Pastor Jack Graham speaks to the joys and challenges of the empty-nest season. He encourages couples to use this time to strengthen and renew their marriage, while remembering that parenting doesn’t end when children become adults. He reminds listeners to keep praying faithfully for their sons and daughters—and to trust that God is still pursuing their hearts, even when they’ve gone their own way.

Pastor Jack Graham opens the parenting and family hour with a prayer for parents, grandparents, and children. He asks God to protect young people from the pressures and anxieties of the world, to strengthen families in love and faith, and to help adults lead by example as they shepherd the next generation toward Christ.

Pastor Jimmy Dorrell shares how God often uses humility, struggle, and even disappointment to help us distinguish between self-driven ambition and God-given purpose. As we allow the Holy Spirit to reshape our identity and perspective, we grow in compassion and discover that purpose is often found in serving others—especially those different from ourselves.

Pastor Jimmy Dorrell talks about the power of truly seeing and listening to others—especially those who feel overlooked or pushed to the margins. Instead of trying to “fix” people quickly, he encourages slowing down, showing respect, listening deeply, and building trust. Purpose often begins with simply knowing you matter to someone.

Pastor Jimmy Dorrell shares how every person—whether living under a bridge or in a comfortable home—is made in the image of God and carries inherent dignity. For those who feel forgotten, ashamed, or without direction, he reminds us that purpose is rediscovered through patient, caring relationships and seeing ourselves the way God sees us.

Pastor Jimmy Dorrell begins the purpose hour with a prayer that we would see the people around us the way God does—especially those who are overlooked, struggling, or marginalized. He asks God to give us compassionate eyes, servant hearts, and the courage to live out our purpose by loving others in tangible, Christ-like ways.

Pastor Tom Pennington closes the hour with a heartfelt prayer, asking God to free us from sin’s influence, deepen our love for Christ, shape our desires and character, and make us more like Jesus day by day. He prays that our lives would reflect Christ in such a way that our families and communities would see His truth and hope through us.

Pastor Tom Pennington explains what spiritual growth actually looks like over time. As we see Christ more clearly in Scripture and prayer, our affections begin to change—what we love and value shifts. Then our desires and decisions shift, and gradually our behavior follows. Growth is often slow and steady, marked by decreasing patterns of sin and increasing patterns of righteousness as God shapes us to be more like Christ.

Pastor Tom Pennington lays out a simple, biblical framework for spiritual growth:
• Be rooted in Scripture — God uses His Word to shape us.
• Actively pursue obedience — putting off old habits and putting on new ones.
• Depend on the Holy Spirit — real change comes from His work in us, not from our own strength.
• Pray continually — asking God daily to guard us from sin and grow us in maturity.
This process takes effort and surrender—but it’s how we become more like Christ.

Pastor Tom Pennington encourages those who feel stretched thin or emotionally exhausted. Instead of waiting for life to calm down before pursuing spiritual growth, he reminds us that seasons of stress are actually when we need closeness with God the most. As we grow in our knowledge of the Lord and obedience to Him, the Holy Spirit shapes our thoughts, responses, and inner life with peace and self-control—even when circumstances don’t change.