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Today, Pastor Jack teaches that God wants us to experience Him, as well as respond to Him. It’s a two-way relationship. When we come to him, we can pray with confidence for our needs, for the needs of others and for those who do not know Christ.

When God is at the center, your marriage draws from a source bigger than moods, mistakes, and seasons. Prayer softens pride, forgiveness shortens arguments, and shared purpose turns daily tasks into teamwork. You learn to outserve each other, to listen before defending, and to choose “us” over winning. And in today's message, Pastor Chris will remind you to return to the Center—worship together, seek wise counsel, and practice gratitude. Anchored in Him, your bond becomes resilient, joyful, and remarkably hard to break.

Learn how to live a life of victory in Christ. When we believe God's word with our heart and confess with our mouth, something supernatural happens! Rabbi Schneider shares how to speak and live victoriously because there is a purpose and call on your life. God has chosen you specifically, uniquely, and individually. 

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Mark Gregston, Wayne Shepherd and Courtney Lafleur discuss how many parents lose their personal identity by becoming overly consumed with their children’s lives. While involvement is vital, Mark emphasizes that parents must maintain balance — nurturing their marriage, friendships and personal interests so their sense of purpose isn’t tied solely to parenting. They remind us that when a parent’s entire focus revolves around their kids, it can create pressure for teens and strain the family dynamic as children get older. Mark encourages moms and dads to pursue hobbies, friendships and “me time” to protect their mental, emotional and relational health.

If your family is struggling, Mark invites you to join him at one of his Families In Crisis Conferences at Heartlight Ministries in Texas. Visit familycrisisretreat.com to learn more and register!

Parenting Today's Teens is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be, visit parentingtodayteens.org. 

A shift in your mindset could strengthen or even transform your marriage! Rhonda Stoppe reminds women about God’s purpose for marriage: that they would get to know God better and offer grace to their husbands.

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We live in a world that never seems to slow down. Deadlines, family demands, and constant notifications all compete for our attention.

But what if God designed rest—not just work—as being essential to our flourishing? Today, we’re talking with Tom Nelson about the Sabbath, why it matters, and how it can transform the way we live and trust God.

Dr. Tom Nelson is the President of Made to Flourish and has served as the Senior Pastor of Christ Community Church, a multi-site congregation across Kansas City, for over 30 years. He is also the author of Why Your Work Matters: How God Uses Our Everyday Vocations to Transform Us, Our Neighbors, and the World.

From the very first pages of Scripture, we see that God’s creation design includes both work and rest. These are not competing ideas but complementary rhythms woven into what it means to bear God’s image. Yet in our culture, it’s easy to emphasize one and neglect the other. We celebrate hard work—and rightly so—but often ignore the equally important gift of rest.

Genesis 2 begins not with human work, but with divine rest. “By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested” (Genesis 2:2). God didn’t rest because He was weary. He rested to delight in His creation and to model for us a rhythm of life that mirrors His own.

Sabbath is a gift. It’s not an obstacle to productivity but an invitation to communion with our Creator. From the Garden of Eden to the Ten Commandments, from Jesus' ministry to the promise of the new creation, the thread of Sabbath runs through the entire story of Scripture.

When we honor that rhythm—six days of labor and one day of holy rest—we experience an echo of Eden and a foretaste of eternity, when we will work and rest in perfect harmony with God.

God designed us for a relationship with Himself and with one another. Sabbath helps us recalibrate those relationships. It reorders our hearts around love, not accomplishment. The Triune God invites us to rest so that our hearts might be re-centered on intimacy with Him rather than on our own achievements.

That’s what Sabbath is really about: not simply stopping our work, but remembering who sustains it. It reminds us that the primary calling of our lives is not to do for God, but to be with God.

For many of us, we may see Sabbath as optional—something good in theory but impossible in practice. However, neglecting rest affects our spiritual formation, our relationships, and even our physical and emotional health.

Sabbath is not a duty; it’s a grace. It’s not legalism; it’s life. Sabbath is God’s way of teaching us to steward not just our resources, but our time. We often speak of stewarding our time, talent, and treasure, yet forget that time itself is one of God’s greatest gifts.

We may think of Sabbath as “rest from work,” but we should really view it as “work from rest.” Our week should flow out of the rest we receive—not the other way around.

Our work matters deeply to God. But like all good things, it can become disordered. When we place our identity, meaning, or security in what we accomplish, work becomes an idol. Sabbath protects us from that

The Bible is filled with promises about the return of Jesus Christ. And while we don’t know exactly when He’ll return, Scripture gives us many clues about what to expect in those final days. Dr. Robert Jeffress describes Jesus’ role as the ultimate Conqueror who will defeat evil once and for all.

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It’s a fact - your children fail. And when they do, how do you respond? Today, Chip uncovers why the Bible says that failure is never final, and that God can teach you to respond to your children exactly the same way He responds to you when you fail. Chip shares how to respond to your child’s failure in a way that strengthens them not to give up, to grow, and to become better able to handle failure in the future.

Introduction: “Five Smooth Stones” - God has been in the business of helping children defeat the “evil giants” in their world for a long time.

1. Teach them to suffer well
2. Teach them to work “Unto the Lord”
3. Teach them to manage their lives wisely
4. Teach them to discern good from evil
5. Teach them to live grace-filled lives

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