National Bible Bee 2009 Highlights
Series Title: National Bible Bee 2009 Highlights (Day 1 of 1)
Guests Include: Debbie Kennedy, Holly Kennedy Wakefield, Michael Farris, Alex and Brett Harris
How well do you know your Scripture? In November 2009, 300 finalists from a field of over 17,000 contestants gathered in Washington D.C. for an historic event - the first annual Bible Bee. The winners took home one quarter million dollars in awards, and the event was a smashing success. We'll find out how one young woman's passion for memorizing God's word grew into an event with nationwide and eternal benefits, and we'll also tell you how your family can be a part of this year's event.
Praying Big for Your Kids
Series Title: Pray Big for Your Family (Day 2 of 2)
Guests Include: Will and Susie Davis
Are you praying on behalf of your son or daughter? Pastor Will Davis, along with his wife Susie, talk about being honest with God and asking Him to intervene on behalf of their children. Hear how they've entrusted their children to God, and how they've prayed with them and for them over the years.
Praying Big for Your Marriage
Series Title: Pray Big for Your Family (Day 1 of 2)
Guests Include: Will and Susie Davis
When was the last time you asked God for something BIG? Pastor Will Davis and his wife Susie talk about praying big, hairy audacious prayers as a couple for your marriage. The Davises encourage believers not to shy away from asking God for big things, having faith that He'll answer one way or another.
Why Me?
Series Title: Why Me? (Day 1 of 1)
Guests Include: Gerald Sittser
Has God ever let you down? Gerald Sittser lost his wife, mother and daughter in a tragic accident that left him wondering, "Why?" Then a friend challenged him with the thought, "Why not?" Rethinking his expectations about life and Christianity, Jerry came to realize that God didn't promise him a pain-free life, but promised instead to be with him in his loss and suffering.
Recognizing Beauty
Series Title: The Disappearance of God (Day 2 of 2)
Guests Include: Al Mohler
What does beauty reveal about God? Respected theologian Dr. Al Mohler explains that if beauty is a gift, then there must be a giver, the Lord God Almighty, the source of all beauty. Hear him tell what distinguishes the truly beautiful from those things that are merely pretty.
Performing Spiritual Triage
Series Title: The Disappearance of God (Day 1 of 2)
Guests Include: Al Mohler
Our faith is in a state of emergency! Faced with so many differing churches and philosophies, Christians today face the daunting task of deciding which doctrines of the faith should be given the highest priority and which doctrines need the least. Dr. Al Mohler, President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, helps us perform spiritual triage to order to discern which issues we must stand firm on and which issues we can differ in without rupturing the fellowship of the church.
Replacing Lies with the Truth
Series Title: I'm Not Good Enough (Day 3 of 3)
Guests Include: Sharon Jaynes
Are you positive that what you believe about yourself is the truth? If it doesn't match what God says about you, it's not. Today Sharon Jaynes encourages women not to buy into the enemy's lie that "I would be happy if..." by immersing themselves in the Scriptures and relinquishing their hopes and dreams into the loving hands of God.
Conquering the Three I's
Series Title: I'm Not Good Enough (Day 2 of 3)
Guests Include: Sharon Jaynes
Are you defining yourself by your weaknesses? Gifted author Sharon Jaynes tells women how they can break free from the strongholds of inadequacy, inferiority and insecurity by changing the way they think about themselves and God.
Overcoming Insecurity
Series Title: I'm Not Good Enough (Day 1 of 3)
Guests Include: Sharon Jaynes
Do you often feel inferior to those around you? As a girl, Sharon Jaynes felt inadequate as she tried to get the love and attention of her alcoholic father. This low self-esteem followed her into adulthood. It was only until she started believing what God said about her that she began to live as a daughter of Christ. Sharon exhorts women to dismiss the lies of the enemy and to replace them instead with the truth of Scripture.
Seeing the Power of God Among Us, Part 2
Series Title: Seeing the Power of God Among Us (Day 2 of 2)
Guests Include: Bryan Chapell
How should we view God and our service to Him? Seminary president Bryan Chapell shares a powerful and probing message about the God we love and serve, and why we should serve Him.
