Families of Faith Saturday's Podcast

Conviction is not a word most of us like to hear. It certainly isn't something we enjoy experiencing. Usually it's because we are doing something we know we aren't supposed to be doing - or - not doing something we know we should. What are you being convicted of today? What sin is God telling you to stop doing? What work is He telling you to start? When you are being convicted, you don't have any choice in the matter. Conviction is where lost people meet Jesus and the redeemed get right. Pastor Kenton Ayers encourages us tonight to embrace the conviction God has given you, make a commitment, and step up. You have no idea what God can do in you and through you if only will do what He has called you too.

Have you ever wanted something your neighbor or friend had so much that you became angry with them or resentful of them? That selfish desire is covetousness. Few people realize how that sinful desire hurts them and those around them. The Apostle Paul tells us in the book of Philippians that he had learned to be content in God's grace whether he had little or he had much. Pastor Kenton Ayers encourages us tonight to follow Paul's example. Give that selfish desire over to God and find contentment in His love and grace.

Rocky marriages, financial woes, trouble with the children, sickness... It seems that life is full of storms. Even if your are not in the midst of a storm, chances are good that there will be one on the horizon before to long. The good news is - we don't have to face those storms alone. There is hope that the sun will be shine again if Jesus is there with you. Listen as Pastor Kenton Ayers explains that with Jesus, we don't have to be afraid of the storms. If you have not excepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior yet, he is walking alongside you waiting for you to invite Him in. Won't you do that today?

It was said that Joseph Stalin on his death bed suddenly sat up and lifted his fist to heaven in one last act of rebellion before slipping into eternity. How many of us live our lives in rebellion against a Holy and Loving God. Pastor Kenton Ayers teaches us tonight that in spite of our rebellion God longs to redeem us. We are the offenders worthy of punishment yet He wants to forgive us if only we will ask.

Don't you find that there are a lot of twists and turns in life? Everything can be moving along just fine and then - BANG, a left hand turn out of no where! Our walk with God can be that way some times. Instead of a straight path, we end up meandering. Tonight, Pastor Kenton Ayers gives us some tips to help us stay the course and to help us stay true to the path God has prepared for us.

Don't you find that there are a lot of twists and turns in life? Everything can be moving along just fine and then - BANG, a left hand turn out of no where! Our walk with God can be that way some times. Instead of a straight path, we end up meandering. Tonight, Pastor Kenton Ayers gives us some tips to help us stay the course and to help us stay true to the path God has prepared for us.

Tis the night before Christmas and our prayer for you tonight is that you will remember the Christ of Christmas. In Matthew 27:22, Pilate asked "what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?" There is no more important question. What are you going to do with Christ. Will you invite this Christmas Child into your heart tonight? Pastor Randy Blan talks to us today about 3 different responses of people who came in contact with the Christ child. Which response most closely resembles your response to Him?

Be honest... In an attempt to save a few pennies, have you ever reused an old coffee filter? If you have tried it, you most likely ended up with a hot cup of disappointment. As Christians, we tend to view the the world and our lives through the same filter we used before we gave our lives to Christ and accepted His saving grace. We use the same filter filled with the garbage left from our youthful mistakes, bad relationships, and wrong teaching. It's time to change out those old filters and replace them with with the pure and undefiled filter of Jesus. Listen as Pastor Kenton helps understand that to finish the work, we need to change our filters.

Are you doing what you believe? What are you supposed to be doing that you are not? Are you willing to do what God has commanded and except the outcome whatever it may be? Pastor Kenton Ayers teaches us tonight to finish the work, you have to do what we believe. If all Christians lived the way we believe, the world would be a wholly other place.