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In this episode, our host Kyia Mochitani celebrates six months of marriage! She reflects on how being a wife has been different than she expected, in the most refining and meaningful ways. Drawing inspiration from The Excellent Wife, Kyia talks about the shift from expectation to growth, the daily choice of love, and how marriage shapes character, faith, and selflessness in real life.The Book I refer to is The Excellent Wife - A Biblical Perspective (Expanded Edition) by Martha Peace
Opening Prayer I’m excited to talk about family worship. It’s a topic that I hope will either encourage you, refresh your zeal, or introduce to you as a new practice that will bless those in your household. Let’s pray. God, we thank you so much for this morning. We thank you for this opportunity to look at your word and consider what is profitable, what is useful, consider the means of grace that will enable us to grow and be sanctified and be more pleasing to you. God, please help us to do that. I pray that this would be an encouragement to everyone who’s here. And I ask all these things in Jesus’ name. Amen. The Chair I Broke In the past, I did air conditioning for about seven years, and I remember one of the most embarrassing, pit-in-my-stomach moments I have ever had. I was 21 years old, and I was doing an air conditioning tuneup at a customer’s house. Part of my check was to go to every vent in the house and check airflow and temperature, and everything was going really well until I got to one vent that had a chair underneath it. Because the chair was there, I couldn’t reach the vent, and so I did what any sensible person would do. I stepped up onto the chair, and after a couple seconds, I hear creak, snap. I look at the chair. The chair is broken. I noticed for the first time in that moment that chair looks kind of old. The homeowner comes running in. She looks at me on the ground, looks at the chair, and she says, “Mima’s chair.” Just getting worse and worse by the second. It was an heirloom. It was a family heirloom, and I snapped it so that I could be extra thorough on my air conditioning tuneup for $69. She starts crying. I call my manager, and he comes out and promises her we’re going to make it right. They ended up finding an antique craftsman to repair it, and she was happy. I don’t know how much that repair bill cost, but I was expecting to be fired. My manager graciously looked at me afterwards and said, “Did you learn your lesson?” I said, “Yes, sir.” And that was it. I never heard about it again. From then on I used a ladder every time I checked registers. I never stepped on a customer’s chair again. I learned to use the right tool for the job. In fact, I had the right tool available to me the whole time in my vehicle, and I just didn’t pull it out and use it. Think of a typical household—dad, mom, kids—and we will address other situations later. Dad has a responsibility to shepherd and lead his wife. He and his wife together have a responsibility to bring up the children. Those are no tasks for the faint of heart. They’re sweet tasks, but they aren’t easy. You need to use the right tools. This morning, I want to present family worship as an essential tool in those endeavors. Today, I’ll demonstrate three stimulating considerations of family worship. A Husband’s Pursuit of His Wife’s Sanctification We’ll start by looking at Ephesians 5. Go ahead and turn to Ephesians 5:25–27. “Husbands, love your wives just as Christ also loved the church and gave himself up for her, so that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present to himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she would be holy and blameless.” I’m not going to do a complete exegesis of this passage or the surrounding passages, but I want to highlight some things that will serve our purpose well. I want to talk about the husband’s need to pursue his wife’s sanctification. The text says that husbands are to love their wives just as Christ loved the church. Notice these characteristics of Christ’s love. It was utterly sacrificial. He gave himself up for her. Christ put the good of the church ahead of his own well-being. He didn’t avoid the things that demanded effort or discomfort or even pain. Those of you who know the gospel understand that Christ went to the cross and bore the wrath of God as a sin offering on behalf of everyone who would ever believe in him, so that though sinful and guilty, they can be declared righteous, innocent, and adopted into God’s household. So husbands, as you look to lead your wives, sacrificial love is the modus operandi for your leadership. But look at the purpose stated here for Christ’s sacrificial love. What was he aiming at? So that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word. Christ was aiming at the sanctification of the church. This is positional sanctification. Christian, when you believed the word of God and the gospel, Christ set you apart as his own forever. You have been sanctified. This positional sanctification came through the means of sacrificial love on the cross. So because of what Christ did, every believer is justified. Every believer is declared to be righteous and free from sin. And every believer still alive needs continual repentance, confession of sin, and pursuing holiness. We don’t yet experience the fullness of our purification, sanctification in the gospel, and we won’t in this life. But we must be ever striving for greater purity of heart, greater holiness. This is called our progressive sanctification. So husbands, Christ provided the salvation and positional sanctification of all God’s people at the cross so that the church would be presented to himself in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle, holy and blameless. It’s an incredible reality, and it’s one that none of us husbands play a part in. We are beneficiaries of this work. But every believer must partner with Christ, with the Spirit, in the aim to see that they and those around them are growing in godliness. And especially in this context, the husband to his wife. This is part of your duty. Certainly not all of your duty to your wife, men, but it’s an important part, and it’s the element that we’re going to focus on today. It is your responsibility to conspire for your wife’s sanctification. Bringing Children Up in the Discipline and Instruction of the Lord Second stimulating consideration of family worship is to bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Look just down a few verses at Ephesians 6:4. “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.” We didn’t look at the whole context for either of these passages. But if you scan the section, you will see submissional relationships: wives submitting to husbands, children submitting to parents, slaves submitting to masters. In all three of those relationships, the one in authority owes something to those who submit to them. A wife must submit to and honor her husband. Good. But a husband must love and care for his wife. It’s easy for us to see the ugliness of a man who doesn’t love his wife, but always asserts his own authority and demands his honor. It’s dishonorable. In the same way, parents must recognize we hold that same attitude when we demand obedience of our children according to verses 1 through 3 in this passage, but neglect the ministry and care of verse 4. If you’re a parent, hope to become a parent, if you’re a grandparent, or if you just know someone who’s a parent, this passage needs to be in your repertoire. Notice in verse 4 who Paul commands. This command is addressed to fathers. Paul knows the word for parents. He uses it in verse 1. But specifically he gives these commands to fathers. This doesn’t deny or neglect the role of mom in the home, but it does say dad is the leader, and dad is ultimately responsible for the way these things play out. Mom’s influence is significant. She is a fundamental, essential help, laboring alongside her husband and with all of his trust in these things. Five Ways Parents Provoke Their Children The first command here in this passage is do not provoke your children to anger. In the context when Paul writes this, in the ancient world fathers were viewed to have an authority that far exceeds what we view a father’s authority to be today, to the point of the father having the right to put family members to death on a whim. There’s no legal check to his power. God’s view of fatherhood is so far from that one. It is so far from domineering control. Paul’s first desire for fathers and parents in the church is that the children would not be provoked to anger. To provoke your child doesn’t mean that you always make decisions they would approve of. It doesn’t mean that you become child-centered in your thinking. This is what it means to provoke your child: it’s a continual, repeated pattern of treatment that builds up until it boils over in anger, frustration, resentment, bitterness. It’s a tragic picture, a child who’s embittered against their parents, who are actually the primary source of God’s wisdom and care and love. One commentator notes how a child is like a flower that closes off to storm clouds but opens up utterly unfurled to the light and warmth of the sun. Parents hold great influence over their children. They can cause their children to shut down and shut out in anger, and likewise they have the greatest influence in watching their children bloom to full flower. So parents must take care not to provoke. There are some great lists in different resources of ways that parents often provoke their children. Here are some from the book The Faithful Parent by Stuart Scott and Martha Peace. A proud parent won’t be able to admit that they are wrong, and they will demand that their children quickly admit when they have done something wrong. A proud parent will be quick to shame their child publicly. There’s a despairing parent who’s always glass-half-empty, always recounting regrets and failures in parenting. Not only will they struggle to be an encouragement to the child, but they will be motivated by fear and are often therefore unpredictable. Rules and standards might change from one day to the next depending on what mom and dad happen to be worried about that day. The controlling parent micromanages with a harsh, overbearing tone. Their presence is more like thundering storms than sunny skies. They lack kindness. They often use anger and a raised voice as a manipulation tactic to get obedience. A child who lives under this kind of parenting will often be left wondering, are mom and dad in a good mood today? Are they in a bad mood? The child-centered parent will stumble their kids. And you might think, how could that be? They give the child what the child wants. Shouldn’t that child be happy? They let the child decide what to eat for dinner, where to go to church, when to go to bed, all the things that a child typically lacks the wisdom to think through and make judgments on. This could be due to laziness, just to avoid difficult problems that take effort to work through. Sometimes it could be wrongly thinking that this is how you express love to a child: you center your home around them. What happens is that the child ends up making foolish decisions and has to suffer consequences that the parents could have easily spared them from. At some point the child has to leave the house and find out that the world doesn’t actually revolve around them like their parents modeled. These are just a few of the ways that provoking your child to anger can happen. But this is the task of parents, to ensure that the normal patterns, the normal behaviors, the parents’ attitudes, aren’t marked by these things and aren’t leading to provoked children. Discipline and Instruction — Paideia and Noutheteo Then we get to the positive command: bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. This is what you’re supposed to do. This is an arduous task, but it’s one that is motivated by love for the child. This word bring them up is the same word in chapter 5:29 when it says no one ever hated his own flesh but nourishes and cherishes it. Husbands are to nourish their wives. Same thing here. Everything that the child needs to be nourished, healthy, strong, is to be provided for by the parents. So to say that a parent should work hard to provide food and clothing and a home to live in is certainly true. But here Paul’s using this term to describe the nurturing of the soul. Notice they’re to bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Those are the means that the parent has at their disposal. Let’s talk about discipline first. Discipline