WHAT’S ON WHAT’S UP TODAY:

Cutting off contact with mom or dad …

38% of adults have no contact with a parent.

But: no contact does not increase happiness.

PLUS: A lot of Churches target a certain demographics.

But Pastor Johnny Teague’s church is different.

If someone different than you sat down beside you at church, what would you do?

Subbing for Mark Lanier: Pastor Scott Riling, Part 5: LIFE. DEATH. AND RESURRECTION.

From the pulpit at Champion Forest: visiting Pastor Dr. Brent Taylor with a message just for you and me: DON’T LOSE WEIGHT

Closing Prayer:
All-Knowing Father, Creator of All,
After all these years, why do I still doubt your love for me?
The devil is so cunning to whisper… More below….

Discussed by Terry Lowry
with Host of the What's UP Radio Program

Host Terry Lowry interviews influential and knowledgeable guests on relevant topics for today.

NEW TREND: GOING “NO CONTACT”

Discussed by Emily Washburn
with Daily Citizen (DailyCitizen.com)

Initiating “no contact” with parents and/or family members at any sign of conflict is becoming all too common.

Emily Washburn is the Issues Analyst with Focus on the Family, where she covers policy and cultural issues affecting the family. Today, she discusses this sensitive topic that too many families are experiencing. Hopefully she can give you some encouragement and hope for the future.

Click here to read more on this from Emily.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

What does it mean to go “no contact”? Where are young people getting this idea?

How often do young adults who cut off their parents achieve the inner peace they are seeking?

Does “no contact” increase personal happiness? Emily says: “This is why Focus on the Family exists”, discussing the misuse of certain “hot words” such as abuse, toxic, narcissist, and gas lighting.

What are the three main reasons kids go “no contact” with their parents?

Can parents do anything to mend the relationship? Emily encourages parents to be patient. The father of the prodigal son never stopped praying or looking for his son to return home.

Click here for FREE resources from Focus on the Family. You can also call 1.800.AFAMILY to speak with a licensed counselor with Focus on the Family.

Click here to help support the Daily Citizen, an online publication of Focus on the Family.

WORD FOR THE WEEK: FIGHTS

Discussed by Pastor Johnny Teague
with Church at the Cross Houston (www.ChurchAtTheCrossHouston.org)

A lot of Churches target a certain demographic for their congregation, but Pastor Johnny Teague’s church is different.

Pastor Johnny is a rancher, historian, prolific writer, and senior pastor of an urban church – Church at the Cross on Dairy Ashford in Houston.

Click here to follow Pastor Johnny on Facebook.

Click here to learn more about “Carpooling with Johnny Teague”.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Pastor Johnny has jokingly said his church is like Noah’s Ark. Why?

What types of people attend Pastor Johnny’s church?

Does the staff at Pastor Johnny’s church receive special training on ministering to those from all walks of life?

Why does Pastor Johnny refer to the church as a “mission church”? Pastor Johnny says: “We are on the frontline doing all we can to snatch the lost from Hell.”

Did Jesus minister to the successful, the blue-collar, the down-and-out, and even the “untouchables”?

Click here to purchase one of Pastor Johnny’s many books.

LIFE. DEATH. AND RESURRECTION.

Discussed by Pastor Scott Riling
with Champion Forest Baptist Church (www.ChampionForest.org)

Day 5

DYING IS A NATURAL PART OF LIFE. BUT HOW DO YOU TRULY VIEW DEATH AND YOUR OWN RESURRECTION TO HEAVEN? DO YOU FULLY TRUST GOD WITH YOUR FUTURE?

It’s summer time and that means special lessons from various guests for the Biblical Literacy Lesson at Champion Forest Baptist Church. The series is featuring various Scripture passages that are familiar, but the presenter will be teaching it in a brand-new light.

This week, Pastor Scott Riling teaches from John 11 – the death and resurrection of Lazarus. Pastor Riling is the Biblical Counseling Pastor at Champion Forest Baptist Church.

To view Scott Riling’s video for this lesson, click here.

If you have questions about a sermon, please contact Champion Forest at questions@cfbc.org

QUESTIONS / ISSUES DISCUSSED:

Pastor Riling shares a great conversation that he recently had with his son about death and resurrection. What revelation did God give him? What comfort did God give him?

What happens if we are caught in unbelief? Can we lose our salvation? (1 John 2:19; Matthew 7; Philippians 1:6; Ephesians 1:13-14; Philippians 3:8-10) This is a tricky subject, but Pastor Riling explains and helps us understand.

Do you trust Jesus with your future? Woah – that’s a loaded question! Think about it!

POINTS FOR HOME: THE POWER OF THE RESURRECTION …

Makes us alive now.

Starts us living eternally now.

Empowers us to live a supernatural life now.

Keeps us in Christ now.

Totally defeats death and takes away the fear of death now.

If you have never accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, simply text the word JESUS to 77069 and a pastor or counselor from CFBC will call you back.

For more details about Champion Forest Baptist Church, click here.

DON’T LOSE WEIGHT

Discussed by Dr. Brent Taylor
with First Baptist Church at the Fields (https://www.firstfields.org/)

Day 5

WHY DO NAMES MATTER? WHY DO WE PLACE SUCH IMPORTANCE ON WHAT WE NAME OUR CHILDREN? DO NAMES CARRY WEIGHT? BUT THE REAL QUESTION IS: WHY DOES IT MATTER HOW WE SPEAK THE NAME OF JESUS AND THE NAME OF GOD?

This week, Dr. Brent Taylor shares his thoughts about the commandment found in Exodus 20:7 “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.”

Dr. Brent Taylor is the Senior Pastor at First Baptist Church at the Fields in Carrollton, Texas.

Find Dr. Brent Taylor’s sermon here.

If you have questions about a sermon, please contact Champion Forest at questions@cfbc.org

QUESTIONS / ISSUES DISCUSSED:

Yesterday, Dr. Taylor began sharing ways we can honor the name of God. Today, he completes that list with the final suggestion: Form your life to represent the name you bear. Live out your faith every day – not just on Sundays! If you missed the first three suggestions, check out the segment from yesterday in our archives.

Dr. Taylor closes the sermon with an extra-long call to salvation. He also encourages those who are saved to examine their life and how they are using and misusing the name of God.

If you have never accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, simply text the word JESUS to 77069 and a pastor or counselor from CFBC will call you back.

For more details about Champion Forest Baptist Church, click here.

PRAYER

Discussed by Terry Lowry
with Host of the What's UP Radio Program

All-Knowing Father, Creator of All,

After all these years, why do I still doubt your love for me?

The devil is so cunning to whisper: “God really doesn’t love you anymore. He really does not care.”

In and through the name of Jesus Christ, here and now, I rebuke you, Satan.

I will boldly stand on the Word, for I know you are a faithful God and you will keep your covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love you and keep your commands.

May I hide your precepts in my heart and meditate on your Word each day.

Sweep me clean of all doubt, O Holy Spirit.

And if I am granted tomorrow, let’s repeat.

All for the cause of Christ, in whose name I pray,

Amen and Amen.