Winning the Heart of Your Child

David Sweigart

Oct 17, 2025

Short Articles

Few things are more important than the blessing of mutual satisfaction and communication in a healthy parent/child relationship. The keys for success in winning the hearts of your children are not found in Christian psychology, but in the Word of God.

What Is Your Boy Reading?

Oct 09, 2025

Short Articles

Children will read, give them something worth reading; they will learn, give them something worth learning. More books in the library may mean a far better grade of sons and daughters; clear-headed, strong-handed and pure-hearted, ready to serve their God and serve their generation by his will.

Why We Reject Child Evangelism

Sherwin Weaver

Oct 08, 2025

Short Articles

Child Evangelism, what is wrong with this approach? What does the bible have to say about our children's spiritual well being?

Mothers

Lyndon Burkholder

Sep 22, 2025

Sermons

Motherhood is a long-range project. When does motherhood actually begin? It exists in embryo form in each small girl. This sermon addresses various stages of motherhood, beginning with the young unmarried woman, the mother of preschoolers, the middle-age mother, and finally, the grandmother.

Teaching Children Respect

Roger Berry

Aug 21, 2025

Short Articles

How can we train children in this secular and sinful society where Christian values are openly ridiculed? It is going to take courage on the part of parents to come out from the secular society, rejecting its materialistic, anti-God, anti-moral absence of values.

The Urgency of Enforcing Parental Discipline

Merle Ruth

Aug 01, 2024

Short Articles

In any given group of parents, there will likely be some inclined to be overly harsh, and still more inclined to be overly permissive. Both extremes militate against the effectiveness of disciplinary measures. The child's spiritual and physical well-being is at stake; the matter is urgent!

Why We Reject Child Evangelism

Sherwin Weaver

Apr 28, 2021

Short Articles

A congregation sits hushed as a child barely six years old gives a testimony before his baptism and union with the church. Several times he loses his train of thought, and the pastor must prompt him. At last he finishes and is baptized on his testimony... What do you think of this picture?

ODD

Stephen Ebersole

Aug 21, 2020

Short Articles

In the ever-expanding list of disorderly behaviors identified by psychologists, what should a Christian parent believe? Do we change the basic Biblical child-training beliefs we have been taught? A brief look at several disorders, and a call to raise families according to the truths of the Bible.

Surrendering the Anger of My Will

Edwin Eby

Aug 18, 2020

Sermons

Unrighteous anger is a wound that must be healed, lest others be hurt. In surrendering our wills to God, healing comes. But God cannot and will not force us to surrender our wills. A thought-provoking sermon especially directed to parents.

Family Worship

Keith Gingerich

Aug 14, 2020

Short Articles

Why is family worship necessary? Or important? Don’t our children hear enough Bible teaching at church? How can we make family devotional time relevant, and hold the interest of the varied levels of age and understanding?

To Be a Father

Lyndon Burkholder

Jun 19, 2020

Short Articles

To be a godly father may appear to be a daunting task. But the Bible way is really quite simple: teach your children about God, discipline them as needed, thank God for them, and don't anger them--and then do it God's way, over and over and over again.

Parenting that Nurtures a Servant Mentality

Aaron Martin

Jun 04, 2020

Short Articles

Children come into this world thinking only of one thing: me, me, me! However, somehow children must learn that they are here to be of service to others. Their mentality must take a 180-degree turn... and the challenge for helping developing this mindset rests on their parents. How do we do it?

Building Godly Homes

Oct 28, 2019

e-Books

Practical teaching on courtship, marriage, and child training.

Safe Places

Lyndon Burkholder

Oct 01, 2019

Sermons

Fatherhood is a choice, not an accident. It is not a job for the faint of heart. Like Noah of old, fathers are called by God to make safe places for themselves, their homes, and the church/school - physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Noah shows fathers how to find grace in the eyes of God.

Joyful Mothers of Children

Lyndon Burkholder

Nov 28, 2018

Sermons

When a mother is NOT joyful, her children don't want to be around her, and neither does her husband. This sermon will help to identify joy-stealers, and better yet, offers Biblical solutions so that she may indeed become "a joyful mother of children" Psalm 113:9.

Twenty-Five Practical Points on Child Training

Nov 13, 2018

Short Articles

Biblical advice, and some basic dos and don'ts for success in the most important role you will ever undertake

Child/Parent Relationships

Vernon Martin

Nov 12, 2018

Sermons

The relationship that parents have with their children in early years will set the course for that child's life. Where can you learn how to teach your child? God values children, and so should we. Let us learn from our Heavenly Father the best way to relate to the precious souls He has given to us.

Building Personal Conviction in our Children

Vernon Martin

Nov 07, 2018

Sermons

Do we, like Moses, have personal conviction worth passing on? Personal conviction cannot be forced. We need to have a passion for our own personal conviction, yet respect others as well. Are we willing to allow our children to ask questions yet guide them diligently into a life of Christian service

Courageous Fathers

Luke Bennetch

Nov 01, 2018

Sermons

God has called fathers to an important role, one that takes courage. Why and when does a father need courage? With the help of his Heavenly Father, each Christian father seeks to lead his family to that Father, making that his chief aim in life. Fathers, be of good courage!

Biblical Premises for Child Training

Luke Bennetch

Sep 27, 2018

Sermons

To whom shall we go for help in the all-important task of child training: worldly philosophies or Biblical premises? Listen to the 3 R's that every child should learn before he goes to school to get his second set. Learn 8 basic principles that parents should employ, many of them from Grandpa's day.

The Deterioration of the American Home

Grant Martin

May 02, 2018

Short Articles

Deterioration defines many homes in American society. What is God's plan for Christian homes, and how can we prevent deterioration in our own homes?

Teaching Children the Wonders of God

Harold S. Martin

Apr 20, 2018

Short Articles

The Bible message is the same now as it was centuries ago. And the basic human problem is the same. Teaching your children the truths of the Bible while they are young is one of the most important duties of parents for God alone can direct them safely through life.

What My Child Will Probably Become

Aaron Crider

Apr 18, 2018

Short Articles

What are your dreams for your child? If those dreams come true, will you be satisfied with the result? Will God?

When to Say No

Martha Ann Shirk

Dec 27, 2017

e-Books

Teach your children to identify unsafe strangers, and learn how and when to say "NO".

Parenting: a Priority

Ivan M. Nolt

Dec 19, 2017

e-Books

A special message for parents, especially fathers, “to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”