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The First Church

Our passage from Acts 2 is about the birth of the Christian church. We’re going to look at how the birth of the church is intimately related to the birth of Christ: Christmas. In many ways, what happened at Christmas explains what happens in the early ch…

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Loving Your Spouse in the Midst of Parenthood

Patrick Schwenk and his wife, Ruth, offer help for maintaining a thriving marriage amidst the demands of parenthood in a discussion based on their book “For Better or For Kids: A Vow to Love Your Spouse With Kids in the House.” (Previous air date: Oct. 27, 2017) Get the Schwenks’ book “For Better or For Kids”…

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Ditching the Cranky Monster Mom

In a lighthearted but insightful conversation based on her book “The Cranky Mom Fix,” Becky Kopitzke describes how frustrated moms can identify what triggers their anger, embrace forgiveness and grace, and offer kinder, gentler responses to their children for a more peaceful home. Get Becky’s book for your donation of any amount: https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-daily-broadcast-product-2021-04-09 Get more episode…

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The First Sermon

Our passage is the first Christian sermon given by Peter on the day of Pentecost. It’s important that we consider the entire sermon for the context, but we’re going to focus our time on the last four verses (36–39) and what it means to be a Christian. 
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#60 Should my girlfriend get baptised? What will we remember in heaven?

Will we keep our memories in heaven? How does the Isaiah 65 prophecy of a new world fit in with Tom’s eschatology? My girlfriend is a Christian but says she doesn’t want to get baptised – what should I do? Plus Tom gets interrupted by a young visitor!  …

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Improving Your Marriage as a Blended Family Couple (Part 2 of 2)

Author and speaker Ron Deal offers couples in blended families advice on how they can assess the strengths of their marriage and improve on areas of weakness in light of the particular challenges they face in parenting stepchildren. (Part 2 of 2) (Original air date: Oct. 29, 2015) Get Ron Deal’s book “The Smart Stepfamily Marriage”…

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Improving Your Marriage as a Blended Family Couple (Part 1 of 2)

Author and speaker Ron Deal offers couples in blended families advice on how they can assess the strengths of their marriage and improve on areas of weakness in light of the particular challenges they face in parenting stepchildren. (Part 1 of 2) (Original air date: Oct. 28, 2015) Get Ron Deal’s book “The Smart Stepfamily Marriage”…

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The Descent of the Spirit

We’re going to look at a very famous episode in the book of Acts today, the day of Pentecost. What makes this unique is the descent of the Holy Spirit. There’s a sense in which the Old Testament people of God became the New Testament people of God becaus…

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Using Your Unique Personality to Share Your Faith (Part 2 of 2)

If you’re a Christian who struggles with feelings of inadequacy when it comes to evangelism or guilt for not doing more to share your faith, listen in as Dr. Mike Bechtle offers encouragement, explaining why there’s no prescribed method that’s ‘best,’ and that God can use your unique personality to accomplish the same goal. (Part…

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Part 3 | Follow the Crucified, Not the Americanized, Jesus | Emotionally Healthy Discipleship [BOOK LAUNCH SERIES]

In this episode, Pete will distinguish the difference between American culture and our discipleship to Jesus.    

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