is a word that often gets tagged onto corporal discipline, the rod. That’s a part of it, but it’s much more. This word for discipline is training. It’s the word paideia, which is familiar if you’re in the classical school movement. It’s the comprehensive training, the whole-life training that takes a child from needing to be guided in everything to being a mature adult. It’s formative. It’s instructive. While it doesn’t really refer to vocational training, it does refer to these three things all intertwined: education, academics, but especially moral and religious training is the emphasis. Successful paideia turns a child into a thoughtful, virtuous, faithful adult. Of course, only God can make outcomes certain, but that’s what we pray for. That’s what we’re laboring toward. This word instruction is verbal teaching. It often has the element of warning. It’s in the same word family as noutheteo. It’s a word group that has been rightly highlighted by biblical counseling movements. It’s instruction with warning of the consequences if you go against that instruction. So both of these words, discipline and instruction, are to be in the Lord. So as parents train, educate, instruct, it is as though the Lord were standing behind all of their instruction. It is as though the parents are the tools in the hand of God for the training of the children. So parents have the important responsibility to ensure that all the discipling, educating, training is done with the Lord’s pleasure in mind. Parents Are Ultimately Responsible Here are some implications. God cares about how your children learn. He cares about what they learn. If history is learning what man has done rather than what God has done in the world through man, you’re doing it wrong. If our children learn science as leading to anything else but Psalm 19, the heavens declare the glory of God, it’s not how it was meant to be done. If they’re learning Bible, scripture, theology, from a source that softens God’s holiness, downplays sin, downplays that Christ is the only rescue from sin, downplays the infallibility of scripture, obviously those things are no good. So God cares about the training of children, and parents are the ones ultimately responsible to see that the child’s life training is in line with God’s desire. Of course it’s okay to contract things out. It’s okay, and often beneficial, to get help. But because parents are ultimately responsible, they need to know what’s going on. They need to be involved on some level. I was talking recently to a father whose family has done homeschooling, Christian schooling, public charter schooling. His experience with the Christian school was that they needed to be on top of whatever the school was teaching. They ultimately found out that this Christian school was soft-pedaling parts of scripture that the world finds tough to swallow. He also explained to me as they got older and went into charter schools, he would go one by one through each of his children and ask, “Okay, first period, what did the teacher say? What did you learn? Okay, what about this? All right, second period.” It’s a lot of work, but he was involved. I can testify as a homeschooling dad that no curriculum is perfect, and I have found problematic things taught in the most unsuspected places. I highlight all that to say the method—whether you do public, charter, private, Christian, homeschool—that’s not the most important thing. It does need to be thought through. But what is important is that in all facets of the child’s education, training, and discipling, parents must be personally involved. You may not be the one to teach your kids science, but you need to teach them a biblical worldview, how to think about those things. You might not be the one to teach them history, but they must learn from you that God is sovereign over everything that happens on this globe, past, present, and future. They might have a Bible class. They might go to NGM, but you parents are responsible for the discipleship of your children. What you cannot under any circumstances do is hand over the education, training, and discipleship of your children to the public school, Christian school, homeschool curriculum. It’s the parents’ task. Sometimes in our culture, there’s the stereotype that dad goes to work and that’s his domain. Mom is the one who’s primarily in tune with educational decisions and training of the child. Dad has his area of expertise and mom has hers, and they keep it pretty separate. Dads, you must be involved in the training of your children. According to this passage, even if the involvement is mediated through a wife’s more direct involvement, that’s okay. But you must be engaged in taking these things into account. Family Worship as the Right Tool So a husband must pursue his wife’s sanctification. A father must provide discipleship and biblical worldview to his kids. And here’s the punchline: there may be no tool in your tool belt as useful as family worship in those things. It’s useful because its intended purpose is to lean into those kinds of things. It’s useful because you can talk to and instruct your whole household at one time. Everyone’s together. Everyone’s engaged. And it’s useful because it is a regular, planned, scheduled time for your family to be in God’s word. I would say it’s useful enough that I think it ought to be considered essential. Now, you might be thinking, how can you say that? There is no verse in my Bible that says, “Thou shalt practice family worship.” It’s true. I have no command from the Lord. We do have examples in scripture. I won’t turn to each one, but feel free to jot these down. Genesis 18:19 says that God chose Abraham. And part of the reason he chose Abraham was for the purpose of Abraham commanding his children to keep the way of Yahweh. Abraham had the responsibility to instruct his children in the ways of Yahweh. Joshua set the expectation of serving Yahweh in Joshua 24:15 when he said, “As for me, in my house, we will serve the Lord.” Timothy was taught the scriptures from childhood, presumably by his mother and grandmother. It says in 2 Timothy 3:15 and it also says there in that context that the scriptures are able to make you wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. I am so encouraged by that. I can’t save my kids. Only God can do that. But what I can do is I can pray for them every day while my heart still beats. I can bring this word that is able to make them wise unto salvation to them every single day as long as I have breath. So there’s no direct command. It’s kind of like reading your Bible every day. There’s no direct command. If you miss a day, I wouldn’t say you’re in sin. But it’s so in line with other commands and teachings in the scriptures that if someone said, “I absolutely refuse to read my Bible daily. I’m not going to do it,” okay, can I ask you about that? What’s going on in your heart, brother? Why are you saying that? It’s no command to lead your family in family worship, but it is so in line with the passages that we’ve looked at and others that if someone refused it, I’d have some questions. Again, family worship is a regular, consistent opportunity for a husband to nourish his wife and for a dad to have hands-on influence in bringing his children up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. It’s by no means the only tool in your toolbox, but it should be one you use regularly. I want to be sensitive. There’s probably people here who have adult children, and you can look back and recognize, I didn’t do that. I didn’t do anything like that. I don’t want you to despair. I don’t want you to take undue blame without trusting the sovereignty of God. I don’t want you to wallow in guilt and regret. God is in control. God gave you your children. He knew who you were when he did. Trust him and start now or soon. It’s never too late. Methods of Family Worship All right, I want to move on to the methods of family worship. These will be practical helps and ideas, and there is no single right way to do family worship. You don’t have to take these as law, but they might be helpful things to consider. The Who of Family Worship First, the who of family worship. In general, everyone in the household should be expected at family worship. Sometimes family worship is viewed as primarily for the children’s benefit, and so only one parent needs to be there. I don’t think that’s the right way to look at it. The husband should view this as an opportunity to serve his wife as well and not only the children. Whoever is leading family worship should view it as an opportunity for his own heart to come to God’s word and worship. So it’s not just for the children. Something to be said here too for empty nesters who no longer have children in the home. That doesn’t mean family worship loses its benefit or its help to your household rhythm. But in general, everyone in the household should be present, including believing and unbelieving children. They all need to hear God’s word. And there can be caveats here. If an unbelieving grandparent moves in to be cared for and doesn’t want to be a part of family worship, I can understand where there would be situations where not everyone will be there, and you’ll have to think that through case by case. But so far we have primarily been addressing a typical household of parents and children. I understand that’s not the case for everyone. This would be a wonderful practice for roommates, especially if you’re both believers, a sweet opportunity to encourage each other in God’s word and to pray for one another. If you’re a child in a believing home that doesn’t practice family worship, you can ask your parents. See if they’d be willing to do this. Ask them if you can read the Bible to them at some point in the day. Ask if you can have a regular time to pray as a family. I know that it’s also the case for some that dad is unable to lead family worship. If dad is unable to lead family worship, either because he’s an unbeliever or because he’s not present, mom or anyone else who’s appropriate can and should step in to lead the family in worship together. I’ve even read about a situation where siblings were orphaned and the oldest brother took it upon himself to lead his family in family worship. If dad is present and he is a believer, I think he should lean into this. But wherever that can’t happen, whoever is able should feel the freedom to serve their household in this way. Note to grandparents, want to highlight you for a moment. You have a wonderful opportunity. Your grandkids hear all the time about how they must obey God’s word, seek wisdom, honor their parents. It would go a long way for them to hear it from you too. Or maybe your grandkids don’t hear any of those things, and you might be one of the few opportunities for them to hear God’s word, hear the gospel, take those things in. I can say from personal experience it is sweet to hear kids, parents, and grandparents all singing, praying, reading God’s word together. It’s memorable. It’s impactful. One more thing to consider, not a rule, but an additional ministry as part of your family worship: when you have visitors or you’re hosting somebody who’s not normally in your home, I have found it sweet to include them in family worship, even if you do something a little shorter so you still have time for fellowship. I have been encouraged by other families doing that for us. That is how we were first introduced to family worship when we came to this church. Someone welcomed us into their home and included me and my family in with what they were doing. The What — Word, Prayer, and Singing Now we’re going to move on to the what. What does family worship entail? I’ll give you three things up front. I would suggest that three core elements of family worship are God’s word, prayer, and singing. Remember this will look different in every household. These should be bent to whatever is useful for your household. First, God’s word. You should read it. This is the heartbeat of family worship. You get in God’s word, talk about it, and respond to it as a family. Some families just start in Genesis 1 and keep going. Others do New Testament in the morning, Old Testament in the evening. Some families with young children have found it profitable to take short breaks in reading the Bible in order to read an accurate Bible storybook for a little while. Some aim for one chapter at a time, others do shorter. Whatever works for your family, I would encourage you to do. But have a plan with the aim of eventually bringing your family to the whole counsel of God. One of the things that I’ve seen done that seems to be