Summons Radio

It's not very popular these days to say that the parents should be in charge of the children. TV, movies and most other forms of entertainment media usually paint the parents as out of touch fools that the children eventually have to enlighten. In today's study, Pastor Terry rearranges those misplaced priorities according to Biblical standards. If children – and parents - would adhere to the bibli...

Too many parents today are unwilling or perhaps even afraid to discipline their children. It has become popular over the last few decades to allow children to make their own decisions in life with no parental influence. It has also been promoted that children who are disciplined will be emotionally damaged and never fulfill their true potential. Today, Pastor Terry continues his study from the boo...

It seems like every generation of children and teens has more temptations and emotional garbage thrown at them than the generation before. As technology has progressed, so it appears that brutality and perversion have grown as well. Today, Pastor Terry gives us three responsibilities for parents found in the book of Proverbs. It is a great temptation for parents to relegate their duties to the sch...

God's plan for the family, when actually put into practice, brings about some pretty amazing results. When we submit to His authority and fulfill our individual roles, not only will our families be blessed, but the surrounding community as well. Today, Pastor Terry illustrates the blessings a godly wife will be to her own home as she pursues those things that God has called her to. Using her gifts...

There are many standards of beauty floating around. The world's standard is generally shallow and one-dimensional, focusing on the external. Our culture promotes an ideal that is usually light years apart from the Biblical one. In today's study, Pastor Terry points out the many traits that can make a woman's beauty far exceed physical appearance. They create the kind of character that will live an...

The concept of the Christian husband being the leader of the home has been both misunderstood and misused over the years. Today, Pastor Terry continues to give us solid Biblical wisdom from the book of Proverbs on this sometimes controversial subject. God's idea is not that men should be kings, or that their wives should be some kind of slave to them. This authority is a place of responsibility, n...

We celebrate the resurrection of Christ every year. But do we really consider what that means? As Pastor Terry reminds us in today's study, Christ not only brings change to us as individuals, but He also promises an incorruptible Kingdom for us to dwell in. We have a tendency to focus only on the here and now, looking to Christ to deliver us from all our troubles. But a day is coming when He will...

There is a big difference between murmuring against God, and pouring out your frustrations or even your anger to Him. Life is filled with troubles and we live in a fallen, sinful world. We have to deal with our own failings and the failings of those around us. Sometimes these things can be overwhelming. In today's study from the book of Job, Pastor Terry assures us that there is no reason to try t...

The pleasures of this life always entice us to use them to try make our lives more satisfying. However, once we have become involved with them for a while, we eventually come up empty, and often ashamed. But in today's study, Pastor Terry reminds us that Jesus Christ is as alive today as you and I are. Because He lives, He is able to give us many blessings, including a deep abiding peace that cann...

Most Christians have heard so many Easter messages, that we tend to take the resurrection for granted. The fact that Jesus rose from the dead, and the tomb is empty, has sort of lost it's excitement over the years. What is worse, is that we seem to have forgotten the meaning of it. It's as though we disregard all it's blessings to us in this life, and what it means for us in the life to come. One...

It is a wonderful thing to become comfortable with your wife and to feel at ease with her. It is quite another thing to take her for granted. Over time, husbands can slip into a mindset in which they virtually ignore their wives. Today, Pastor Terry gives us some insight into how we as Christian husbands can better understand our role and enrich our marriages with the wisdom of God's word. Rather...

One of the most important safeguards for our homes is our Christian faith. It's like boundary stones that are set up to protect the home and to define it's place in the world. In fact, this faith is the source of all the other qualities that make a home happy and blessed. In today's study, Pastor Terry continues with the 5 characteristics of a happy home found in the book of Proverbs. Families all...

What are the makings of a happy home? Is it wealth? Trendy methods of child-rearing? Letting everyone have their own way? In today's study, Pastor Terry gives us 5 requirements for a happy home. They are not difficult or expensive to implement, and can make a noticeable difference in a home's “personality”. Drawing from the deep well of wisdom in the book of Proverbs, our families will be refreshe...

