Listen and be encouraged as Gil Bates shares story after story of how God provided for him and his family because of their resolve to build...

The Principle of Authority

How does dependence upon God bring financial independence?

Spiritual Gifts: Overview

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...

To ponder marriage is to address the second most important decision in all of life. Before and after the holy union commenced at the altar...

Two choices will have the greatest impact on your life. The first is your response to the Gospel. The second is your decision in whom you...

Tom Harmon challenges young people to remember their Creator in the days of their youth, to realize the far-reaching consequences of every...

Spiritual Gifts: Specific Characteristics, Misuses, Examples and Instructions

"How can I run my business God's way?" Steve Dulin wondered. In search of answers, he began reading through the Scriptures. One by one the...

How to Find God's Best for Friendships

This testimony of Jon Ainbinder sheds light on a cornerstone command of life: "Honor thy father and thy mother".

Family finances involve major decisions. Every family faces financial needs, and the world offers almost as many ways of meeting those...

Once upon a time there was a hard-working dairy farmer, called from the family farm to take on the pastorate at a small church in a very un...

Our adversary may be a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour, but we are promised that when we stand and resist, he will flee from us....

Do you need a living example of what it means to walk with God? We hear it said "Trust the Lord" but what does it mean, really? How do we...

Whether it is our father and mother, civil leaders or others in positions of leadership, these are the authorities God has appointed...

In a glorious way, from Genesis to Revelation, God's Word shows that His thoughts are higher than our thoughts!

Obstacles and distractions have a way of making us either bitter or better. Whatever happens we can trust that God's sovereign purpose will...

Ever since the time Doug Small shared this simple message from Genesis 18 with our staff in Oak Brook, it has been a favorite, a kind of...

Simple obedience can yield abundant results.

Have you ever wondered what the steps are between being a normal Christian and being greatly used by the Lord? This inspiring message...

Jim Bob and Michelle have a rich testimony of the ways God has worked in their personal lives and in their family by making one commitment...

What does it mean to train up a child "in the way he should go"? What keeps a son or daughter from departing from the ways of righteousness...

This is Jim Sammons' most comprehensive message on financial freedom.

Saul had little warning when he was selected to rule as Israel’s king. But his heart was changed from that day forward. What about you?...

What keeps us from fulfilling the calling God places on our hearts? Paul and Jenny Speed share the truths they have found which dispel some...

There are big decisions, there are small decisions, but there aren’t any insignificant decisions. Combined with the sovereignty of God, our...

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We have often heard the saying, "Life is short". And truly it is. The Bible describes it as a vapor--and David Waller illustrates it using...

Through faith, through one deliberate decision at a time, through investments ranging between five cents and several million dollars, the...

When we think about the future we might naturally wonder about "God's will". But really what good would it do us if we merely know God's...

A legendary collection of true missionary stories, filled with accounts of God's great faithfulness from almost every continent.

Do we heed the warnings God sends? How high does He need to turn the volume for us to hear His voice? His quiet leading ought to be enough...

What does the Bible say about financial planning? If taking anxious thought for the future is wrong, is the answer not to plan at all?

A motorcycle crash, finding one's life partner, and a car accident: what do all three have in common? Jim Sammons, with his quick wit and...

"Without faith, it is impossible to please God ... and by works was faith made perfect". What we do with what we know is very important to...

Lack of leadership in the Christian home. This problem is a growing problem.

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...

Whether a businessman or a preacher, will I bear the fruit of the Lord Jesus Christ in my life work? It depends on whether or not I commune...

How early in life can a son or daughter put into words the purpose God has put in their heart? As parents know, it varies between children...

Why would anyone choose the unconventional in life? John the Baptist was born to a line of high priests, and yet he chose to undergo his...

Have you ever thought that Lot may have left Abraham because of the failures that he had seen in Abraham's personal life? For sons and...

When a Christian finds himself surrounded by a world of evil, what is the basic strategy he can follow to keep himself and his family...

If the Christian worldview did not equally affect every area of life, those of us in the "secular" arena could relax our responsibility to...

By intentionally loosening the definitions of a few Biblical terms, we as young people can allow lots of room for the little things that...

We grow up. Life speeds up. Our focus gradually gravitates to the pressing needs of the present! How refreshing it is to be reminded that...