helpful is popcorn reading. One person reads a few verses and then popcorns to the next person. They read a few verses, and so on. It helps to keep everyone engaged. If you have younger children, it’s a great practice for reading out loud. One really helpful resource that I want to commend to you is the family devotional guide produced by Generations of Grace. It’s the curriculum that we use here in our NGM ministry. There’s five days of readings. It gives a passage to read, then some scripted commentary with discussion questions at the end. And to top it off, the five weekly lessons culminate with whatever the kids are going to hear that coming Sunday in NGM. It’s just a wonderful resource. There are others that can be used profitably. This is also a wonderful time for Bible memory, to make that a habit in your home. The second element of family worship should be prayer. Pray before you read the Bible to remind yourself of who you are worshiping. You are coming to God. Let your prayer help to bring sobriety if that’s needed, to settle everyone in, and remind them that we don’t want to be thoughtless. Neither should it be dull or super serious, but you don’t want to be unthinking. Then pray at the end. Help your family obey or respond to what you read about. What you’re actually doing here is modeling for those in your household what their own personal Bible reading and prayer could look like. You come to God reverently. You respond humbly. If there are cares, you cast them upon God, and everyone in the household gets to watch as God cares for you. You can also use that time to lead your family to think about others as more important than themselves. You can ask each person who’s someone in need they would like to pray for. Maybe help them think of people they know who have needs. Lastly, you sing. You sing together. One, maybe two songs is good. You might be worried that you can’t sing, can’t play an instrument. It’s fine. Hopefully, you have someone who can carry a tune in your household, but if not, you could practice. Why sing together? It prepares your heart to read God’s word. It glorifies God. Your whole family gets to participate in the ministry together. That’s another reason, thinking of Colossians 3:16, which says: “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly with all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with gratefulness in your hearts to God.” When you sing together, you all get to encourage one another with the truth as you sing. One implication of that is you should sing loud enough to be heard. You also get to teach lyrics. I was talking with someone this morning about how lyrics aren’t quickly forgotten. You can teach them the songs that are sung at church so that they can participate well on Sundays. But whatever songs you sing in your household, let them be doctrinally sound. Let them be rich, because you may be choosing the songs that will be stuck in their head for the rest of their life. Don’t you remember songs from when you were a child? Lyrics that haven’t gone away and probably won’t anytime soon. It’s a sweet opportunity. The When and Where Next, the when. First, you should aim for daily family worship. I recognize that’s not always possible. Small group nights, Sunday evenings, those things might be difficult, but consistency is important. It would be far more fruitful to do 10 minutes every day than 4 hours every Saturday. People in your home have other commitments, sports, other events in the evening. You should try to find a regular time where you can include as many people as possible on a regular basis. If you have to change things, change them. You’re not locked in. But strive not to let good things block out something that could be really important, really useful, really sweet for your family. Guard that time. Many people, if you go read a book on family worship, recommend morning and evening. I’ve heard of some families where everyone can be home on a lunch break, so they do family worship at lunch and in the evening. But if doing family worship twice a day sounds daunting, don’t worry. Just do it once and praise God for it. Gathering your family together once a day, every day, to come before the throne of grace, to ask for God’s help, to look at his word, will have profound impact on your family. One benefit to worshiping together twice a day is that you can have one instance focused on reading through the whole Bible systematically and another that maybe focuses on particular needs or on particular parts of your Bible, like the book of Proverbs, for instance. The where of family worship: it could be anywhere, the couch, the dinner table, the bedroom after everyone’s gotten ready for bed and about to retire for the night. Wherever you do it, try to have it somewhere that’s not distracting. Try to have everyone’s Bibles or song lyrics all ready to go in that place. We’ve adjusted in our house the time and location throughout the years according to the needs of the home and age of the kids. If you were to join us once and come back two months later, it’d probably be different. The How — Be Brief, Simple, and Serious Finally, the how. I’m going to give some notes on how you do family worship. First, be brief. If you’re leading family worship, you aren’t preaching a 1-hour sermon. Shorter is better. Take note of your household’s attention span. Be simple. Your goal is to be understood, from your prayers to whatever remarks you make. Don’t shoot above the level of your household’s ability to understand. Let it be profitable for them. When I first started, I really wanted to sound like one of my favorite preachers I liked listening to on YouTube. It just wasn’t helpful. Kids are like, “Dad, why are you yelling at me?” But you want to be understood. Asking questions helps maintain engagement and helps ensure everyone is understanding. If you’re listening to this and you feel as though, I don’t think I could lead family worship. I don’t feel equipped to do that. Again, there are various guides and Bible handbooks like the MacArthur Bible Handbook or a commentary that will help make a passage’s meaning clear. Feel free to ask around, see if people have used something that they like and that’s benefited them here in the church. But you need to know you don’t need to say anything eloquent or grand. You’re not preaching a sermon. It can be as simple as, “Wow, do you see how God judges lying? We shouldn’t lie. We should tell the truth, huh?” Yeah, we should. It really can be that simple. Can you believe God’s power? Can you believe what he did? Read it. Isn’t it amazing? Yes, it is. You be impacted. You be affected by the scripture and the sentiment that God is working in you as you strive to understand it. Share that. That sometimes requires the one who’s leading family worship to be the most prepared. Maybe go read the passage ahead of time. You might look at a resource or guide so that you can think of words to share with your family. But sometimes we make it seem a lot bigger and more grand and have these very lofty expectations, and it just doesn’t need to be that. It can be so simple. Next, be serious. I say that especially with households with children, with children who love to joke around, be silly. It’s not a time for excessive joking and frivolity. Train your children to sit down, to listen. It takes time, but it’s a really important skill. You’ll be glad when they learn it. But also, don’t be so solemn. Don’t be boring, that it’s just dull. Don’t read the passage in such a way that it makes the Bible seem boring. The Bible is not boring. Inherently, it is not boring. And if we think it’s boring or someone else thinks it’s boring or we make it seem boring, it’s actually because we’re boring. Read it with some life. And don’t be theatrical either. I want to give a note to children who are in here. Children, if you are in a home that practices family worship, come every day with fear of God, honor for your parents, ready to listen, and be very thankful that you are in a home that worships together regularly. Eight Rewards of Family Worship All right, we’ve covered the who, what, when, where, and how. And you’re thinking, where’s the why? The why is number three on the outline, the rewards of family worship. I’m going to name eight rewards of family worship. 1. You get to evangelize the unbelievers in your home on a regular basis. 2. You get to ensure that everyone in your home reads or hears God’s word daily. Even if they’re struggling to maintain their own Bible reading plan, you make sure God’s word is in their minds. 3. It helps to maintain household harmony. It’s hard to meet with God and maintain your bitterness for someone sitting next to you at the same time. Those aren’t congruous, parents. 4. It aids in your raising and discipling, your bringing up of your kids. You get daily time set out to instruct and shepherd them. And it’s outside the moments of conflict or discipline. So helpful. 5. Everyone in your family gets to practice the normal patterns of worship that happen in the church. 6. You prepare everyone in your family to understand and participate well on the Lord’s day. 7. You also get a front-row seat, parents, into how your children are processing and thinking about what they’re reading, what they’re learning in scripture. You get a front-row seat to how they are applying it or not applying it. It’s helpful information. You also get to model good hermeneutics. That’s a word that just means, how do we read and understand the Bible? You get to model that. 8. It provides a regular time for parents to pass on their own faith to their children. It’s great for children to hear and learn from a pastor or an NGM teacher. We need help. Not downplaying that. But it is also important. It is meaningful when children get to be discipled by their own parents. It’s a spiritual inheritance. John G. Patton’s Testimony With that last one in mind, I want to read to you a quote from John G. Patton. He recounts his common experience of family worship in his home that his dad led, and how that set the course for the rest of his life, ultimately going into the mission field. “How much my father’s prayers at this time impressed me, I can never explain, nor could any stranger understand. When on his knees and all of us kneeling around him in family worship, he poured out his whole soul with tears for the conversion of the heathen world to the service of Jesus, and for every personal and domestic need. We all felt as if in the presence of the living Savior and learned to know and love him as our divine friend. As we rose from our knees, I used to look at the light on my father’s face and wish I were like him in spirit, hoping that in answer to his prayers, I might be privileged and prepared to carry the blessed gospel to some portion of the heathen world.” John Patton never forgot those moments. They were so impactful in his heart. I commend this practice to you so heartily. Closing Prayer Let’s pray. God, we thank you so much for this opportunity. Again, we thank you for getting to consider your word, getting to consider the duties of husbands and parents. We thank you for the opportunity to look at this wonderful means of grace in the life of a household and to look at it from different angles and different sides. God, I pray for all of us that you would invigorate in us the desire to influence those in our household. Strengthen that, and specifically to influence them for godliness. That you would strengthen our love so that we might be willing to work, to understand, to labor, so that we can pursue the good of those we live with. God, we thank you so much for your sovereignty. God, we come to you humbly knowing that we cannot save anyone in our household. We cannot make that happen. But no one is too far that they cannot be saved if you determine to save them. God, we thank you that there’s always hope. Praying for those in our family who do not know you or have rejected you. God, would you save them? Would you save our families and our children? And would you motivate us to be means? Would you motivate us to share and preach the gospel? And I thank you for getting to talk about this practice as a tool to do just that. Please bless the rest of our Lord’s day. I ask that you would enable us to come to your word in just a few minutes with hearts full of worship, full of the desire to honor and glorify you, and full of the desire to submit to your word, to know it, to be shaped by it, and to respond to it appropriately. God, we love you. We thank you. We pray this in Jesus’ name. The post Equipping Hour: Family Worship appeared first on Grace Bible Church.
