Overview
God has blessed Gil and Kelly with 19 precious children. They admit they are not a perfect family, as there are no perfect people. This couple is aware that any successes experienced in their family are a result of the culmination of help from many others God has brought into their lives. The Bates share that they are "humbled more often than we’d like to be and we find that we’re often wrong more than we are right." The transparency of their Christian walk and reality of raising a large family intrigue audiences and present opportunities to point folks to God.

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Gil Bates takes a look at the life of Joseph and emphasizes that while the Bible has many characters, it…
2024
How to Keep Going When Life Seems to go Bad

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Pastor Gill Bates shares on the vital role of fathers in their children’s lives. In this message based on Proverbs…
2024
Proverbs 17

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Gil Bates asks the question: What would be wise to ask for? He then proceeds to examine the life of…
2023
What Would Be Wise to Ask For?

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Building from Ephesians 5:17-6:4, Gil shows us how to build our homes as we follow God’s blueprint. The blueprint in…
2023
The Family You Always Wanted and How to Have It

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What would be your ideal environment for ministry and serving God? Can you imagine what it would look like? Well,…
2022
Fruitful Vineyard

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As Paul warned Timothy, perilous times have come to our world. Naturally, Christians may ask for some plan or grand…
2022
Three C’s for Continuing

The One Defining Factor in a Man’s Life
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In this no-nonsense message for today’s husbands and fathers, Gil Bates urges us to ask ourselves about the deepest desires…
2022
The One Defining Factor in a Man’s Life

Three Essential Ingredients for the Family You Dreamed Of
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Any husband or father can be a critic. So Gil Bates challenges us as men to check our expectations. In…
2021
Three Essential Ingredients for the Family You Dreamed Of

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Hot on the heels of his first message about Joshua, Gil Bates hastens to bring further assurance from the life…
2021
How to Get Good Sleep in a Crisis

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To have your imagination sparked with scenes of sweeping conquest, you need only hear the name of Joshua. Of all…
2021
How to Be a Man God Chooses

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The enemy of our souls is alive and active today. He strives to make our situation seem dark and hopeless….
2020
Preparing for Battle

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How would you like to have the highlights of history linked in easy-to-remember format? The Bible does this for us!…
2019
The Ten “C’s” of the Bible

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Fathers: What draws your attention when the work day is over? A messy house? A broken stove? A disobedient child?…
2019
Five Qualities of a Faithful Messenger

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“Who really is the richest man in the world?” The Lord’s answer to Gil Bates’ question became a life message…
2019
Who is the Richest Man in the World?

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Gil Bates brings home a paradoxical proverb written directly to men: Proverbs 16:32. In this verse, Almighty God warns men…
2019
The One Thing No One Wants in Their Home

The Danger of Getting a Wrong Perspective of Life and God
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During one of the student sessions earlier in the Family Conference, Gil Bates asked the students for their most pressing…
2018
The Danger of Getting a Wrong Perspective of Life and God

How to be the Father You Always Wanted to Be
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Treat your children the way you treat other people’s children. Don’t leave the responsibility of devotions to your wife. Ask…
2018
How to be the Father You Always Wanted to Be

Vital Truths We Wish We Had Known Before Marriage
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When and where does a stable, loving marriage relationship begin? As a single, young person, what if you could avoid…
2011
Vital Truths We Wish We Had Known Before Marriage

How to Position Yourself to Perform the Way God Wants You To
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The Temple was the Lord’s house. You would think the house of God would have always been impeccably clean, right?…
2018
How to Position Yourself to Perform the Way God Wants You To

How to Line Up the Two Most Important Things in Your Life
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Gil Bates has a clearly-stated goal for his family: to lead them in the Lord’s ways. But the Lord had…
2018
How to Line Up the Two Most Important Things in Your Life

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When Gil Bates humbled himself and started to see himself the way his wife and children did, he knew a…
2017
How to Recognize the Destroyer in Your Home

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How do you support a family on a very small income? That is the question Gil Bates considered as his…
Lesson 132 – “Gil Bates, Part 2: How God Supplied our Needs”

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Gil Bates is a dedicated Christian, loving husband, and the father of 19 children. After committing his life to Christ…
2017
Lesson 131 – “Gil Bates, Part 1: The Beginning of Our Story”

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Family Conferences are an enjoyable time for the whole family! Fellowship with friends and powerful preaching make for a full…
2017
How to Make a Difference When You Get Home

Some Practical Truths to Strengthen Your First Year of Marriage
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What are some things we can focus on as a couple to keep the marriage a we-centered marriage instead of…
2016
Some Practical Truths to Strengthen Your First Year of Marriage

Beware of Pitching Your Tent Towards Sodom
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Have you ever thought that Lot may have left Abraham because of the failures that he had seen in Abraham’s…
2016
Beware of Pitching Your Tent Towards Sodom

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II Timothy 2 was Paul’s advice to a young pastor. The encouragement it contains however can apply directly to parenting….
2016
What Your Wife and Kids Need Most From You

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What family was more amazing than the Bates family? Than Noah’s family? Abraham’s? Isaac’s? Jacob’s? Find what Mr. Bates found…
2016
The Amazing Family That God Used

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Another straightforward how-to message from a husband that is still learning and growing in his own marriage. With a handy…
How to Dwell With Your Wife According to Knowledge

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We’ve all heard the exhortation to “Be careful!” Being careful protects those under us. And taking the time to care and connect in the relationships…
Don’t Lose Your Family Shepherding the Flock

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Busyness is the signal to stop and do the one thing we believe we are too busy to do! In…
The Pearl of Great Price

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What is the measure for true wealth? Gil and Kelly Bates share on what they believe makes the richest man…
2014
How to Become the Richest Man in the World

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What do we do when life and God don’t seem to make sense? The prophet Elijah certainly encountered this tumultuous…
2014
What to Do When You Can’t Figure Out What God Is Doing

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One of the hardest things in parenting is learning to let go. For those who have grown children, or even…
2014
Letting Go and Letting God

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Often told as a cautionary tale of the consequences of broken faith, the ancient story of Samson holds many timeless…
2014
Parameters That Yield Spiritual Fruit

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Scripture tells of two kings with outstanding character, but the contrast in their motives eventually brought very different results. One…
2013
Good Kids vs. Godly Kids

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Two choices will have the greatest impact on your life. The first is your response to the Gospel. The second…
2013
The High Price of a Sensual Girl

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Finances, Future, Family. In these three areas we all find practical tests of our faith. In the face of hardship…
2012
Experiencing the Power of Faith

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Self-government is the measure of a man. Irritations and mistakes are sure to arise in every home but whether they…
2011
The One Mistake that Families Cannot Afford to Make

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Listen and be encouraged as Gil Bates shares story after story of how God provided for him and his family because of…
2010
How to Support a Family of 19 Without a Salary

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Gil Bates owns and runs a small company while his wife cares for the home. With a large family and…
2009