [... more]

As we begin to discuss and study The Kingdom of God as described by Jesus throughout the Gospels we look at who called us into the Kingdom and who kept us there In this we see that the family of God is essential in bringing the Kingdom to the least of these Series The Least of These [... more]