Segment 1: • Two Special Gifts: Drive By Marriage resource + a free webinar with Libby Glosson & Martha Peace. • God's Plan for Marriage: No matter how difficult your marriage, God is the ultimate author of love stories. • The Abusive Wife: A bigger issue than many realize—how should husbands respond? Segment 2: • This Is Not Anti-Women: Acknowledging the issue of abusive wives doesn't mean all wives are revilers. • Real Stories, Real Struggles: Listeners share experiences of enduring manipulation, verbal abuse, and even violence. • Hope & Redemption: Christ's blood covers even the most painful marriage failures—there is a path to healing. Segment 3: • Encouragement: John MacArthur is out of the hospital after 40 days—Phil Johnson shares good cancer treatment news. • Concerning Trends: A so-called "church" now openly promotes goddess worship and has a resident witch—where is this headed? • Bible Verse of the Month: Psalm 55:22—casting our burdens on the Lord. Segment 4: • Romans 1 in Real Time: When people reject God, chaos follows—Her Church is proof of that. • Church of England's Decision: Banning non-alcoholic wine—what's the real issue here? • Final Encouragement: Drive By Marriage & the free webinar are available—strengthen your marriage today! ___ Thanks for listening! Wretched Radio would not be possible without the financial support of our Gospel Partners. If you would like to support Wretched Radio we would be extremely grateful. VISIT https://fortisinstitute.org/donate/ If you are already a Gospel Partner we couldn't be more thankful for you if we tried!
Author and biblical counselor Martha Peace shares practical wisdom on how to navigate PMS symptoms by answering the following questions: What is God doing in our hearts through PMS? When do overwhelming emotions cross the line from being simply physical symptoms into being sinful responses? How should we respond when God does not deliver us from a long-standing trial? Why is it essential to think and act rightly even when we don't feel like it? Website: smilingatthefuturepodcast.com Email: smilingatthefuturepodcast@gmail.com Support The Podcast: https://donorbox.org/smiling-at-2024
The Excellent Wife by Martha Peace sells like hotcakes in biblical counseling/ fundamentalist/ homeschooling circles, and even though it seems like a “fringe” book, it's affecting tens of thousands of women. Today Marissa Burt and Tia Levings and I sit down to talk about the problems with this book that tells women they must obey their husbands and submit—no matter what.Our Sponsor:It's the Bible that lets girls see themselves in the story! The Kingdom Girls Bible from Zonderkidz--with profiles of all the women in the Bible (including many you may not have heard of!). It's an awesome Bible for girls 8-12--or for you too!To Support Us:Join our Patreon for as little as $5 a month to support our workFor tax deductible donations in the U.S., support Good Fruit Faith Initiative through the Bosko FoundationAnd check out our Merch, or any of our courses!Things Mentioned in the Podcast: Download our Onesheet on The Excellent WifeOur podcast on how Emerson Eggerichs misuses Scripture in Love & Respect Marissa's post on 10 reasons parents have a hard time giving up spanking 4 Concerns with Biblical Counseling About Tia Levings:Tia's book, The Well-Trained Wife Find Tia on Instagram and Substack (as The Anti-Fundamentalist)Listen to last week's podcast with TiaAbout Marissa Burt:Find Marissa on Instagram and X Read Marissa's SubstackJoin Sheila at Bare Marriage.com!Check out her books: The Great Sex Rescue She Deserves Better The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex and The Good Guy's Guide to Great Sex And she has an Orgasm Course and a Libido course too!Check out all her courses, FREE resources, books, and so much more at Sheila's LinkTree.
Guests: Jillian Bryant, Plano US Dean of Students, and Erin Williams, Plano US Counselor If you'd like to watch this podcast, check out the PCA YouTube page. Dress code Greater emphasis on enforcement and understanding Modesty Five Lies book by Rosaria Butterfield:A godly woman is a modest woman. A modest woman does not bring attention to herself but instead gives glory to God. In Modesty: More than a Change of Clothes, Martha Peace and Kent Keller define modesty as “an inner beauty of the heart motivated by a love for God that seeks His glory through purity and humility; it often reveals itself in words, actions, expressions, and clothes.” Special shout out to Jared Wood for allowing us to use his music - check him out at JaredWoodMusic!
Five years ago today (L-R top row) Michelle Lesley, Amy Spreeman, Susan Heck, (L-R bottom row) Martha Peace, DebbieLynne Kespert, and myself here at The End Time, in tandem on our individual platforms, released an Open Letter to Beth Moore asking her 5 simple questions about her stance on homosexuality. Though Beth constantly remarks on cultural and social issues on her various platforms, to our knowledge we had never seen her take a stance on the sin of homosexuality. We felt it was important to get clarity on this from her, especially since she had (and still has) an enormous global platform with millions of followers. The event was instructive. In this episode I explain why: 1. What happened? 2. Why couldn't she just answer?! 3. What does the Bible say? Music attribution Track New York Music by https://www.fiftysounds.com Track London Music by https://www.fiftysounds.com
A new MP3 sermon from Grace Life Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Women – “Showing Respect to Your Husband” Subtitle: Together In Grace: Fortifying Speaker: Martha Peace Broadcaster: Grace Life Church Event: Conference Date: 3/16/2024 Length: 37 min.
A new MP3 sermon from Grace Life Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Women – “Loving Your Husband” Subtitle: Together In Grace: Fortifying Speaker: Martha Peace Broadcaster: Grace Life Church Event: Conference Date: 3/16/2024 Length: 66 min.
Die Ehe bietet unglaubliche Möglichkeiten für zwei Menschen, als Christen zu wachsen. Die Vertrautheit zwischen Mann und Frau öffnet Türen, die zu beiderseitigem Nutzen verwendet werden können. Niemand wird dich jemals besser verstehen als dein Ehepartner. Niemand wird deine geistlichen Stärken mehr zu schätzen wissen, und niemand wird dich in deinen schlimmsten Momenten mehr kennenlernen als dein Ehepartner. Er weiß sogar, wie und wann du in Versuchung gerätst. https://voh-missionswerk.de/blog/miteinander-wachsen/
Q&A mit Martha Peace von der Frauenkonferenz 2024
Vortrag Nr. 3 der Frauenkonferenz 2024
Vortrag Nr. 2 der Frauenkonferenz 2024
Vortrag Nr. 1 der Frauenkonferenz 2024
Vortrag von Martha Peace beim Frauenabend
Du brauchst nicht weit zu gehen, um junge Frauen zu finden, denen es – genau wie mir früher – am »guten Sinn« mangelt. Was mein Vater »guten Sinn« nennt, bezeichnet die Bibel als »besonnen sein« (Tit. 2,5). Natürlich wusste Gott, dass es den Frauen – seit jenem Moment, in dem Eva sündigte – schwer fallen würde, immer besonnen zu sein. Also befahl Er den älteren Frauen, den jüngeren Frauen beizubringen, besonnen zu sein, und sie dazu anzuhalten und zu ermutigen. https://voh-missionswerk.de/blog/besonnen-und-keusch-sein/
On today’s episode, Joey and Ryan interview Dr. Stuart Scott on the topic of false humility vs humility. Dr. Stuart Scott BioDr. Stuart Scott teaches in the area of biblical counseling at The Master’s University graduate program in Santa Clarita, CA. He also teaches adjunctly at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. He brings more than 35 years of experience in counseling and pastoral ministry, including nine years as associate pastor of family ministries and counseling at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, CA, serving under John MacArthur. He serves currently as the Member Care Director and a Fellow with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC).Dr. Scott is the author of The Exemplary Husband; From Pride to Humility; Communication and Conflict Resolution; Anger, Fear and Anxiety; Biblical Manhood, Leadership and Decision Making; The Faithful Parent: A Biblical Guide for Parenting (co-authored with Martha Peace); and most recently, Killing Sinful Habits: Conquering Sin with Radical Faith (co-authored with his wife, Zondra Scott). He has contributed to Think Biblically, Christianity and Counseling – Five Approaches and co-edited Counseling the Hard Cases.Dr. Scott and his wife Zondra have been married for over 36 years and have two grown children, Christa and Marc, and two grandchildren. They currently live in Santa Clarita, CA.Books by Stuart ScottFrom Pride to HumilityAnger, Anxiety & FearCommunication and Conflict ResolutionThe Exemplary Husband Subscribe at www.broadoakpiety.org
On today’s episode, Joey and Ryan interview Dr. Stuart Scott on the topic of false humility vs humility. Dr. Stuart Scott BioDr. Stuart Scott teaches in the area of biblical counseling at The Master's University graduate program in Santa Clarita, CA. He also teaches adjunctly at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. He brings more than 35 years of experience in counseling and pastoral ministry, including nine years as associate pastor of family ministries and counseling at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, CA, serving under John MacArthur. He serves currently as the Member Care Director and a Fellow with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC).Dr. Scott is the author of The Exemplary Husband; From Pride to Humility; Communication and Conflict Resolution; Anger, Fear and Anxiety; Biblical Manhood, Leadership and Decision Making; The Faithful Parent: A Biblical Guide for Parenting (co-authored with Martha Peace); and most recently, Killing Sinful Habits: Conquering Sin with Radical Faith (co-authored with his wife, Zondra Scott). He has contributed to Think Biblically, Christianity and Counseling – Five Approaches and co-edited Counseling the Hard Cases.Dr. Scott and his wife Zondra have been married for over 36 years and have two grown children, Christa and Marc, and two grandchildren. They currently live in Santa Clarita, CA.Books by Stuart ScottFrom Pride to HumilityAnger, Anxiety & FearCommunication and Conflict ResolutionThe Exemplary Husband This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org
Martha Peace has tightly said: By God's grace, the believer participates in the death of Jesus, which destroys the penalty and power of sin. We are then buried with Him, which leaves the old sinful person behind. And then in the grace of His resurrection, we are made a new person sharing in the newness of life in Christ.
