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Share the Feast: Teaching Your Children to Delight in God’s Word, Jenni Naselli, MOMS 1.22.24

Share the Feast: Teaching Your Children to Delight in God’s Word

MOMS January 22, 2024

In Deuteronomy 6, God tells parents, "These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. …" But how do we do this in 21st century America? Listen and learn as Jenni Naselli discusses practical tips for teaching children the overarching story of God's Word, helping them to delight in the Gospel, hide God's Word in their heart, and understand His Word.

Steadfastness and the Goodness of Christ, Catherine Hoffman, MOMS 12.5.23

Catherine Hoffman encourages our hearts to see and trust the goodness of Christ in the journey of motherhood!

Making Room for Her, Barbara Reaoch, MOMS 11.21.23

Making Room for Her (Mother/Daughter-in-law Relationships)

With the Bible as our foundation, we'll explore how the Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law relationship can thrive even in the midst of difficulty.

Steadfast in Prayer, James 5:13–20, Pam Larson 11.15.23

Steadfast in Prayer, James 5:13–20

Be steadfast in prayer, trusting in God’s all-sufficient grace and pursuing the lost.

1. Steadfast in prayer in all circumstances (13-16)

    A. When you are suffering

    B. When you are cheerful

    C. When you are sick

         i. Call for elders

              a. Let them pray

              b. Anointing with oil

         ii. Care for one another

              a. Confess your sins to one another

              b. PRAY for one another

2. Steadfast example of prayer (17–18)

    A.Righteous person | Elijah

    B. Fervent, frequent, faithful

3. Steadfast in pursuit of prodigals (19–20)

Steadfast in Suffering, James 5:7–12, Amy Katterson 11.8.23

Steadfast in Suffering, James 5:7–12

Life in this world, life after the “great catastrophe” of sin is hard. Will it always be this way? How do we remain steadfast? 

This week’s text, James 5:7–12, gives us a theme or banner for a faith-filled life in a broken world: patience. What does patient fortitude look like in your situation?

• Clinging to the promises of God in the middle of the “invisible” season of waiting. 
• Establishing your heart to follow Christ and to do whatever the will of God holds for you.
• Calling to mind and living in light of the soon return of the Lord Christ. 
• Humbly repenting of a grumbling heart and seeking to point out evidences of grace in one another instead. 
• Following in the footsteps of other patient and hope-filled believers and running with perseverance the race that is set before us. (Find a treasure trove of audio messages sharing such stories here: Biography Messages by John Piper)
• Trusting the merciful, compassionate purposes of God even when you don’t understand.
• Being a woman of your word and trusting God for the outcome.

We press on in patient fortitude, knowing that “when [we] have stood the test, [we] will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him” (James 1:12). May the Lord find us and keep us faithful.

Turning from Fear to Love, Kïrsten Christianson, MOMS 11.7.23

Turning From Fear to Love

Fear can trip us in so many ways: fear of being left out, fear that we are wrecking our kids, fear that our sin is more powerful than Christ’s blood… “God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of love, power, and a sound/self-controlled mind” (2 Timothy 1:7) Let’s look at how fearing the Lord helps us to fear not and instead “do all things in love” (1 Corinthians 16:14).

Steafast in God’s Will, James 4:13–5:6, Pam Larson 11.1.23

Steadfast In God's Will, James 4:13–5:6

James exhorts us to live in light of our identity in Christ, as children of God, in God’s will, because life is short (4:13–17). And then, because eternity is long, James speaks of the coming judgment on unbelievers (5:1–6).

So don't prize prosperity/possessions over people or God. Prepare for the judgment to come. James’ purpose is to prevent believers from placing their hope in worldly wealth and to trust God for justice even though they are enduring oppression from the evil rich.

Trust in the sovereignty of God in your planning and finances, seeking to do the right thing in all your pursuits and treasuring Jesus in all of life!

Steadfast in Relationship, James 4:1–12, Pam Larson 10.25.23

Steadfast in Relationship, James 4:1–12

This week, in the center of a passage with so much sin and so many commands to repent, we saw the stunningly glorious good news of God’s grace. But he gives more grace (James 4:6). 

The only cure for our broken and sick heart condition is the gospel! Sisters, run to our God of marvelous grace! Admit your need for God’s grace, draw near to him, humble yourself and be transformed. Look to Jesus for your example. True humility is only found in the gospel and turning to the One who humbled himself for us:

And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name—Philippians 2:8–9.

Missions, Ministry and Motherhood, Carmen Tomaszewski, MOMS 10.17.23

From serving on the mission field of South Africa to serving as the Nursery Coordinator and Reception at The North Church, God's steadfastness has been evident throughout all the seasons of motherhood and ministry in Carmen’s life. Hear her share her experiences of walking with the Lord and be inspired to go deeper into how He might have you minister right where you are.

Steadfast in Wise Speech, James 3, Charisse Compton 10.18.23

Steadfast in Wise Speech, James 3:1-18

James 3 challenges us to reject the double-mindedness that stunts our growth, sabotages our work, and poisons our words, by single-mindedly pursuing the pure wisdom of God from above (3:17). A double-minded, restless, and unstable (1:8, 3:8) woman looks back to the wisdom from below—whose source is the fire of Hell—and allows jealousy and selfish ambition (3:14,16) to flourish in her heart so that she seeks her own glory at the expense of others and sets herself up as God’s judge, grumbling about his gifts and accusing him of evil (1: 13).

But the pure wisdom of God has power to supplant the jealousy and selfish ambition in our hearts with the meekness of wisdom, (3:13) so that we gradually grow up into the steadfast character of our God and Savior. Receiving this wisdom is easier than you might think! We have only to ask (1:5), and the God “who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all” will also graciously give us the wisdom we need to grow in our faith, to be fruitful in our works, and to overflow in a fountain of life-giving words (Romans 8:32).