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How does a young couple build a healthy marriage, homeschool their children, run a landscaping business, and raise a godly family with their hands so full? Today on Fastened Like Nails, Richard and Amber Lang share their story and the lessons they've learned along the way. Drawing from personal experience and testimonies, they offer insight into what it takes to shape a family that follows the Lord wholeheartedly. But it's no easy task! Tune in to hear how the power of forgiveness and the truth of God's Word can guide a family along the path of life.

This sermon examines the teachings of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount regarding adultery, fornication, and divorce, emphasizing that God's law moves from external actions to the internal condition of the heart. The speaker argues that lustful thoughts constitute spiritual adultery and that the sanctity of marriage is a divine covenant that must be preserved with utmost reverence. While acknowledging the difficulty of these topics, the message warns against the chaos of unlawful relationships and second marriages, asserting that such sins disqualify individuals from certain church roles and bring divine judgment. The sermon calls for strict personal holiness, urging believers to guard their minds against impure influences and to view marriage as a lifelong spiritual commitment rather than a casual union. It concludes by affirming that while grace offers forgiveness, the standard of God's law remains unchanged, requiring believers to pursue purity in both thought and action.

We discuss this picture of the slothful man being like a door turning upon his hinges and the Biblical truth that no Christian ought to be such a person. Also Reference: Hebrews 6:12, Ecclesiastes 10:18, Titus 3:8 https://bbfohio.com

In Matthew 25:1–13, our Lord calls us to watchfulness, readiness, and persevering faith. The parable of the ten virgins reminds us that outward profession is not enough; only those with the oil of true grace will enter the marriage feast of the King. As we hear this word, let us examine our hearts, cling to Christ alone, and live in hopeful expectation of his return, knowing the day and hour are hidden, but the Judge is near.

Singing: Psalm 24: 1, 2, 3 Hymn 8 Psalm 85: 1, 3 Psalm 18: 1 Hymn 52: 1, 5 Hymn 55: 1, 2, 3 Reading: Genesis 2: 18 – 25 Ephesians 5: 22 – 33 1 Thessalonians 4: 1 – 8 Lord's Day 41 Sermon: Our Triune God's grace is evident in holy wedlock 1. The Father preserves marriage after man's fall into sin 2. The Son restores and fulfils marriage in His relationship with the church 3. The Spirit sanctifies marriage towards service

Why should we trust God's wisdom with the decisions of our lives? In Proverbs 8:12–36, Solomon personifies wisdom as a woman presenting her qualifications, revealing why she deserves our attention, trust, and obedience. Wisdom offers prudence, knowledge, sound counsel, understanding, and strength to navigate life's decisions. She teaches us to hate what God hates, seek godly counsel, lead with righteousness, and pursue riches that endure beyond this life. Ultimately, wisdom flows from God's own perfect nature, and Solomon calls us to seek her early, walk in her ways, and recognize the consequences of rejecting her instruction.

What is the Summary of the Law?

This sermon explores Psalm 128 to define the true source of happiness as the fear of the Lord and walking in His ways, distinguishing this abiding contentment from the fleeting joy offered by the world. The text identifies four specific blessings for the godly: fruitful work, a blessed home, a thriving community, and a lasting legacy, while acknowledging that these earthly blessings are often incomplete due to the fall. The central theological argument posits that these temporal blessings are types and shadows pointing to their ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ, who perfectly embodies the blessed life. The preacher encourages believers to find their deepest satisfaction not in the gifts themselves, but in the Giver, trusting that any lack in this life will be repaid a thousandfold in the eternal joy of the marriage supper of the Lamb.

This is a sermon on the 7th commandment "You shall not commit adultery"