Dr. Shelbi Cullen & Kimberly Cummings– Women's Hope Podcast, part of the Master's University. https://womens-hope.masters.edu/ Shelbi and Kimberly have 25 years of combined experience in biblical discipleship and counseling as ACBC counselors, and their content deals with both theology and practical life issues for women. 2. Susan Heck– With the Master. https://www.withthemaster.org/ Susan is a certified counselor with the ACBC, recently widowed after 46 years of marriage to her husband- who was a pastor for 50 years, an author, and serves in her church as well as online and at conferences. 3. Martha Peace– https://www.facebook.com/marthapeaceofficial/ Martha is also an ACBC counselor, speaker, and author. Her books The Excellent Wife and The Exemplary Husband are in 3rd printings and translated into many languages. 4. Brooke Bartz & Erin Coates – Open Hearts Podcast; Open Hearts in a Closed World free online annual conference- https://www.openheartsinaclosedworld.com/ Younger and newer to the scene are these two ladies. Brooke is Founder of Open Heart's in a Closed World Conference which is now featured on American Gospel TV, and author of “Chronic Love: Trusting God while suffering with a chronic illness.” Co-Host, with her husband, of the “LIT” (Lead in Truth) Podcast. Erin is wife to Canadian pastor James Coates, conference speaker, and Bible teacher of women. https://www.instagram.com/erincoates80 Erin and Brooke just started a podcast together which will be dropped for the first time in November, and available on AGTV, the BAR Network available on all major podcast streaming and on the YouTube page-Open Hearts in a Closed World. They are also starting an online woman's book club in November! 5. Amy Spreeman & Michelle Lesley – A Word Fitly Spoken https://awordfitlyspoken.life/ Amy helped launch a discernment radio program called Stand Up for the Truth, speaks at conferences and women's groups and is the founder of Berean Research and Naomi's Table Bible Studies for Women. She is married with two grown children. Michelle is a family-focused stay at home mom of 6, home school veteran, is active at church and in women's ministry, and trains Christian women through her blog, speaking engagements, and the podcast with Amy. 6. Lauren Hereford – Host of Tulips and Honey Podcast, and Technical director of Open Hearts in a Closed World. Lauren is married, and is a Reformed, Christian blogger/podcaster who also homeschools her daughter. https://afterthoughtbybiblicalbeginnings.podbean.com/ 7. Robin Self – A Worthy Walk- https://aworthywalk.com/ Robin Self is a Baptist pastor's wife in a tiny town in Oklahoma, serving alongside her husband in church ministry for 28 years. She has 3 grown children. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://the-end-time.org/2021/10/18/report-back-apologetics-live-interview-list-of-womens-ministries/
Wretched Radio | Air Date: October 11, 2021 Segment 1 How do we prevent division/cancel culture within the church? Segment 2 (Starts at 15:15) Todd reads an excerpt from “Biblical Counseling in Practice” by Martha Peace. Segment 3 Instead of responding in fleshly anger, be thankful to God for the opportunity to trust Him and His […] The post A Gentle and Quiet Spirit appeared first on Wretched.
Martha Peace is known among reformed circles for writing, "The Excellent Wife", however, her life before Christ was the opposite of "excellent". » View: Martha Peace's Testimony: What God Has Done In My Life
Martha Peace has published many books written for women. This book, The Excellent Wife, had a great impact on me in better understanding God's calling for being a wife as laid out in His word. Martha is a gifted teacher and exhorter. She worked for eight years as a biblical counselor at the Atlanta Biblical Counseling Center on Old National Highway, College Park, Georgia, where she counseled women, children, and teenagers. For the past several years she has presented workshops on various biblical counseling issues for women at the national conference for NANC.Martha Peace has authored The Excellent Wife, The Study Guide to The Excellent Wife, Becoming a Titus 2 Woman, Tying the Knot Tighter (co-authored with her Pastor, John Crotts), Damsels In Distress, and a parenting book co-authored with Stuart Scott entitled The Faithful Parent. She also has several CD sets and DVD sets available for purchase.You can buy her book here on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Martha-Peace-Excellent-Perspective-Paperback/dp/B01FOD5CUU
On this episode of the INS podcast with Dr. Jay Adams: Part 14 of The Well-Rounded Woman series. Check out our online course, Counseling Women, taught by Martha Peace! Books related to this topic: Becoming a Titus 2 Woman by Martha Peace Attitudes of a Transformed Heart by Marth Peace The Biblical Counseling Guide for Women by John and Janie Street Visit our online bookstore for all your biblical counseling resource needs. For biblical counseling training, check out our list of INS Online Courses. Follow INS on Social Media: – Facebook: noutheticstudies – Twitter: @noutheticstud – Instagram: @noutheticstudies
On this episode of the INS podcast with Dr. Jay Adams: Part 13 of The Well-Rounded Woman series. Check out our online course, Counseling Women, taught by Martha Peace! Books related to this topic: Becoming a Titus 2 Woman by Martha Peace Attitudes of a Transformed Heart by Marth Peace The Biblical Counseling Guide for Women by John and Janie Street Visit our online bookstore for all your biblical counseling resource needs. For biblical counseling training, check out our list of INS Online Courses. Follow INS on Social Media: – Facebook: noutheticstudies – Twitter: @noutheticstud – Instagram: @noutheticstudies
On this episode of the INS podcast with Dr. Jay Adams: Part 12 of The Well-Rounded Woman series. Check out our online course, Counseling Women, taught by Martha Peace! Books related to this topic: Becoming a Titus 2 Woman by Martha Peace Attitudes of a Transformed Heart by Marth Peace The Biblical Counseling Guide for Women by John and Janie Street Visit our online bookstore for all your biblical counseling resource needs. For biblical counseling training, check out our list of INS Online Courses. Follow INS on Social Media: – Facebook: noutheticstudies – Twitter: @noutheticstud – Instagram: @noutheticstudies
On this episode of the INS podcast with Dr. Jay Adams: Part 11 of The Well-Rounded Woman series. Check out our online course, Counseling Women, taught by Martha Peace! Books related to this topic: Becoming a Titus 2 Woman by Martha Peace Attitudes of a Transformed Heart by Marth Peace The Biblical Counseling Guide for Women by John and Janie Street Visit our online bookstore for all your biblical counseling resource needs. For biblical counseling training, check out our list of INS Online Courses. Follow INS on Social Media: – Facebook: noutheticstudies – Twitter: @noutheticstud – Instagram: @noutheticstudies
On this episode of the INS podcast with Dr. Jay Adams: Part 10 of The Well-Rounded Woman series. Check out our online course, Counseling Women, taught by Martha Peace! Books related to this topic: Becoming a Titus 2 Woman by Martha Peace Attitudes of a Transformed Heart by Marth Peace The Biblical Counseling Guide for Women by John and Janie Street Visit our online bookstore for all your biblical counseling resource needs. For biblical counseling training, check out our list of INS Online Courses. Follow INS on Social Media: – Facebook: noutheticstudies – Twitter: @noutheticstud – Instagram: @noutheticstudies
On this episode of the INS podcast with Dr. Jay Adams: Part 9 of The Well-Rounded Woman series. Check out our online course, Counseling Women, taught by Martha Peace! Books related to this topic: Becoming a Titus 2 Woman by Martha Peace Attitudes of a Transformed Heart by Marth Peace The Biblical Counseling Guide for Women by John and Janie Street Visit our online bookstore for all your biblical counseling resource needs. For biblical counseling training, check out our list of INS Online Courses. Follow INS on Social Media: – Facebook: noutheticstudies – Twitter: @noutheticstud – Instagram: @noutheticstudies
On this episode of the INS podcast with Dr. Jay Adams: Part 8 of The Well-Rounded Woman series. Check out our online course, Counseling Women, taught by Martha Peace! Books related to this topic: Becoming a Titus 2 Woman by Martha Peace Attitudes of a Transformed Heart by Marth Peace The Biblical Counseling Guide for Women by John and Janie Street Visit our online bookstore for all your biblical counseling resource needs. For biblical counseling training, check out our list of INS Online Courses. Follow INS on Social Media: – Facebook: noutheticstudies – Twitter: @noutheticstud – Instagram: @noutheticstudies
