Thankful Homemaker: A Christian Homemaking Podcast

By Marci Ferrell: Christian Homemaker, Wife, Mother and Grandmother

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A Homemaking Podcast to encourage Christian wives, mothers and homemakers in the role God has called them to.

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Setting Our Minds On Things...

11.21.2023

As we walk through Colossians 3:1-4, we will discuss the importance of setting our minds on things above, walk through what it means to live our lives hidden with Christ in God, and the transformative effect this can have on ...

Thankful Homemaker: A Christian Homemaking Podcast episodes:

11.21.2023 Setting Our Minds On Things Above: Unpacking Colossians 3:1-4 As we walk through Colossians 3:1-4, we will discuss the importance of setting our minds on things above, walk through what it means to live our lives hidden with Christ in God, and the transformative effect this can have on ...
11.03.2023 Christ-Centered Thanksgiving: Simple Planning & Traditions Sharing simple Thanksgiving planning and traditions to keep Christ at the center of your family’s celebration. Head over to ThankfulHomemaker.com for full show notes Thanksgiving Planning Course - Code THANKFUL for 25% off Resources to Help Your Family Celebrate a ...
10.24.2023 The Authority of Jesus (Matthew 7:28-29 - Sermon on the Mount Series) Jesus' words have authority because He is God. Whether it was the original hearers of the Sermon on the Mount or present-day readers of the Bible, we cannot argue or disagree with the teachings in this sermon because they are ...
10.09.2023 A Few of My Favorite Moments from the G3 Conference 2023 My husband and I have been attending the G3 Conference in Atlanta since 2017. I want to share some of my favorite aspects of the conference (with the hope you’ll put it on your list for 2025) and provide some ...
09.12.2023 Build Your House On The Rock (Matthew 7:24-27 - Sermon on the Mount Series) In Matthew 7:24-27, we find a contrast between the wise man who builds his house on the rock and the foolish man who builds his house on the sand. The foundation on which we build our lives is critical when ...
09.06.2023 5 Motivations to Stop Grumbling The sin of grumbling or complaining, whether silently or aloud, is a sin against the Lord. It implies that, at that moment, I am saying Jesus is not enough. Head over to ThankfulHomemaker.com for full show notes The Sin of ...
08.15.2023 Managing Your Home: Simple Tips for Time Management, Cleaning, Laundry, and Organization Whether you’re a new homemaker or a seasoned one, we all desire to find joy in caring for our homes and to do all our work as unto the Lord. Here are some simple encouragements to help you in the ...
06.27.2023 The Danger of Self-Deception (Matthew 7:21-23- Sermon on the Mount Series) Jesus tells us in Matthew 7:21-23 not everyone who calls Him Lord will enter the kingdom of Heaven. How do we know if we are known by Jesus? How do we know if we are self-deceived? Is our profession merely ...
05.23.2023 A Tree and Its Fruit (Matthew 7:15-20 - Sermon on the Mount Series) We must be diligent students of the Word. We cannot be reminded enough that theology matters. Many people fall into following false teachers because they don’t know what God’s Word says. True character will eventually reveal itself. The fruit will ...
05.09.2023 The Influence of Godly Mothers and Grandmothers As a young believer and a young mother, one of the scriptures that had much impact on me was 2 Timothy 1:5:I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother ...
04.29.2023 Embracing Every Moment: Mother’s Day Thoughts (Bitesize) As a mother and grandmother, I appreciate the significance of treasuring every moment spent with family, especially when children are young. Learn to embrace each day as a gift from the Lord, both in the midst of daily chores and ...
04.25.2023 The Narrow Road (Matthew 7:13-14 - Sermon on the Mount Series) Our text today comes in at the beginning of the end of the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus knew many would be listening to his sermon and agreeing with it, praising His words, yet they would never enter into the ...
04.10.2023 Simple Steps to Ministry As We Go About Our Normal Days Sometimes we can get so busy with the everyday details of life and can forget or miss the opportunity to minister to those the Lord has placed in our paths. The hope in today's episode is to get us to ...
03.28.2023 Ask and It Will Be Given (Matthew 7:7-12 - Sermon on the Mount Series) We're to be persistent in prayer. We need it just as much as we need oxygen to breathe. It's the lifeline to those of us in the Kingdom - we are still on earth, and as we pray with such ...
03.15.2023 Threats to Biblical Friendship Our friendships with one another will only have a solid foundation and be able to flourish if they are built on the solid rock of Christ. Full Show Notes: ThankfulHomemaker.com PDF Download for Outline of Threats to Biblical Friendship RESOURCES: ...