Seeing the Power of God Among Us, Part 1
Series Title: Seeing the Power of God Among Us (Day 1 of 2)
Guests Include: Bryan Chapell
Is forgiveness merely an idea? On this special Thanksgiving Day episode, seminary president Bryan Chapell helps us see the face of real repentance in Luke's Gospel account of the ten lepers whom Jesus healed.
Eat Right
OK, tough question. How healthy is the food you consume?
Learning to Speak the Language of Heaven
Series Title: Choosing Gratitude (Day 3 of 3)
Guests Include: Nancy Leigh DeMoss, Barbara Rainey
Would others say you're a grateful person? Nancy DeMoss, author of Choosing Gratitude, along with Barbara Rainey, tell why our gratefulness reflects our faith in God and His goodness.
Guilt, Grace and Gratitude
Series Title: Choosing Gratitude (Day 2 of 3)
Guests Include: Nancy Leigh DeMoss, Barbara Rainey
Are you grateful in the hard times? Nancy DeMoss and Barbara Rainey reflect on their lives and recall the times when they are most likely to be ungrateful. Together they encourage us to always remember God's blessings, and to see our complaining for what it really is -- a sin against God.
Whom Are You Going to Trust?
Series Title: Choosing Gratitude (Day 1 of 3)
Guests Include: Nancy Leigh DeMoss, Barbara Rainey
Thanksgiving is getting closer, but is your heart prepared? Nancy Leigh DeMoss and Barbara Rainey remind us not to forget the mercies of God, but to continually rejoice in the Lord and give thanks, no matter what we may be going through.
Finding the Good in the Bad
Series Title: Growing Together in Gratitude Day 3 of 3
Guests Include: Barbara Rainey
Do you praise God even in the bad times? Barbara Rainey talks to parents about training children in gratefulness not only by their example, but through story telling. Barbara shares a story about the Puritan preacher Matthew Henry.
Being Thankful for Deliverance
Series Title: Growing Together in Gratitude Day 2 of 3
Guests Include: Barbara Rainey
Sometimes it takes a story to jar us to reality. Barbara Rainey encourages parents to teach their children gratitude by giving them positive role models to learn from. Besides being models themselves, parents can read inspiring stories, like the stories she tells today about Harriet Tubman and David Livingstone.
Giving Thanks for Discomfort
Series Title: Growing Together in Gratitude Day 1 of 3
Guests Include: Barbara Rainey
Are you modeling gratitude for your kids? Barbara Rainey reminds us that our kids aren't born naturally grateful, so its a parents responsibility to teach them. One way to do that, she says, is to share stories that illustrate "giving thanks" in everything. Hear a true story today about Corrie Ten Boom and her sister, Betsy--women of faith who choose to thank God for all things, even for fleas.
The Blessing of Gratitude
Series Title: Barbara Rainey on Gratitude (Day 2 of 2)
Guests Include: Barbara Rainey
Do you know anyone who grumbles and complains? Barbara Rainey explains why our whining is so offensive to God. Hear what you can do to cultivate a heart of gratefulness.
Teaching Kids to be Thankful
Series Title: Barbara Rainey on Gratitude (Day 1 of 2)
Guests Include: Barbara Rainey
Would you like your children to be more grateful? Barbara Rainey tells what she did to try and cultivate a heart of gratitude in her children. Barbara also explains why we struggle to be grateful for God's blessings.
Grounding Your Kids in the Truth
Series Title: Teaching Your Kids God's Law (Day 2 of 2)
Guests Include: Al Mohler
You'd never think of teaching your kids to spell before first teaching them their ABCs. Why then would you try to teach your kids life skills before first introducing them to the Life Giver, God himself. Al Mohler, exhorts parents to protect and bless their children by teaching them God's law.
Knowing God's Truth
Series Title: Teaching Your Kids God's Law (Day 1 of 2)
Guests Include: Al Mohler
You have a lot of things to teach your children before they reach adolescence. Shouldn't God's law be one of them? Al Mohler, tells parents why teaching their children the Ten Commandments is vital to their children's spiritual and emotional health.