On this episode of the INS podcast with Dr. Jay Adams: Part 7 of The Well-Rounded Woman series. Check out our online course, Counseling Women, taught by Martha Peace! Books related to this topic: Becoming a Titus 2 Woman by Martha Peace Attitudes of a Transformed Heart by Marth Peace The Biblical Counseling Guide for Women by John and Janie Street Visit our online bookstore for all your biblical counseling resource needs. For biblical counseling training, check out our list of INS Online Courses. Follow INS on Social Media: – Facebook: noutheticstudies – Twitter: @noutheticstud – Instagram: @noutheticstudies
On this episode of the INS podcast with Dr. Jay Adams: Part 6 of The Well-Rounded Woman series. Check out our online course, Counseling Women, taught by Martha Peace! Books related to this topic: Becoming a Titus 2 Woman by Martha Peace Attitudes of a Transformed Heart by Marth Peace The Biblical Counseling Guide for Women by John and Janie Street Visit our online bookstore for all your biblical counseling resource needs. For biblical counseling training, check out our list of INS Online Courses. Follow INS on Social Media: – Facebook: noutheticstudies – Twitter: @noutheticstud – Instagram: @noutheticstudies
On this episode of the INS podcast with Dr. Jay Adams: Part 5 of The Well-Rounded Woman series. Check out our online course, Counseling Women, taught by Martha Peace! Books related to this topic: Becoming a Titus 2 Woman by Martha Peace Attitudes of a Transformed Heart by Marth Peace The Biblical Counseling Guide for Women by John and Janie Street Visit our online bookstore for all your biblical counseling resource needs. For biblical counseling training, check out our list of INS Online Courses. Follow INS on Social Media: – Facebook: noutheticstudies – Twitter: @noutheticstud – Instagram: @noutheticstudies
On this episode of the INS podcast with Dr. Jay Adams: Part 4 of The Well-Rounded Woman series. Check out our online course, Counseling Women, taught by Martha Peace! Books related to this topic: Becoming a Titus 2 Woman by Martha Peace Attitudes of a Transformed Heart by Marth Peace The Biblical Counseling Guide for Women by John and Janie Street Visit our online bookstore for all your biblical counseling resource needs. For biblical counseling training, check out our list of INS Online Courses. Follow INS on Social Media: – Facebook: noutheticstudies – Twitter: @noutheticstud – Instagram: @noutheticstudies
On this episode of the INS podcast with Dr. Jay Adams: Part 3 of The Well-Rounded Woman series. Check out our online course, Counseling Women, taught by Martha Peace! Books related to this topic: Becoming a Titus 2 Woman by Martha Peace Attitudes of a Transformed Heart by Marth Peace The Biblical Counseling Guide for Women by John and Janie Street Visit our online bookstore for all your biblical counseling resource needs. For biblical counseling training, check out our list of INS Online Courses. Follow INS on Social Media: – Facebook: noutheticstudies – Twitter: @noutheticstud – Instagram: @noutheticstudies
On this episode of the INS podcast with Dr. Jay Adams: Part 2 of The Well-Rounded Woman series. Check out our online course, Counseling Women, taught by Martha Peace! Books related to this topic: Becoming a Titus 2 Woman by Martha Peace Attitudes of a Transformed Heart by Marth Peace The Biblical Counseling Guide for Women by John and Janie Street Visit our online bookstore for all your biblical counseling resource needs. For biblical counseling training, check out our list of INS Online Courses. Follow INS on Social Media: – Facebook: noutheticstudies – Twitter: @noutheticstud – Instagram: @noutheticstudies
In this episode, kicking off season 2, Ciara and Jessi, examine the role women play in husband's sins, what biblical submission looks like, and who is responsible for sin inside marriage. This issue always stirs up emotions, and as you'll hear, some serious misunderstandings about Christian teaching.Scripture we referenced:Ephesians 5:22-24 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians%205%3A22-24&version=ESV Genesis 3:9-19 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=genesis+3%3A9-19&version=ESVMatthew 18:15-17 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+18%3A15-17&version=ESV1 Corinthians 7:2-5 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+corinthians+7%3A2-5&version=ESVEpisode notes:Episode 10 "Forbidden: Female Pastors" https://pdcn.co/e/www.buzzsprout.com/1538023/7755187-forbidden-series-part-2-female-pastors.mp3?download=trueEpisode 14 "God, Government, and Granted Authority" https://pdcn.co/e/www.buzzsprout.com/1538023/8105365-god-government-and-granted-authority.mp3?download=trueRachael Denhollander's tweet thread: https://twitter.com/R_Denhollander/status/1390390172009762820Founder's Ministry "Biblical Manhood and Womanhood" https://youtu.be/fAkyogF1VskMichelle Lesley "6 Steps SBC Churches Can Take to Prevent Abuse" https://michellelesley.com/2021/05/12/throwback-thursday-preventative-measures-6-steps-sbc-churches-can-take-to-prevent-sexual-abuse/John Piper "Six Things Submission is Not" https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/six-things-submission-is-not"The Excellent Wife" by Martha Peace https://www.amazon.com/Excellent-Wife-Biblical-Perspective/dp/1885904088/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+excellent+wife&qid=1621117132&sr=8-1WWUTT "Does the Bible Say a Wife Must Submit to Her Husband?" https://youtu.be/Ax9oU-ogYAE
Beth Moore has finally eschewed biblical complementarianism and come out of the egalitarian closet. In this program, I interview Susan Heck (who has every book in the New Testament memorized and several in the Old) about her concerns with Beth Moore. I also ask Susan about the egalitarian arguments of Priscilla, the women at the tomb, and Deborah. Websites of the ladies mentioned in this video with much more information on the concerns with Beth Moore: Susan Heck - https://www.withthemaster.org DebbieLynne Kespert - https://headstickdeb.com Michelle Lesley - https://michellelesley.com/2019/07/08/an-open-letter-to-beth-moore-timeline-of-events/ Martha Peace - http://marthapeacetew.blogspot.com Elizabeth Prata - https://the-end-time.org/2017/12/03/all-beth-moore-critiques-here-in-one-place-newest/ Amy Spreeman - https://naomistable.com/author/ntable2013/ ==> Subscribe to the Justin Peters Ministries Odyseee Channel: https://odysee.com/@JustinPetersMinistries:2 ==> Subscribe to the Justin Peters Ministries YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNNardZimg4BbwZmrTkjPOw ==> Like Justin Peters Ministries on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JustinPetersMin ==> Visit Justin Peters Ministries Website: https://justinpeters.org ==> Buy Justin's books Do Not Hinder Them and Santa Pause on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/author/justinpetersmin ==> Donate to Justin Peters Ministries: http://bit.ly/jpmdonate
In this episode Jon & James cover this week roundup, their IFB sermon archive, and sit down w/ blogger Amy Miller and discuss legalistic modesty vs. Biblical modesty. Link to the book by Martha Peace and Kent Keller mentioned: https://www.amazon.com/Modesty-More-Than-Change-Clothes/dp/1629950815/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Modesty+Martha+peace&qid=1615569290&sr=8-1 Link to Amy's Blog: https://coffeeandgrace3.wordpress.com/2021/01/02/stop-talking-about-legalism/
In this episode Paul talks about what it means to parent teens in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Some key points are that teens are no longer children, therefore discipline and freedoms and responsibilities need to change as your teens enters young adulthood.Show Notes• Ephesians 6:1-4• The Faithful Parent by Martha Peace and Stuart Scott: https://www.amazon.com/Faithful-Parent-Biblical-Raising-Family/dp/1596382015/• The Myth of Adolescence: https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Adolescence-Responsible-Children-Irresponsible/dp/1891833510• Freedom vs. Responsibility Episode: https://fbchurch.org/resource/family-faith-freedom-responsibility• 2 Samuel 23:3-4• Youth Sermon Preview Podcast: https://fbchurch.org/previewS:3 E:7
In this episode Paul talks about what it means to parent teens in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Some key points are that teens are no longer children, therefore discipline and freedoms and responsibilities need to change as your teens enters young adulthood.Show Notes• Ephesians 6:1-4• The Faithful Parent by Martha Peace and Stuart Scott: https://www.amazon.com/Faithful-Parent-Biblical-Raising-Family/dp/1596382015/• The Myth of Adolescence: https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Adolescence-Responsible-Children-Irresponsible/dp/1891833510• Freedom vs. Responsibility Episode: https://fbchurch.org/resource/family-faith-freedom-responsibility• 2 Samuel 23:3-4• Youth Sermon Preview Podcast: https://fbchurch.org/previewS:3 E:7
This episode we touch on some raw emotions and discuss creating a godly atmosphere in your home. It's not too late to begin reading along with us in “The Excellent Wife" by Martha Peace. This is a wonderful resource. You can purchase it via the Amazon Links below. https://amzn.to/34wh3jM Have a blessed day!!