03.13.2023 Cultivating Beauty In Our Homes Cultivating a beautiful home takes a lifetime and is worth every moment we take to pour the love of God into our families and the lives of others. Full Show Notes: ThankfulHomemaker.com EP 79: Homemaking Matters: A Good God Working ...
02.14.2023 Judge Not That You Not Be Judged (Matthew 7:1-6 - Sermon on the Mount Series) How do we judge correctly? What does it mean when Jesus tells us not to judge, and why shouldn't we wrongly judge others? There is much covered in our text today in Matthew 7:1-6 to walk through together. When we ...
02.05.2023 Romancing Your Husband Do you find yourself so busy serving your husband that you don't take the time to delight in him? When he enters the room, do you stop and enjoy his presence, and does he know you are thankful to the ...
01.24.2023 10 Things Helping Me To Manage My Days as a Homemaker I am sharing various systems, tools, and routines I've appreciated having available to me as a homemaker and how they help me manage my days. Full Show Notes: ThankfulHomemaker.com G3 National Conference (Use code G3TH for 30% off your registration) ...
01.12.2023 There Is No Need To Worry (Matthew 6:25-34 - Sermon on the Mount Series) When our priorities are wrong, our hearts will be anxious. Jesus reminds us in this passage that we don't need to worry about the necessities of life. We have a Heavenly Father who loves and cares for His children. Our ...
12.20.2022 Fear Not - Luke 2:10 When we come to know Jesus as Lord and Savior - we are now to be people of faith - we are people who are told to Fear Not. Full Show Notes: ThankfulHomemaker.com Resources Mentioned: Choosing a Mary Heart in ...
11.28.2022 Witnessing To Our Family Members When I started writing this podcast, I wanted to title it “How Not to Witness to Family Members.” I believe I have more qualifications in writing about all my failures and missed opportunities to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ ...
11.08.2022 Remembering to Thank God for His Blessings With the season of Thanksgiving upon us, our minds seem to recognize the blessings the Lord has provided for us, and our hearts seem to be more thankful this time of year. But the reality is, this really should be ...
11.01.2022 Where Is Your Treasure? (Matthew 6:19-24 - Sermon on the Mount Series) When the world and its treasures are your desire, you'll find yourself storing earthly treasures. When Jesus is your treasure, you will be devoted to living for His glory and the good of others. HELPFUL LINKS: Head over to ThankfulHomemaker.com ...
10.13.2022 10 Manifestations of Humility Humility is simply thinking rightly of ourselves as we compare ourselves to the Lord. We are going to walk through ten comparisons of when our thinking is prideful versus when we are walking in humility before the Lord. Full Show ...
09.28.2022 Fasting for the Glory of God (Matthew 6:16-18 - Sermon on the Mount Series) Fasting is a way to remind us that everything we truly need is found in Christ and Him alone. Jesus fasted, and He expected that His followers would fast too. The purpose of fasting is too long for the fullness ...
09.07.2022 Love is not Selfish (1 Corinthians 13:5) Love looks to the interests of others and puts others above itself. Christ is our perfect example of what unselfish love should look like. Full Show Notes: ThankfulHomemaker.com Sermon on the Mount Podcast Series RESOURCES: Join Thankful Homemaker for access ...
08.23.2022 A Proper Pattern for Prayer (Matthew 6:5-15 - Sermon on the Mount Series) The Lord's prayer is a pattern for prayer that is beneficial for all those in Christ to use. The first three requests have to do with God's glory, and the last three requests are for our good. Our eyes are ...
08.15.2022 A Walk Through My Simple Cleaning Routine Our home cleaning should not take up most of our day and my hope in today's episode is to help you simplify your daily and weekly cleaning. Full Show Notes: ThankfulHomemaker.com My Favorite Cleaning Products & Tools RESOURCES: Join Thankful ...
07.18.2022 5 Benefits We Have In Christ (Colossians 1:12-14) Being reminded of all the riches we have in Christ is a sweet reminder to give thanks to the Lord in and through all things. Full Show Notes: ThankfulHomemaker.com Open Hearts in a Closed World Conference RESOURCES: Join Thankful Homemaker ...
07.11.2022 Six Thought Patterns of a Christian Mind (Philippians 4:8) The sin in our lives begins in our thoughts—or as the bible calls it, "the heart" (Mark 7:20-23). We don't sin without it first starting in our minds. We're walking through Philippians 4:8 together to see how to replace sinful, ...
05.24.2022 How Should We Give? - Matthew 6:1-4 (Sermon on the Mount Series) When we grasp our relationship with God as our Father and rest securely in His care and love, it will change what we do and why we do it. We will not be looking for the approval of men but ...