Following Your Money Map
Series Title: Money and Marriage God's Way (Day 3 of 3)
Guests Include: Howard Dayton
Money has a way of bringing out the worst in us. Howard Dayton walks Dennis Rainey through the Money Map - a tool designed to help you plan a healthy financial future.
Avoiding the Financial Pitfalls
Series Title: Money and Marriage God's Way (Day 2 of 3)
Guests Include: Howard Dayton
How do you avoid the traps that sink you financially? Howard Dayton, tells couples how to avoid the pitfalls that threaten to derail so many couples financially.
Getting Started on the Right Foot
Series Title: Money and Marriage God's Way (Day 1 of 3)
Guests Include: Howard Dayton
How do you start your marriage on a solid foundation? Christian financial expert Howard Dayton coaches couples on building a financially sound marriage right from the start.
Display Scripture
Let me ask you a question. If I walked into your house today, would I be able to tell what your family really believes?
Getting Through College Debt-Free
Series Title: Mastering the Money Basics (Day 2 of 2)
Guests Include: Ron Blue
Is it possible to get through college without going into debt? Ron Blue, the founder of Ron Blue & Co. and the current president of Kingdom Advisors, talks to parents and students alike about the benefits of paying for college as you go rather than relying on student loans.
Outrunning the Debt Monster
Series Title: Mastering the Money Basics (Day 1 of 2)
Guests Include: Ron Blue
Are your spending habits becoming a debt habit? Christian financial expert Ron Blue shares four biblical principles for building a healthy financial foundation for your family.
Time Away
It should go without saying…slowing down and taking a break from the hectic pace of life is more than just a luxury.
Reflecting God's Glory
Series Title: When God Breaks Your Heart (Day 3 of 3)
Guests Include: Ed Underwood
Where is God when it hurts? Pastor Ed Underwood shares what he's learned about God and life as he's walked through the valley of the shadow of death battling chronic leukemia.
Understanding the Story of Lazarus
Series Title: When God Breaks Your Heart (Day 2 of 3)
Guests Include: Ed Underwood
Are the brokenhearted near the Lord? Absolutely, according to pastor Ed Underwood, a man who has battled a rare and chronic form of leukemia. Ed tells how he seriously contemplated suicide as a way out of his debilitating pain until he began to study John 11 and the story of Lazarus' death. Join us to hear what Ed learned from that story about praying dangerous prayers.
Trusting in the Truths of God
Series Title: When God Breaks Your Heart (Day 1 of 3)
Guests Include: Ed Underwood
Where is God when we suffer? Ed Underwood, a pastor and loving family man, found himself asking this same question as he became gripped by a form of chronic leukemia. Ed shares how he was first diagnosed, and how the intense pain and agony of the disease brought him to such a low point that he told his wife he was finished with praying. Hear him tell how his wife's unshakable faith brought him through his dark days.
Weatherproofing Your Home in the Midst of the Economic Downturn
Series Title: Weatherproofing Your Home in the Midst of the Economic Downturn (Day 1 of 1)
Guests Include: Dennis Rainey
In uncertain times, we need to focus on that which is certain - the Word of God. Dennis Rainey helps us find certainty in uncertain times and faith in time of fear, as he offers practical tips for preparing your home to withstand the current economic and cultural storm.
Family Fasting
Some people believe that fasting is something they used to do in Bible times, but it's not for Christians today. I disagree.
When Desire Becomes a Controlling Desire
Series Title: Uprooting Anger (Day 2 of 2)
Guests Include: Robert D. Jones
Our expectations and desires often take over the rightful place in our hearts that belongs only to Christ. Robert D. Jones, assistant professor of biblical counseling at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and author of the book Uprooting Anger, explains how submitting our wishes to the Lord can chip away at the core anger issues we have.
Battling Our Monster Desires
Series Title: Uprooting Anger (Day 1 of 2)
Guests Include: Robert D. Jones
What's a monster desire? It's a compulsive want that controls our lives and enslaves our hearts. Robert D. Jones, assistant professor of biblical counseling at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, talks pointedly today about why these "monsters" are often the source of our anger.