This week we continue our discussion in the book "The Excellent Wife" . We are getting down to our REAL roles as wives. Be sure to follow along with us and get your copy of The Excellent Wife by Martha Peace from Amazon....
In this episode, We talk about God's goal for marriage. We discuss the 4 biblical means to achieve his goal. We provide scripture to guide and support you in this discussion! Lastly, we discuss a very difficult topic....rebuking and reproofing your spouse. Proverbs 15:32 He who neglects discipline despises himself, but He who listens to reproof acquires understanding. We hope you are blessed! Amazon Link The Excellent Wife by Martha Peace
Okay, ladies! What’s hot? Modesty that’s what is hot! Links to "The Excellent Wife" by Martha Peace
Ladies, listen up! This is real life stuff! Link to "The Excellent Wife" by Martha Peace
In this episode Paul talks about what it means to raise elementary age children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.Show Notes• Ephesians 6:1-4• The Faithful Parent by Martha Peace and Stuart Scott: https://www.amazon.com/Faithful-Parent-Biblical-Raising-Family/dp/1596382015/• Understanding World Religions in 15 Minutes a Day by Garry R. Morgan: https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-World-Religions-Minutes-Day/dp/0764210033• Big Truths for Young Hearts by Bruce Ware: https://www.amazon.com/Big-Truths-Young-Hearts-Greatness-ebook/dp/B002ED4WYG/S:2 E:31
In this episode Paul talks about what it means to raise elementary age children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.Show Notes• Ephesians 6:1-4• The Faithful Parent by Martha Peace and Stuart Scott: https://www.amazon.com/Faithful-Parent-Biblical-Raising-Family/dp/1596382015/• Understanding World Religions in 15 Minutes a Day by Garry R. Morgan: https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-World-Religions-Minutes-Day/dp/0764210033• Big Truths for Young Hearts by Bruce Ware: https://www.amazon.com/Big-Truths-Young-Hearts-Greatness-ebook/dp/B002ED4WYG/S:2 E:31
Martha Peace has been counseling as an ACBC member since 1989. On todays podcast Martha reflects on her years of counseling experience. Along the way she has picked up some valuable lessons, and today she passes those lessons on to other biblical counselors. Resources: Website http://marthapeacetew.blogspot.com/ Salvation Worksheets http://lightflycreative.com/files/marthapeace/Salvation%20worksheet.pdf Attitudes of a Transformed Heart - Martha Peace https://www.amazon.com/Attitudes-Transformed-Heart-Martha-Peace/dp/1885904282
Martha Peace has been counseling as an ACBC member since 1989. On todays podcast Martha reflects on her years of counseling experience. Along the way she has picked up some valuable lessons, and today she passes those lessons on to other biblical counselors. Resources: Website http://marthapeacetew.blogspot.com/ Salvation Worksheets http://lightflycreative.com/files/marthapeace/Salvation%20worksheet.pdf Attitudes of a Transformed Heart - Martha Peace https://www.amazon.com/Attitudes-Transformed-Heart-Martha-Peace/dp/1885904282
In this episode Paul talks about what it means to raise preschoolers in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.This episode is Part 5 in a series called The Stages of ParentingShow Notes:- Ephesians 6:1-4- The Faithful Parent by Martha Peace and Stuart Scott: https://www.amazon.com/Faithful-Parent-Biblical-Raising-Family/dp/1596382015/S:2 E:25
In this episode Paul talks about what it means to raise preschoolers in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.This episode is Part 5 in a series called The Stages of ParentingShow Notes:- Ephesians 6:1-4- The Faithful Parent by Martha Peace and Stuart Scott: https://www.amazon.com/Faithful-Parent-Biblical-Raising-Family/dp/1596382015/S:2 E:25
In this episode Paul talks about what it means to raise toddlers in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.Show Notes:- Ephesians 6:1-4- 1 Corinthians 13:4-7- The Faithful Parent by Martha Peace and Stuart Scott: https://www.amazon.com/Faithful-Parent-Biblical-Raising-Family/dp/1596382015/S:2 E:22
In this episode Paul talks about what it means to raise toddlers in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.Show Notes:- Ephesians 6:1-4- 1 Corinthians 13:4-7- The Faithful Parent by Martha Peace and Stuart Scott: https://www.amazon.com/Faithful-Parent-Biblical-Raising-Family/dp/1596382015/S:2 E:22
Children need the full gospel—we can't jump straight to "Jesus loves you" without first teaching them about who God is, who man is, and how our relationship is broken and needs restoration. This episode also includes some practical direction on how to point your children to the gospel such as:- Pray for their salvation when praying with them.- Teach them straight out of the Bible—not just children's story Bibles- Avoid pressuring them to make a decision.- Don't ignore external behavior—use it as a bridge to show them their need for a savior.This episode is Part 2 in a series called The Stages of ParentingShow Notes- Ephesians 6:1-4- The Faithful Parent by Martha Peace and Stuart Scott- Four Foundational Truths About God Your Kids Need to Know- A Gospel Primer by Milton Vincent- Hebrews Growth GuideS:2 E:18
Children need the full gospel—we can't jump straight to "Jesus loves you" without first teaching them about who God is, who man is, and how our relationship is broken and needs restoration. This episode also includes some practical direction on how to point your children to the gospel such as:- Pray for their salvation when praying with them.- Teach them straight out of the Bible—not just children's story Bibles- Avoid pressuring them to make a decision.- Don't ignore external behavior—use it as a bridge to show them their need for a savior.This episode is Part 2 in a series called The Stages of ParentingShow Notes- Ephesians 6:1-4- The Faithful Parent by Martha Peace and Stuart Scott- Four Foundational Truths About God Your Kids Need to Know- A Gospel Primer by Milton Vincent- Hebrews Growth GuideS:2 E:18
What is our goal as parents? The answer is simply to be faithful—faithful stewards and faithful witnesses of the Gospel to our kids. This episode is the first in a series called "The Stages of Parenting" View the whole series here: https://fbchurch.org/resources/filter/the-stages-of-parenting/1Show Notes:- Ephesians 6:1-4- The Faithful Parent by Martha Peace and Stuart Scott: https://www.amazon.com/Faithful-Parent-Biblical-Raising-Family/dp/1596382015/S:2 E:16
What is our goal as parents? The answer is simply to be faithful—faithful stewards and faithful witnesses of the Gospel to our kids. This episode is the first in a series called "The Stages of Parenting" View the whole series here: https://fbchurch.org/resources/filter/the-stages-of-parenting/1Show Notes:- Ephesians 6:1-4- The Faithful Parent by Martha Peace and Stuart Scott: https://www.amazon.com/Faithful-Parent-Biblical-Raising-Family/dp/1596382015/S:2 E:16
On today's episode of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast, Dave Jenkins and John Crotts talk about the place and practice of graciousness in the Christian life and John's latest book, Graciousness: Tempering Truth with Love (Reformation Heritage Books, 2018). What you’ll hear in this episode Prayer and dealing with difficult people. How Christians can grow in kindness in engaging in theological discussion. In what way Jesus is the ultimate example of every virtue including graciousness. What the Apostle Paul can teach Christians about learning to be more gracious. What the Ephesian church has to teach Christians today about loving sound doctrine and people. Learning to see people through the eyes of Jesus and to treat like Jesus would through our words and actions. How the Church can improve in the area of relational maturity. How to navigate dealing with difficult people in Christian life. The importance of keeping short accounts with God and with others. Confronting pride in our own lives and growing in humility. Learning to speak the truth in love, seasoned with grace, to people we love. About the Guest John is the Pastor-Teacher of Faith Bible Church in Sharpsburg, Georgia, just south of Atlanta (faithbiblechurch.us). He and his wife Lynn have been at the church in Georgia since 1995. The Lord has blessed them with four children. John grew up in a Christian home in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He graduated from Liberty University in 1990, and received his MDiv degree from The Master's Seminary in Los Angeles, and his DMin degree from Southern Seminary in Louisville. He served as a board member of FIRE (The Fellowship of Independent Reformed Evangelicals) for many years. John's books are Mighty Men: The Starter's Guide to Leading Your Family, Craftsmen: Christ Centered Proverbs for Men; Tying the Knot Tighter: Because Marriage Lasts a Lifetime co-authored with Martha Peace, Loving the Church: God's People Flourishing in God's Family, Upsetting the World: Following Paul's Example of Frontline Evangelism; the Bitesize Biography on John Newton; and Graciousness: Tempering Truth with Love. Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook or via email to share your feedback. Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!