04.26.2022 Love Your Enemies - Matthew 5:43-48 (Sermon on the Mount Series) We are to be imitators of Jesus who is God incarnate and we are to reflect his image to a lost and dying world. One way we do that is by loving our enemies HELPFUL LINKS: Head over to ThankfulHomemaker.com ...
03.22.2022 Have We No Rights? - Matthew 5:38-42 (Sermon on the Mount Series) Today, we live in a culture all about self and our rights and self-esteem. Jesus desires those of us in Christ not to be self-focused and not to take offense so quickly that we immediately seek retaliation. Our hope is ...
03.08.2022 Lovingly Giving and Accepting Correction I don't know about you, but I don't always take correction well initially. Usually, I come around, but sometimes it takes me much longer than it should. Pride is such an ugly sin, isn't it?? Full Show Notes: ThankfulHomemaker.com EP ...
01.25.2022 Tell the Truth - Matthew 5:33-37 (Sermon on the Mount Series) Jesus calls us to be people of the truth and people who keep their word. We need to be people whose yes is yes and whose no is no. Matthew 5:33-37: "Again you have heard that it was said to ...
01.11.2022 Cultivating Patience with One Another If someone were to ask your family if you were a patient person, what would their response be? I want to consider myself a patient person, but I'm not sure what my family would say, especially when I'm under stress ...
12.28.2021 Divorce and Remarriage (Matthew 5:31-32 - Sermon on the Mount Series) I know many of our lives have been affected by divorce, and it is a sensitive subject. There is much hurt and pain in many of your lives still by divorce, so my desire isn't to cause you any more ...
12.13.2021 BITESIZE: Dealing with Controversy as a Christian As Christians who live in a world that denies absolute truth, we are going to run into controversy. Controversy is an area we need to learn to deal with in a God-honoring way when there are issues inside and outside ...
11.23.2021 Dealing with Adulterous Hearts (Matthew 5:27-30 - Sermon on the Mount Series) We live in a culture today that is obsessed with sex and sensuality. From tv ads, magazines at grocery store checkouts, perfume ads, images of women in their undergarments in store windows, to the songs on the radio that glamorize ...
11.09.2021 Being Keepers of Our Homes One of the ways we adorn the gospel (as it states in Titus 2:10) or make it beautiful is by the care and keeping of our homes. We have been given the responsibility, as Christian women, to the care and ...
10.26.2021 The Sin of Anger (Matthew 5:21-26 - Sermon on the Mount Series) Are we always mindful as we think of our sinful anger, even though it doesn't lead to physically murdering someone, is committing murder against another person in our heart, and will also be judged by the Lord? One commentator stated: ...
09.21.2021 Jesus, the Law and the Christian (Matthew 5:17-20 - Sermon on the Mount Series) Jesus did not come to do away with the Law—He came to fulfill it. As we continue on in our series on the Sermon on the Mount we will see how Christ fulfills the scriptures and what place the law ...
08.31.2021 Getting Things Done: A Walk Through Ephesians 5:15-16 Do you, as a Christian, plan your days, so you're using your time wisely (Ephesians 5:15-16)? We don't just want to live to get things done or get the most things done; we want to get done what we should ...
08.25.2021 A Walk Through Psalm 1 {Study Guide Included} Psalm 1 stands as an introduction to the rest of the Psalms. It describes two different paths that we frequently see in the Psalms; the way of the righteous and the way of the wicked. We're going to walk through ...
07.07.2021 BITESIZE: God's Blessing Does Not Depend On Our Performance "If God’s favor to us were based on our performance—we’re in trouble because even our best days are flawed with sin. We don’t always have pure motives and really in some way we are always looking out for ourselves.” The ...
05.25.2021 You are the Light of the World (Sermon on the Mount Series - Matthew 5:14-16) When Christians begin living like Christians, it affects the world around them. We are light to a dark world. Jesus is the light of the world (John 8:12), and He is a great light that has come to those dwelling ...
05.08.2021 10 Simple Tips for Beginning Homemakers My hope today is to encourage some of you homemakers who feel overwhelmed when it comes to the care of your home. I'm still a learner even after 35 years and I hope you will always consider yourselves learners. What ...
04.27.2021 The Salt of the Earth (Sermon on the Mount Series - Matthew 5:13) In this next episode of the Sermon on the Mount, we start with two common pictures we're all familiar with from everyday life. No matter your location in the world—you know what salt and light are. We are to be ...
04.12.2021 BITESIZE: Practical Tips to Overcome Self-Pity Self-pity is a selfish tendency that takes our eyes off Christ and puts them on ourselves. We forget “God works all things together for good to those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.” Are we able ...

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