Life is under attack on many fronts. It's being attacked in the womb, it's being attacked in the sunset years and even those who don't measure up to other people's standards due to some form of disability are also coming under attack. God is the Author of life. We are told in Psalm 139 that we are "fearfully and wonderfully made." In Jeremiah 1 we see it is God that has formed us. In Proverbs 6 we're told that the LORD hates the "hands that shed innocent blood" yet we are living in a society that has rejected God. The number of babies being killed by abortion including use of the abortion pill is escalating. Children in the womb are being killed due to a disability. At the other end of the spectrum, just recently a man in Canada screamed for help during a botched euthanasia. We live in a very barbaric society with the nod and approval of many in the political arena, the judicial realm, the entertainment industry and increasingly in the religious realm as well. It is an imperative that we must stand for life! Joining us to discuss these issues is Victor Nieves. Victor is President of the Life Issues Institute which was founded in 1991 to serve the educational needs of the pro-life movement. Victor has had a pro-life passion from a young age while working in state House and Senate campaigns in Missouri. He has a degree in Political Science with a dual focus on American government and Constitutional law. More Information: lifeissues.org

The sermon centers on the foundational truth that salvation is solely by God's grace through faith in Christ, not by human works or religious performance. Drawing from Ephesians 2:1–10, it confronts the self-deception of trusting in one's own goodness or religious activity, emphasizing that apart from Christ, all are dead in sin and children of wrath. The preacher underscores that God's grace—rich, unearned, and infinite—alone raises the sinner to life, exalting Christ as the sole basis for eternal hope. True faith, however, is not static but produces visible fruit: a transformed life marked by good works, not as a means of salvation, but as evidence of genuine saving grace. The message challenges every listener to examine their heart, asking whether their reason for heaven rests in Christ alone and whether their life reflects the dignity of being God's workmanship, created for holy living and eternal purpose.

How and what we teach this generation will reflect what happens in the next. The communists know this. Two of their goals involve getting control of the schools and supporting any socialist movement to give centralized control over any part of the culture. These two goals were laid out in our congressional record in 1963. Unfortunately, those goals could be met someday in America because today's students are failing to learn the critical, academic principles of reading, writing, English and arithmetic. As such, they are not equipped to guard what Thomas Jefferson called, "...the sacred deposit of the rights and liberties of their fellow citizens." Joining Jim to discuss this issue was Bonnie Gasper. Bonnie is the chairman of Child Protection League. They educate the public and expose issues that harm children in our schools and our culture. Follow along and you'll hear Bonnie comment on numerous factors that are contributing to our children's learning problems such as: Digital screen reading. Is it just as effective as reading the printed page? What is the state of writing today and what is the correlation between this and reading? What is the "skip it" habit? The slowing of the mind. 10 steps to reclaim the adolescent mind

Alex Newman is an award-winning international freelance journalist, author, researcher, educator and consultant. He is senior editor for The New American. He is Founder & CEO of Liberty Sentinel and a national syndicator of radio and TV programs. News headlines across our nation continue to show themselves as both stunning and disturbing, particularly as it pertains to education. For example, Jim noted these headlines: From Western Journal--"Blue City Accused of Shoving Anti-American, Anti-Jewish Curriculum Down Throats of 200,000 Students." From The Center Square--"Public School Test Scores Continue to Decline Since Pandemic." From The Daily Caller--"Infamous School Board Trains Staff to Fight Terrorist Parents Angry About Trans Bathroom Policy." Such headlines point to the war that's been taking place for decades; a war for the mind of your children and grandchildren. From Karl Marx's 1848 call for free education in public schools to today's UNESCO-driven global agendas, the government school system has been a slow-motion revolution, shaping generations not to serve God or liberty, but to serve the state. You'll want to review this broadcast as Alex not only reviews the historical highlights of this effort, but what's taking place today to not only maintain the status quo, but to supercharge it. For example, Alex commented on the following: How were children educated before the government took over? Who was Robert Owen and what was the "trinity of evil" he wanted to abolish? Horace Mann is often called the founding father of the public school system. While he didn't openly attack the Bible, he did want it out of public schools.

The sermon centers on the sovereign grace of God in salvation, emphasizing Christ as the ultimate substitute who bore humanity's sins and secured eternal redemption through His death and resurrection. Drawing from Scripture, particularly Deuteronomy 6 and Joshua 10, it underscores the necessity of loving God with all one's being, raising children in faith, and trusting in God's faithfulness even amid overwhelming opposition. The preacher highlights the contrast between true righteousness—embodied in Christ, the Son of Righteousness—and the self-righteousness of those who oppose God, illustrated by the kings of Jerusalem who, despite hearing of God's power, hardened their hearts. Through the miraculous intervention at Gibeon, where God stopped the sun to answer prayer and deliver His people, the sermon affirms that no situation is beyond God's power, calling believers to persistent faith, prayer, and evangelistic urgency. Ultimately, the message is one of hope: God remains faithful, capable of revival, and eager to save even the most hardened hearts, inviting all to turn to Christ in repentance and faith.

This sermon draws from 1 Timothy 4:12 and expands on its call to be an example in faith, emphasizing three often-overlooked biblical men—Job, Jonathan, and Joseph—as models of godliness, honor, and obedience. Job exemplifies godly integrity by consistently interceding for his children, not out of fear, but out of reverence for God and awareness of the heart's tendency toward pride and self-reliance. Jonathan, despite a father who sought his life, lived with unwavering honor, ultimately securing a legacy of grace and provision for his son Mephibosheth through his faithful character. Joseph, though silent in much of Scripture, demonstrates profound obedience and grace by trusting God's revelation, protecting Mary's dignity, and faithfully raising Jesus as his earthly "father figure". Together, these individuals illustrate that true leadership is not defined by fame or power, but by consistent, humble faithfulness in godliness, honor, and obedience—qualities every believer, especially fathers and leaders, should embody daily.

The devotion centers on the Holy Spirit's vital role in confirming the believer's identity as a child of God, drawing from Romans 8:16 and Galatians 4:6 to illustrate a divine courtroom scene where the Spirit bears witness with the believer's spirit, silencing doubts raised by sin, law, and Satan. It portrays the believer's internal struggle—pleading for assurance through faith, sanctification, and personal experience—only to find ultimate resolution when the Spirit, in sovereign and sovereignly timed power, delivers a definitive, inward assurance that transcends human reasoning. This testimony is not merely intellectual but experiential, akin to Christ's divine authority over nature, as the Spirit's voice brings peace and certainty to the soul, confirming divine fellowship and enabling genuine worship through the cry of 'Abba, Father.' The work of the Spirit is both sovereign and personal, culminating in a deep, unshakable joy that arises not from self-justification but from the Spirit's direct, divine confirmation.