Fathers should be men who walk with God because God has called them to be the spiritual leader in their home. Although the father is not always the spiritual leader in the home these days, that does not change the fact that God has called fathers to be such. Accordingly, Paul the apostle writes, “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4, NASB).

Each year in America, we celebrate Father’s Day. It is a special day because it is an occasion for us to give attention to the power of fatherhood. A father’s willingness or his unwillingness to walk with God affects the rest of the household. If the spiritual leader in the home is a no-show, it will negatively impact the family as a whole.

Today, we live in a world that’s spiritually out of control. It’s not because our leaders in Washington and at the state level and law enforcement at the local levels are not trying to get their arms around the problem. But a major problem is that these authorities can’t compensate for what’s not happening on the home front that should be happening at home. According to the Scriptures, fathers have a major role to play in this matter.

What is your commitment to living for Christ? In a way, spiritual fitness is like physical fitness. For both, the only way to arrive is through a full commitment to the cause.

People tend to be subjective when it comes to defining their commitment to fitness—be it physical or spiritual. But for spiritual fitness, the Bible is our standard. The purpose of this episode is to motivate believers to a fuller commitment to Christ going forward.

We must be careful not to become so caught up in the pursuit of things and the busyness of life that we lose our passion for the Lord, or even worse, lose our way. Being or remaining fully committed to the Lord does not happen by accident. It happens only by intent.

In 1 Corinthians 15:33, Paul the apostle warns, ‘Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals”’ (NASB). Accordingly, some believers won’t embrace a fuller commitment to Christ because they spend too much time with people who are not fully committed to the Lord.  Evangelist King says, as Christians critique their spiritual status, perhaps some of them need to critique the company they keep. Duration 15:28

It’s safe to say that nobody wants to go through difficult times in their life. But the truth is that everybody will have trying times in this life. Nowhere in the Bible does it say that Christians will not be tested in this life. “All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution” (2 Timothy 3:12, KJV). This podcast episode provides four biblical strategies for getting through a test.

As long as there exists a devil who has made us his enemy, tests in our life are a given. As long as God uses difficult times to help us grow, tests in our life are a given. But God has given us strategies to ease the burden of those tests. The more diligently we utilize these strategies, the better they will serve us.

Most Christians want to grow, but they want to grow painlessly. However, tests and difficult times are part of spiritual growth. Moreover, every road to success is paved with some challenges and setbacks. You have to know how to cross those hurdles if you want to succeed. Hence, the value of these strategies for getting through a test. Duration 12:00