Good Kids vs. Godly Kids

One of the hardest things in parenting is learning to let go. For those who have grown children, or even those that are just beginning a family, this statement may accurately describe that apprehensive feeling when anticipating the inevitable.

Gil Bates has a clearly-stated goal for his family: to lead them in the Lord's ways. But the Lord had to coach him first. Gil's testimony tells how God challenged him at home and at work to do what he never wanted to do in order to be the man he wanted to be.

Gil Bates owns and runs a small company while his wife cares for the home.  With a large family and a significant amount of public attention, one would assume their marriage would be under tremendous stress.  In this message, Gil and Kelly Bates share how accountability provides a daily

The Temple was the Lord's house. You would think the house of God would have always been impeccably clean, right? Wrong! Like King Josiah, we, too, may be surprised at the ease and rapidity with which the influences of the world infiltrate our homes, our lives, and our thinking.