Lesson 137 - "One Step Backward, Two Steps Forward"

The Duggars' story in forty-seven minutes: how the Lord turned their hearts to have children, how they made it through when the first few were young, how God led their family through the challenges of politics and gave them a testimony of the truth that children are a blessing.

What does it take to get your attention? A windstorm? A lost ring? Disappointment or loneliness? Unexpected loss or unbearable pain? An ongoing illness?

What if my life is bearing no fruit? Does it mean I am not a Christian or that I have lost my salvation? What does it mean in John 15 when it says that the husbandman takes away such branches? And what if I am bearing fruit? Does that mark the end of pain and pruning?

Tom Harmon gives a vivid and colorful sermon on all it means to honor, read, study, and use the Word of God. It's transforming power is the key to growth as a Christian. But our growth in the Truth must be led by the Holy Spirit and tempered in real-time situations.