Building Faith Families with Steve Demme

The idea of working for yourself, or having your own business, is different than working for someone else. God has uniquely created each of us for the work He has designed for us to accomplish. Have I been wired to be an employer or an employee? Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast on iTunes.

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This spring and summer, several people close to me have lost loved ones. During difficult seasons like this I find myself clinging to the promises of God. Inspired promises like: A very present help in times of trouble, and, He is near to the broken hearted and saves the crushed in spirit provide comfort. Subscribe […]

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Most of us battle feelings the we are not enough. And no matter how hard we try, we fall short of what we should be and do. This is not true. The antidote for discouragement is encouragement. Join us as we encourage each other in the Lord. Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast on […]

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We each have a unique narrative about our life. The combination of our upbringing, our experiences, our struggles, and our triumphs have contributed to making us who we are. Hearing each other’s story is encouraging and transforming. “He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps […]

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Earlier this spring, our pastor did a two part sermon on Peter that has been a huge help and encouragement to me in my journey. We all know that Peter denied Jesus, but after the resurrection our Risen Lord pursued and crafted an incredibly detailed plan to rebuild him. As an apostle Peter was not […]

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When we die, it will be nice if they miss us and say nice things about us, but it will be eternally wonderful if they say he was a super dad who had a Great Savior! Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast on iTunes.

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Jesus said, “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you.” (John 15:9). Then he exhorted us, “As I have loved you, love one another.” (John 15:12). Our focus is on specific ways Jesus loves us and how we can love our family the same way. Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast […]

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Most of us parent as we have been parented. Or we parent as we wish we had been parented. Beginning in Genesis we observe generational patterns among the patriarchs. The consider how God the Father loved His Son. Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast on iTunes.

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“Don’t worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.” ~Robert Fulghum. In this second episode, we consider commands directed to dads and discuss what provokes and exasperates children. “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.” (Ephesians […]

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More than half of American children are growing up in fatherless homes. 85% of men in prison are fatherless as as 90% of all homeless and runaway children. In this first part of our series we are exploring the influence of fathers in scripture. Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast on iTunes.

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