It is sad that there are many in the church who misunderstand sex so badly that they think it's wrong to engage in it even within marriage. It is also sad that there are so many outside the church who think it is nothing special, that it's just a good time to be had with anyone you care to. In today's study, Pastor Terry shows why both positions are wrong. The deep intimacy that God intends for a...

All sin looks good when it first catches our eye. It is always dressed to impress and always appears to offer nothing but joy and pleasure. But is that what time and the experiences of millions of people tell us is true? Have we not seen for ourselves that every sin has a price tag? Doesn't our own experience show that some sins can cost us everything if we give in to them? Today, Pastor Terry emp...

We live in a world that is so completely sold out to relativism, that hard truths are seldom spoken, and are almost never received. Colleges create “safe spaces” so their students will not have to deal with the realities of the world around them. Adults who can't bear to hear the other side of an issue, dismiss it as “hate speech”. Today, Pastor Terry points out that we need to hear the unadultera...

Are you teachable? Do you realize that there are areas in your life where you could probably use some insight? Do you have the humility to see that you may have a lot to learn about a few things? In today's study, Pastor Terry guides us through the many faceted subject of counsel. Getting counsel, giving counsel. What kind of counsel is good and edifying? Are there types of counsel that we should...

Dealing with conflicts is not an easy task. It is emotionally draining and can lead to real trouble if not handled properly. In today's study, Pastor Terry continues to give us some much needed insight into dealing with confrontational situations in a godly manner. We tend to either go at it giving full vent to our anger, or we avoid it completely. But some situations require an encounter or even...

Personal conflicts are something most people want to avoid. But that's not always possible. Somebody's right and somebody's wrong, right? And most of the time, if we're involved, we are the ones that are right. At least we think so. In today's study, Pastor Terry gives us several practical principles to keep in mind when we're dealing with a conflict. Many of the principles apply to almost any sit...

When we think of evangelism, we usually think of large crusades in big cities by famous preachers and Christian musicians. We don't often think of ourselves as evangelists at all. Today Pastor Terry gives us a different way to look at winning the lost. People today are hungry for kindness. And, as our society seems to get darker and more hostile, even the dimmest light will be easily seen and may...

When we think of neighbors, we usually think of the people next door, or on our street. Having a bad neighbor in that situation can be a nightmare. But who does the Bible say we should count as our neighbors? And what kind of neighbor are we? In today's study, Pastor Terry gives us several characteristics of the kind of good neighbor we as Christians should be to others. As the Bible often does, i...

Friends. They can help us find the way, or they can lead us astray. They can help us overcome our faults, or they can help us to overlook them. They will walk with us through the fire, or they will walk away. In today's study from the book of Proverbs, Pastor Terry points out that what kind of friends we have will either enhance our lives or bring us down. Choosing who we spend our time with is no...

We cherish our friendships because the very nature of friendship is one of intimacy and closeness. It is filled with the trust and comfort that come with a freedom to be ourselves. In today's study, Pastor Terry emphasizes the necessity that is pressed upon us in scripture to choose our friends wisely. Sharing thoughts and ideas, experiences and laughter with someone can be a wonderful thing. But...

Have you ever said something in a conversation with someone that you immediately regretted? Then you tried to walk it back, but the more you talked you just kept making it worse? We've all done that to one degree or another. Today in our study from the book of Proverbs, Pastor Terry gives us a number of wise exhortations concerning how to control our tongue. Of course one of the best ways to stay...

Decades ago The Mills Brothers recorded a song called “You Always Hurt The One You Love”. That song was very popular and was re-recorded several times over the years. One of the lines was “You always break the kindest heart, with a hasty word you can't recall.” We cannot take back the words we speak. Once they're out there, the damage is done. And all to often we consider those closest to us as fa...