In this powerful continuation of last week's message on "A Mother's Love," Pastor Raines turns our attention to the role of fathers in the home, the church, and the world. Originally preached on May 27, 1990, this timeless message explores the difference between worldly fatherhood and God's kind of father—one grounded in love, obedience, and reverence for God's Word.

Through the sobering story of Eli and his sons from 1 Samuel 2, Pastor Raines offers biblical insight into the consequences of passive fatherhood and the vital responsibility fathers have in leading spiritually. Learn how to become a father who honors God, teaches truth, and lives out faith with conviction.

Whether you're a father, hope to be one, or simply want to better understand God's design for fatherhood, this message will challenge and encourage you.

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Podcast Title: The Legacy Bible Podcast – Episode 61 Title: The Perfect Love of a Mother: Lessons from Ruth

Episode Description: In this heartfelt episode, originally preached on May 20, 1990, Pastor Chuck Rains shares profound insights into the enduring and sacrificial love of a mother, as illustrated in the Book of Ruth. Though technically the third part in a series on motherhood, this message stands powerfully on its own, diving into Naomi and Ruth's relationship as a model of spiritual and maternal love. With tenderness and biblical depth, Pastor Rains explores how godly love is perfected through trust in the Lord, even in the face of trials, loss, and uncertain futures.

Whether you're a mother, daughter, or simply someone reflecting on family and faith, this episode will encourage you to understand love not just as emotion, but as a deliberate, sacrificial commitment rooted in God's design.

Show Notes:

• Host: Marcus Onate
• Speaker: Reverend Chuck Rains
• Original Sermon Date: May 20, 1990
• Scripture Focus: Book of Ruth

Key Themes and Topics:

• The spiritual significance of Naomi and Ruth’s relationship
• How trials refine and reveal the depth of a mother’s love
• Naomi's sacrificial guidance and Ruth's committed loyalty
• God's providence through obedience and relational love
• Practical insights into how mothers and children can reflect God’s love in their choices

Takeaways:

• Love is more than feeling—it is action, commitment, and trust in God.
• God honors sacrificial love and obedience, even when the future is unclear.
• The legacy of faith and love can extend far beyond our own lives, as seen in Ruth becoming part of Christ’s lineage.

Mentioned Resources:

• Deuteronomy 7:3, 23:3 (regarding Moabites and God's law)
• Matthew 1 (genealogy of Jesus including Ruth)
• Hebrews 12 (discipline and righteousness)

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Legacy Bible Podcast - Episode 60: A Mother's Love (Part 1)

Welcome back to the Legacy Bible Podcast with your host, Marcus Onate

In this episode, we delve into the archives of Fellowship Bible Church in Joliet, Illinois, moving into the 1990s. With Mother's Day just around the corner (next week!), Marcus brings us a timely message titled "A Mother's Love," presented on May 6, 1990.

In this episode (Part 1), we hear Pastor Rains discuss:

• The profound subject of a mother's love, which will be explored in two parts, leading up to Mother's Day next week.
• How the Lord prepares our hearts to understand the design and significance of motherhood.
• A powerful teaching from scripture: Proverbs 17:12 - "Let a bear robbed of her welps meet a man rather than a fool in his folly."
• An exploration of the unique and fierce protectiveness inherent in a mother's love, drawing a parallel to a mother bear defending her cubs.
• The contrast between this instinctual love and the predictable foolishness of a fool.

Join us next week for Part 2 of "A Mother's Love" as we continue to reflect on the importance and depth of a mother's love.

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