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Prices are up, wages are flat, and a house now takes almost half the family budget. If you're a dad feeling the weight of providing for your family, this one's for you. Kevin Swanson, Danny Craig, and Bill Roach start where every money conversation should start: God is good, and He has never let their families go hungry. From there, they get practical. Spend less than you make. Learn skills, not just a paycheck. Fix the oven yourself. Get creative with housing. Ask a few godly men to look over your budget. And don't cut your giving. Bill tells what happened the six months he stopped tithing. They also share how they were raised, from Kevin's family living on bread crusts on the mission field to Danny's Harvard-educated grandfather who closed his coat with baling twine and died with a million dollars in the bank. #ChristianFathers #FamilyFinances #BiblicalStewardship #DiscipleshipforDads #GenerationsRadio #KevinSwanson

In this episode of The Gospel Way Catechism, we explore Question 12: "What is our responsibility?" Answer: Our responsibility is to represent God by ruling wisely over his good creation, exercising authority in life-giving ways. We are called not to abandon or abuse our authority, but to serve as stewards. Created in God's image, we are called to represent Him by exercising authority with wisdom, humility, and care. But in a world where power is often misused and responsibility is either avoided or abused, what does faithful stewardship look like? This conversation examines the distinction between power and authority, the responsibility we have toward God and others, and the privilege of reflecting His character through the ways we lead, serve, and care for His creation.

This sermon explores the Fifth Commandment through the lens of the Heidelberg Catechism, emphasizing the Christian duty to show honor, love, and faithfulness to parents and governing authorities. It addresses modern cultural resistance to authority by affirming that all leaders are instituted by God, even when they are imperfect or flawed. The teaching distinguishes between obedience and honor, noting that while adult children may no longer need to obey their parents, they must still honor them and listen to their wisdom. The sermon extends this principle to civil government, citing Romans and 1 Peter to argue that submission is required for the Lord's sake, with the sole exception being when authorities command sin. Ultimately, the message calls for patience with the weaknesses of those in power, recognizing that God governs through their hands for His glory and the good of His people.

Anchored in the Word Morning Reflection: Season 5 Episode 215 The Wisdom of Humble Trust: Application Psalm 60:1-12 #morningreflections #providence #humility #trust #wisdom

A Work in Progress, But a Work of God Summary of the Message This message emphasizes the wonderful truth that God is not looking for people who possess all the abilities necessary to accomplish His purposes, but for humble, teachable, surrendered servants who are available to His ability. Through the life of Moses, we discover how God transforms a self-sufficient man into a meek and faithful servant who learns to depend entirely upon the Lord. Moses began with extraordinary advantages, having been educated in all the wisdom of Egypt and described as mighty in words and deeds (Acts 7:22). Yet when he attempted to deliver his people through his own strength, he failed and fled into the wilderness. During the next forty years, God prepared him for a work that could never be accomplished by human ability alone. At the burning bush, Moses learned that the power necessary for deliverance would come from God's presence, not his personal qualifications. God didn't need the bush to fuel His fire, and He didn't need Moses' abilities to accomplish His purposes. Numbers 12:3 describes Moses as exceedingly meek, revealing the kind of servant God had shaped him to become. Psalm 25:8–9 reminds us that the Lord teaches sinners in the way and guides the meek. Isaiah 66:1–2 further reveals that God looks favorably upon those who are poor and contrite in spirit and who tremble at His Word. These truths establish that our greatest usefulness to God comes not from self-confidence but from humble dependence upon Him. The message also highlights the importance of hearing God's Word with the intention of obeying it. Deuteronomy 10:12–13 identifies five responses God requires of His people:

This sermon examines Paul's prayer for the Ephesian church, emphasizing that true theological knowledge and spiritual understanding are gifts of divine wisdom and revelation rather than human achievement. The speaker argues that God's supernatural intervention is necessary for salvation, highlighting the resurrection of Christ as the ultimate demonstration of His power over death and all earthly authorities. A strong critique of modern 'easy believism' and the loss of personal love for Jesus in contemporary churches is presented, urging believers to rely on God's grace for transformation and endurance. The text concludes by affirming Christ's supreme exaltation above all principalities and His role as the head of the church, calling for a renewed devotion to His person and work.

After the sweeping results of the 2026 midterms, including major shifts in Congress and key Texas offices, host Josh Philpot asks Pastor Richard Caldwell whether Christians should be worried about America and how to view these changes from a biblical worldview. Pastor Caldwell says it is right to be concerned, yet reminds believers that God is sovereign over everything, this world is not our home, and politics never changes our calling to serve Christ. Drawing from Haggai 2, he warns that we must not use God's sovereignty to excuse inactivity, mentioning an unverified statistic that only 17 to 18 percent of evangelicals voted and explaining that while Christians recognize private failures in candidates, we must prioritize the common grace restraint of moral sanity in public policy over platforms that promote moral insanity. Pointing to Proverbs 21:1 and 1 Timothy 2, along with the call in Romans 13 to be submissive and peaceful citizens, Pastor Caldwell urges believers to pray for the salvation and wisdom of those in authority, including a newly elected Texas senator who claims to be a Christian while holding unbiblical views on gender, abortion, and God Himself. Finally, while agreeing that a 50-50 electorate where anti-Christian platforms thrive reflects God giving the nation over to sin as in Romans 1, Josh Philpot and Pastor Caldwell reflect on Jeremiah 9 and God's eternal purpose in Christ across America's brief 250-year history, concluding that we cannot vote our way out of a spiritual problem and must pursue prayer, evangelism, and faithful daily obedience with our hope placed in Christ rather than politics.

This message, based on Isaiah 36-37, focuses on the spiritual battle believers face against Satan's lies and intimidation, using the Assyrian king Sennacherib and his spokesman Rabshakeh as a picture of how the devil attacks God's people. The preacher describes Satan's tactics as a form of "information warfare," seeking to undermine faith by exalting human wisdom, questioning God's Word, attacking trust in God, promoting compromise, accusing the righteous, and blaspheming the Lord. In contrast, Hezekiah's response provides a model for believers: refusing to engage the enemy on his terms, humbling himself before God, seeking the Lord in prayer, listening to God's Word, courageously trusting God's promises, and bringing every burden directly before God. The sermon emphasizes that victory over the devil does not come through human arguments or strength but through complete dependence on God. Just as God miraculously defeated the Assyrian army and fulfilled His promises to Hezekiah, believers today can overcome spiritual attacks by trusting God's Word, praying fervently, walking in humility, and allowing God to fight their battles. The central lesson is that the best way to "talk back to the devil" is not with our own words, but through faith-filled dependence on the Lord, who is infinitely greater than any attack of the enemy.

Paul addresses the Corinthians questions about the Lord's Supper and how the Spirit, unlike the idols they formerly worshipped, speaks. The Lord's Supper was introduced by Jesus at the Passover just before His crucifixion. The Corinthian church was primarily made up by gentiles who did not celebrate Passover and had little knowledge of the Hebrew celebration of the Exodus. In this session we look not only at the instruction Paul gave in his letter but also the history of Communion over the ages. This leads to a discussion about how the Spirit (unlike their former "dumb" idols) speaks, as well as the importance of understanding what He speaks is chronicled in the written Word of wisdom and knowledge.

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