In Season 1, Episode 7, we talked to Tim and Sue Howard. Tim and Sue came to California from the northeast to pursue education and ministry. Tim has served at Grace Brethren Church and Schools in Simi Valley, California, since 2000 and has served as an elder since 2002, and Sue has served alongside him in ministry at the church as well as a teacher and administrator at Grace Brethren School. Tim and Sue’s primary ministry has been in family and children's ministry as well as counseling. In 2010 Tim began teaching Bible at Grace Brethren Jr./Sr. High School alongside his wife and her ministry at the school, and Tim also transitioned into the position of Chaplain for Grace Brethren Schools in 2013. Tim and his wife Sue were married in 1978. They are the proud parents of 5 daughters, 4 sons-in-laws, and 11 grandchildren. HubTalk is hosted by Jeremy Griswold and Kevin Hall. Jeremy is a creatively reliable system builder seeking to advance the gospel in every circumstance. He is the Director of Event Productions and Event Technology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, as well as, the founder of The Mourning Soul and Big Bear Media. He blogs regularly about leadership, productivity, hospitality, and media at jeremygriswold.com. Kevin is the Director of Programming and The Hub: For Youth and Family Ministries at Crossings. He has been involved with in youth and college ministry for over 25 years and just finished his Ph.D. in Systematic Theology at Southern Seminary. The resource highlighted on this episode of HubTalk is The Dynamic Heart in Daily Life: Connecting Christ to Human Experience by Jeremy Pierre. On Amazon Pierre’s books is described as such, “Our approach to counseling and personal ministry is often lopsided—we treat people as minds to be taught or problems to be fixed, moving too quickly toward applying biblical solutions without taking the time to love people well and understand their experiences and hurts. The Dynamic Heart in Daily Life provides a comprehensive view of how the heart works and how Christ redeems it. It is a model for helping the person in front of you better understand their tough experiences and who they are in light of who Jesus is. Pierre’s holistic view of counseling—shaped by his work as a counselor, pastor, and seminary professor—equips readers to help others understand how everyday beliefs, desires, and commitments shape how they respond to life’s biggest struggles, and how an active relationship of trust in God is the foundation for lifelong change.” Tim also wanted me to mention Paul David Tripp’s book Parenting; 14 Gospel Principles That Can Really Change Your Family, his book on marriage What Did You Expect: Redeeming the Realities of Marriage, as well as Stuart Scott’s book The Exemplary Husband: A Biblical Perspective, and Martha Peace’s book The Excellent Wife: A Biblical Perspective. HubTalk Show Notes S1E7 Life in Family Ministries: “You Have to Live It Out” http://youthandfamilyhub.org/podcasts/ From the Hub: For Youth & Family Ministry this is HubTalk a ministry based podcast that is based on conversations with those in children’s, youth, and family ministry. In this podcast, we will be tapping into the wisdom and experience of those who have a track record of faithful ministry to edify, encourage, and equip you where God has placed you in ministry.
TIL 105 : Modesty At The Pool (feat. Martha Peace) by Association of Certified Biblical Counselors
TIL 105 : Modesty At The Pool (feat. Martha Peace) by Association of Certified Biblical Counselors
TIL 085 : Trusting God In Your Trials (feat. Martha Peace) by Association of Certified Biblical Counselors
TIL 085 : Trusting God In Your Trials (feat. Martha Peace) by Association of Certified Biblical Counselors
How does a Christian mother raise children with godly values when her spouse isn't a Christian? How do we live out 1 Peter 3:1-6 when our husbands aren't leading well? Martha helps us answer these questions.
How does a Christian mother raise children with godly values when her spouse isn't a Christian? How do we live out 1 Peter 3:1-6 when our husbands aren't leading well? Martha helps us answer these questions.
TIL 039 : Help For Angry Women (feat. Martha Peace) by Association of Certified Biblical Counselors
TIL 039 : Help For Angry Women (feat. Martha Peace) by Association of Certified Biblical Counselors
What does it mean to live out a Gospel-Centered home? How we define the Gospel - and live it out in our homes - can have a profound impact. But it takes intentional thought and purpose in our homemaking to focus on Gospel-Centered living within our home. From our marriages, to our kids, to our day-to-day activities - the Gospel impacts our lives fully and has the power to transform even the most mundane of tasks. That's what today's episode is focused on. Having a Gospel-Centered home means purposefully and intentionally creating the goals, activities, and atmosphere in the home to be firmly centered on the Gospel. But this gets more specific than just running a Christian household. It means intentionally focusing on the GOSPEL of Christ in all aspects of our lives: in parenting our children, in our relationship with our husbands, how we spend our time the priorities we make throughout the day, and how we use those small pockets of extra time. Let's dive in! Right click here and save-as to download this episode to your computer. In This Episode, You Will Learn: A clear definition of the Gospel The Romans Road to Salvation How the Gospel then has a powerful impact on our home 4 Ways that the Gospel impacts our Households My favorite Gospel-Centered resources and more! [Tweet "Gospel-Centered living starts with a thorough understanding of the Gospel, daily living it out, and a firm vision of Eternity. "] Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode: What is the Gospel? by Greg Gilbert Treasuring Christ When Your Hands Are Full by Gloria Furman Glimpses of Grace by Gloria Furman A Gospel Primer by Milten Vincent The Faithful Parent by Martha Peace and Stuart Scott A Heart for Hospitality eCourse (Get $10 OFF the course for a limited time) Homemaking Foundations Podcast on iTunes Sign up for my weekly podcast emails Book of the week: What is the Gospel - Greg Gilbert This is a quick, short book and won't take you very long to read. But I highly recommend that everyone - even the seasoned Christian, get this book and read through it as a family. Jason and I are both reading it now and when our boys get older, we plan on reading it together as a family. I think we throw the term "Gospel" around so often, that we become numb to the meaning of it. And yet, the Gospel should be our primary focus in our homes. We need to teach it to our kids, hide it in our hearts, and have it open for display to those who come into our homes. You need a thorough understanding of the Gospel, it's critical! I highly recommend you check out this short book. You can get the hardcover for $11 currently on Amazon or it looks like they have it in pamphlet form for $2.99 on Amazon! I'm not sure if that's the entire book, but it's worth checking out if finances are tight. Thanks for Listening!
Welcome back to the third episode of my brand new podcast: The Homemaking Foundations Podcast –Where we give you the tools, inspiration, and encouragement you need to craft a Gospel-Centered Home. In case you missed it, you can listen in to episode #1 here: What Does it Mean to be a Homemaker? and episode #2 here: Creating Simple Homemaking Routines That Work With Katie Bennett. The aim of my podcast is to give you the encouragement, inspiration, and tools you need to craft a Gospel-Centered Home and so one of the first things I want to talk about is setting the atmosphere in the home. I think this is where it all beings and where we can have the greatest impact as homemakers. What does the tone in your home say about you and your family? Right click here and save-as to download this episode to your computer. In This Episode, You Will Learn: The importance of setting the atmosphere in your home How to set an UN-glorifying atmosphere in your home Why it's important to make your home a haven And 5 steps for creating a God-Glorifying atmosphere that points your family back to Christ! [Tweet "Conduct yourself and your home in a way that your family is constantly thinking about God and how they can serve Him!"] Episode summary What does it mean to be a homemaker who glorifies God within her home? What tasks and things should we be focused on, and what can we lay aside for the sake of our family? That's what we are going to dive into in this episode. This quote has become my guiding post in creating an atmosphere in my home: “The wife and mother who views life as a “cross to bear” influences the others in the home to think the same way. She easily robs everyone else of joy and like the yeast in the bread she bakes, her ungodly attitudes spread to everyone else.” ~ Martha Peace, The Excellent Wife {Page 77} Throughout this episode we will spend some time looking at why we should care as homemakers, wives, and mothers about the atmosphere in our home. Then we will briefly talk about some easy ways to set an UN-glorifying atmosphere within our home. And finally we will discuss 5 steps you can begin taking today to glorify God within your home by the tone and atmosphere that you set. Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Episode #001: What Does it Mean to be a Homemaker? Sign up for my weekly podcast emails The Excellent Wife - Martha Peace Treasuring Christ When Your Hands Are Full - Gloria Furman Book of the Week: Treasuring Christ When Your Hands are Full - Gloria Furman This is one of my all time favorite books! If you are looking for some Gospel-Centered encouragement on the sometimes messy task of being a mother, then I highly recommend you go pick up this book TODAY! I love this quote from the book: “The Christian mother’s hands are full with every spiritual blessing in Christ (Eph. 1:3) and her work in nurturing children in the fear of the Lord is her privileged participation in God’s work in uniting all things in Jesus (Eph. 1:10). This Jesus, whom we gladly serve, offers rest to mothers and fills our hands with his blessings. Day and night, moment by moment, we must choose to rest in Jesus. That’s what it means to treasure Christ when your hands are full, whether you have one child or a dozen.” – Treasuring Christ, page 17 Other Related Resources: When Decorating Can Be Used for God's Glory A Beginner's Guide to Hospitality Three Specific Ways to Set the Tone in the Home Five Ways to Make Your Home a Haven Thanks for Listening! Thank you so much for listening in to my podcast. If you want to ask a question (that I will try to answer on the podcast) please leave me a voicemail below so I can feature you on the podcast and so I can cover what you want to hear! (Find out more about submitting a question here)
A new MP3 sermon from Grace Life Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: “Biblical Submission, A Wife’s Joy” Subtitle: Together In Grace: Fortifying Speaker: Martha Peace Broadcaster: Grace Life Church Event: Conference Date: 3/16/2024 Length: min.