Joshua had an inheritance to claim. Would God make good on His promise despite the overwhelming odds and the high waters of Jordan?

How do I know I've been called by God? Should I look for logical indications that support the call? Can I expect God to confirm my ministry...

"Are you going to pass your Christian heritage on to your children?" One way Captain Warner's father did that was through the notes he had...

"The Lord was not in the wind" ... "The Lord was not in the earthquake" ... "The Lord was not in the fire." Yet His still small voice was...

In this thought-provoking session Rick Grubbs shares the wisdom of having a "latter end focus." As a father and former missionary he...

If it's wise to count the cost before making a major decision, you certainly want to count the cost before marriage. How do you do that?...

Hudson Taylor gave the world a practical glimpse of what it is like to trust the Lord and live by faith. Even today, we hear how faith...

Many young men and women wonder how they will find the best vocation and the right life partner. They seek God for His will and His timing...

"He walks with me and He talks with me, and He tells me I am His own; and the joy we share as we tarry there, none other has ever known."...

In the last years of the previous century a remnant of God's people decided to stay with their sons and daughters through the social storm...

A classic. From I Thessalonians 4, Dr. Stephen Olford brings clarity and definition to the two opposing world views held by Christians on...

"It's about time!" This exclamation is usually expressed to us when we finally do the one thing that is most important to someone with whom...

Many books are written about how to lead. When Peter Magnuson ran a query on leadership titles in Amazon, it yielded more than 50,000...

"If that's what God wants, I'll be God's businessman." What a testimony! Roy LeTourneau reminisces growing up with his father R.G....

Do you run the risk of becoming a modern day Capernaum?

During one of the student sessions earlier in the Family Conference, Gil Bates asked the students for their most pressing questions.

In October 2017, Ron Hamilton presented a special sing-along session at Family Camp accompanied by his son-in-law and daughter, the Morgans...

What family was more amazing than the Bates family? Than Noah's family? Abraham's? Isaac's? Jacob's? Find what Mr.

When Keith Daniel accepted Christ at the age of twenty, his life was completely transformed. At the time of his conversion, the elderly,...

How exciting to find out what God has put in our children's hearts! Uncertain, definitely.

Beware! Aimlessness does not mean that an arrow won't find a mark. The question is: Was it the mark, the one mark, God's high calling in...

Christopher Sirard and his wife, Courtney, live in California, where he works as an anesthesiologist. Early in their marriage, while on a...

Sometimes we would rather seek God’s will than draw close to God Himself. God’s desire is for us to be right with Him and others and...

Paul and Jenny Speed present a simple yet instructive message on five ways our enemy tries to render us ineffective in the use of our...

From sweltering 120˚ copper mines in Arizona to frigid -20˚ weather in Mongolia, Mr. Warner recounts his testimony of God's faithfulness to...

Roger Magnuson is a great storyteller, and this message is no exception, as he brings out the metaphor of sermons and sailboats. As with...

Chaplain Tom Burch’s enthusiasm for God’s Word sometimes leaves him unable to find adequate words to describe this precious Book. He shares...

Christ sent His disciples “as sheep in the midst of wolves” and then told them: “be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.”...

After living in a very small house for several years with their large family, Keith and Carol Kane moved to a larger place to care for...

The vivid family analogies brought out in Psalm 127 make excellent material for thought and application at whatever age your children may...

The combination of a tranquil faith and a well-paced determination are as essential to young men in the present day as they have always...

Nearly 75 minutes of straight commentary on exactly what Scripture says about itself. Much can be said about Bible reading being a...

As a young person, it's easy to wonder, "What is the purpose God has for my life?" Do you have a Jacob-like tenacity to "not let go" unless...

"God will always be faithful to write stories, if you'll be faithful to sow." So it is that in the lives of those who apply Biblical...

Rather than trying to do everything right, we as men need to identify whether or not we are doing the right thing in the first place. This...

After covering the Explanation and Theory of the Apprenticeship Planning Guide in the last session, Richard Altman next presents an...

There is a way through the fog, believe it or not. Yes, fog is dangerous. In the journey of faith, it can become as dangerous as the fog...

Well, it's time to make a plan. Pick one of the five areas: Person, Provider, Partner, Parent, or Proclaimer and do the things God has led...

Can a man today be dominant and not domineering? Can he lead by example while fulfilling the role of leader, father, or even boss? If so,...