This is a brief fellowship from brother Ricky Acosta in which he shares his personal testimony related to pursuing the truth through the Life-study messages, as well as a particular word of encouragement for the young mothers among us who are facing the additional challenges of life at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. [vsw id=”nJly-m9LBNU” source=”youtube” width=”600″ height=”349″ autoplay=”no”]
Starting Monday, March 30th, TheBibleTellsMeSo.com will post a daily video series called “FamilyTime” with new episodes being posted at 4:00 PM (PST) every Monday to Friday for 5 weeks. These video episodes will feature Bible verses, crafts and activities that can be done at home, stories, and greetings from international families. You can also call in to leave a voice message that may be featured on a future episode. Please watch the official announcement video and find more information at TheBibleTellsMeSo.com. Besides FamilyTime, TheBibleTellsMeSo.com hosts many other useful materials for families who are looking for biblical, faith-based stories, songs, and activities. You can follow them
Below are links to messages from a conference in Irving, Texas in February 2020 with brother Ricky Acosta on raising up the next generation. Based on the type of the children of Israel in the Old Testament and teachings and testimonies from the New Testament, Satan’s strategies are exposed. These include the wearing out of the older generation and destroying the second (younger) generation. In these messages which have a particular burden for the parents, vivid stories from the Bible are applied to our family and church life, and are illustrated with personal testimonies. There is also a question and response time which addresses many
Below is the link to audio messages of the 2019 Iberian Peninsula conference with brother Minoru Chen from December 13-15, 2019 in Torremolinos (Málaga), Spain. The general subject of this conference was “Taking Christ as our person and being renewed in the spirit of our mind for the one new man.” In addition, two supplemental but crucial messages were given on a holy marriage for God’s purpose (message 5) and a godly family for the church life (message 6B). All messages were given by brother Minoru in English with consecutive translation/interpreting into Spanish. Links to all the messages: https://app.box.com/s/6mz50rftgee9ca0i51gxmv0wvhtvtuwn
Below are links to messages from a recent Mid-Atlantic working saints and families retreat given by brother Mark Raabe from November 18-19, 2017. The general subject is “A Living of Seeking First the Kingdom of God.” Brother Mark was burdened for us to see the importance of the human heart – the conglomerate of man’s inward parts – in relation to the growth of the divine seed, and to learn to deal thoroughly with the condition of our heart for its growth unto God’s building. Message 1 (audio): Living the Kingdom Life for the Growth of the Seed of the Kingdom within Us Message 2 (audio): The Growth of
UPDATED 10/6/2015: This post contains links to both the 2014 and 2015 fellowships with parents and all the saints on raising up the next generation given by brother Tom Goetz in Małe Ciche, Poland, in conjunction with the European Young People’s Conference. In these messages brother Tom Goetz shares some concept-altering fellowship based on the book, “Raising Up the Next Generation for the Church Life” (available through http://www.ministrybooks.org/). Parents’ Fellowship 2014 (link) Message 1: The Importance of the Children’s Work in the Church Message 2: Having the Increase of the Church also through the Children’s Work Message 3: The Children’s Work Being to Build Children Up
In January and February of 2014, brother Tom Goetz released a series of messages to the saints in the church in Salt Lake City, Utah entitled Raising up the Next Generation for the Church Life. The audio messages and outlines are available for download from the website of the church in Salt Lake City: http://www.churchinsaltlakecity.org/dnn/Downloads.aspx .
Submitted by: R.S. (Olympia, WA) A couple of sisters recently started a neighborhood children’s meeting in the park in our locality (which recently was visited for GTCA). We are burdened that the Lord would use this to preserve this next generation for Himself and plants seeds in them for the rest of their life, and also for the sake of the increase by gaining the parents of these children. One mother and daughter, who have been coming to this meeting fairly regularly, were attracted to us in the park on the first day we had the meeting. Two children of local saints’ relatives also participate.
Submitted by: Igor Savinkin (Moscow, Russia) And you have completely forgotten the exhortation which reasons with you as with sons, “My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor faint when reproved by Him; For whom the Lord loves He disciplines, and He scourges every son whom He receives.” It is for discipline that you endure; God deals with you as with sons. For what son is there whom the father does not discipline? But if you are without discipline of which all sons have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons. (Hebrews 12:5-8) As Christians we should have the proper
Message 1 (English: Outline, Audio) (Chinese: Outline, Audio) (Spanish: Outline, Audio) (Korean: Outline, Audio) Message 2 (English: Outline, Audio) (Chinese: Outline, Audio) (Spanish: Outline, Audio) (Korean: Outline, Audio) Message 3 (English: Outline, Audio) (Chinese: Outline, Audio)(Spanish: Outline, Audio) (Korean: Outline, Audio) Message 3 Q &A (Audio: English, Chinese, Spanish, Korean) Message 4 (Audio: English) (Outline: English, Chinese, Spanish, Korean) Taken from http://www.churchinsanjose.com/media-archives/#2012ParentsServingOnesConference