Always Giving Thanks
Did you know God wants you to give thanks…no matter what?
Epilogue: Wrapping Up
Series Title: Thanksgiving: A Time to Remember (Day 5 of 5)
Guests Include: Dennis and Barbara Rainey
The devoutly Christian Pilgrims sacrificed all for a chance at religious freedom. In our final dramatic reading of this series, you'll gain a new appreciation for this brave group of believers who gave up the life they knew to begin life on a new continent, where they could worship in freedom.
Thanksgiving in Plymouth
Series Title: Thanksgiving: A Time to Remember (Day 4 of 5)
Guests Include: Dennis and Barbara Rainey
The first Thanksgiving wasn't all about football, feasting, family, and fun like it is today! To the exhausted Pilgrims, it was a time to stop and thank God for His benefits-shelter, provision, and the kindness of a native American who saved them from starvation. Today's dramatic reading will have you celebrating side-by-side with the Pilgrims!
Settling In
Series Title: Thanksgiving: A Time to Remember (Day 3 of 5)
Guests Include: Dennis and Barbara Rainey
Why did the Pilgrims risk it all for a new life in the New World? Follow today's dramatic reading about the courage, determination, and commitment the Pilgrims needed to leave everything they knew behind and start a new life in America.
The Ocean Crossing
Series Title: Thanksgiving: A Time to Remember (Day 2 of 5)
Guests Include: Dennis and Barbara Rainey
Anchors aweigh! The Pilgrims have boarded the Mayflower and set out for parts unknown! In today's dramatic reading, you'll feel their anxious thoughts and experience their excitement as they left the comfort of their homes to make the perilous crossing to lands to a land they had never seen before.
Preparations for the Journey
Series Title: Thanksgiving: A Time to Remember (Day 1 of 5)
Guests Include: Dennis and Barbara Rainey
The Pilgrims didn't know where they were going or what they would do when they arrived. How in the world did they prepare for such a trip? In this dramatic reading, you'll experience the anxiety and anticipation the Pilgrims must have felt as they prepared to sail to the New World.
Worldliness and Self Control
Series Title: Respectable Sins (Day 3 of 3)
Guests Include: Jerry Bridges
The sins of worldliness and lack of self-control keep Christians down. Dennis Rainey joins forces with author Jerry Bridges about Scripture?s command that we be in the world, but not of it.
Ordinary, Yet Tragic, Sins of the Church
Series Title: Respectable Sins (Day 2 of 3)
Guests Include: Jerry Bridges
If all sin is ungodliness, why does the church tolerate gossip, slander, and pride? Jerry Bridges, author of Respectable Sins, brings this issue into the light.
What is Sin?
Series Title: Respectable Sins (Day 1 of 3)
Guests Include: Jerry Bridges
Ungodliness is ultimately at the core of our sin. Author Jerry Bridges talks with Dennis Rainey about what makes a sin a sin.
Hurricane
Like it or not, there are times you and I flat out ignore the truth.
Now Bible College Comes to You
Series Title: Bible Study in the Digital Age (Day 2 of 2)
Guests Include: Scott Lindsey
Scott Lindsey, director of ministry relations for Logos Research Systems, tells Dennis Rainey how their new bible study software can help anyone who wants a more in-depth study of God's word. Type in a word or phrase, and in minutes this technology scans hundreds of books to find exactly what you're looking for.
The Sin of Complaining
When you get stuck in traffic, are you more likely to give thanks…or complain?
A Library at the Tip of Your Fingers
Series Title: Bible Study in the Digital Age (Day 1 of 2)
Guests Include: Scott Lindsey
Imagine having a library right at the tip of your fingers! Scott Lindsey, director of ministry relations for Logos Research Systems, talks with Dennis Rainey about the exciting new bible study software that allows you to scan hundreds of books in just minutes.
Stradivarius
Did you know that with people and with violins, the quality of the instrument affects the sound it makes?
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