| Title: | 6000 Years of Earth History in One Hour |
| Author: | Douglas W. Phillips |
| Length: | 57 minutes. |
| Description: | The True Story of God's Covenantal Faithfulness
Hold onto your seats. This recording reviews the entire history of the world -- millennia by millennia. The listener will discover that history is about God's love for His elect, and that it is a record, not merely of nation states, but of family generations. |
| Title: | A Biblical Vision for Multi-Generational Faithfulness |
| Author: | William O. Einwechter |
| Length: | 65 minutes. |
| Description: | The purpose of God for the Christian family is continuity, growth, development, and dominion. Each family that stands in covenant with Christ through the representative headship of the husband/father is part of that growing kingdom. If a man wants to change the world for generations to come, let him look well to his duties in the family, and be the means of continuing -- or beginning, as the case may be -- a dynasty of God-honoring, Christ-serving, kingdom-advancing children, grandchildren, great grandchildren....
The potential impact for the glory of God and the advance of His kingdom is exponential for the Christian family. The future belongs to families that exhibit multi-generational faithfulness and fruitfulness! |
| Title: | A Home School Vision of Victory |
| Author: | Douglas W. Phillips |
| Length: | 60 minutes. |
| Description: | If a generation is to rise up and call America back to its biblical foundations, it must surely come from the ranks of her home schoolers. But home education is not an end in itself -- only a God-ordained means of accomplishing God's purpose in the home, in the heart of a young person, and in society as a whole. This message is for every exhausted parent who needs to be reminded of the beauty and greatness of the home school vision. |
| Title: | Christian Modesty and the Public Undressing of America |
| Author: | Jeff Pollard |
| Length: | 56 minutes. |
| Description: | This message was recorded at the 2004 Uniting Church and Family Conference by author Jeff Pollard who built upon the foundation laid in his groundbreaking work, Christian Modesty and the Public Undressing of America. Jeff offers fathers and daughters a biblical and practical approach to the common questions of modesty. Hailed as an enormously helpful follow-up to the booklet, Vision Forum received numerous reports from young ladies in attendance who found the message inspirational, convicting, balanced, and practical. Given the rise of immodesty, sensuality, and androgyny in our culture, this message is timely. |
| Title: | Defending the Fatherless |
| Author: | Douglas W. Phillips |
| Length: | 55 minutes. |
| Description: | How the Body of Christ Can Help Single Mothers to Home Educate
The most neglected group in the Church is children of single-mother homes. It is a biblical obligation to help such mothers stay off welfare and out of the workforce, and to enable them to home educate their children. This is true religion. |
| Title: | Discovering Life Purpose |
| Author: | Douglas W. Phillips |
| Length: | 60 minutes. |
| Description: | Achieving Your True Potential as a Man or Woman of God
Most men and women spend decades wondering why God made them. This recording addresses three distinct levels of life purpose, all defined by Scripture, and shows how biblical leadership is a function of the ability to focus on such priorities. |
| Title: | Equipping Men for Leadership in the Home and Church |
| Author: | Scott Brown |
| Length: | 58 minutes. |
| Description: | Scott Brown, director of the National Center for Family-Integrated Churches, explains the critical role that fathers play in leading and equipping their families to stand for truth and righteousness. As the church has followed the world system, she has acquired practices that are harmful to her families. Most churches have nearly obliterated the scriptural role of the head of the household in church life. This has paralleled what the world has done in the broader culture.
It is time for reformation. It is time for a return to the biblical order for the church and the home for the delivery of the message of the cross of the Lord Jesus Christ to the world, for the eternal joy of all who believe, to a thousand generations. |
| Title: | George Washington: America's Joshua |
| Author: | Douglas W. Phillips |
| Length: | 73 minutes. |
| Description: | At times throughout history, as with Joshua leading Israel in the days of old, God raises up visionary men who trust in Him and accomplish mighty works. In America's fight for independence, General George Washington was that man. In a sweeping survey of Washington's life, Doug Phillips demonstrates how these qualities endeared him to his countrymen and earned him the moniker, America's Joshua. |
| Title: | Gossip: The Plague of the Church |
| Author: | Scott Brown |
| Length: | 46 minutes. |
| Description: | Don't be the Devil's bellows any longer to blow up the fires of strife. Leave off setting people by the ears. If you do not cut off a bit of your tongues, at least season them with the salt of grace. Praise God more and blame neighbors less. Any goose can cackle; any fly can find out a sore place; any empty barrel can give forth sound; any brier can tear a man's flesh. No flies will go down your throat if you keep your mouth shut and no evil speaking will come up. Think much, but say little; be quick at work and slow at talk; and above all, ask the great Lord to set a watch over your lips. --Charles Spurgeon
Gossip is the great destroyer of families, communities, and local churches. And the Bible has much to say about this form of verbal murder. Now, in this Scripture-saturated message, Scott Brown defines and diagnoses the problem of gossip, unveils the spiritual devastation it leaves behind, and explains the scriptural remedy and the blessings which accompany following God's commands regarding the use of the tongue. |
| Title: | Hollywood's Most Despised Villain |
| Author: | Geoff Botkin |
| Length: | 59 minutes. |
| Description: | This message examines biblical definitions of aesthetics, holiness, and antithesis as each concept pertains to film. Also examined is Hollywood's vision for aesthetic. Botkin relates the little-known history of the Left's deliberate effort (beginning in 1923) to impoverish the aesthetics of Hollywood and to thereby seize cultural hegemony. Explains the corrupt soul of an industry that went from Shirley Temple to Madonna in less than two generations, and how the Christian patriarch became an object of deliberate contempt. |
| Title: | Hospitality: The Biblical Commands |
| Author: | Alexander Strauch |
| Length: | 56 minutes. |
| Description: | A true mark of Christian leadership, but a command directed at all believers, is that they practice hospitality. Of course, hospitality has fallen out of favor today in modern Western society--including the church. The individualism of our self-centered, fast-paced culture has pervaded our local churches, sapping them of the vitality of true Christian community and fellowship. This stands in stark contrast to the commands of Scripture and the testimony of the early church, which was known throughout the pagan world for its generous hospitality.
In this challenging message, delivered at the National Conference for Uniting Church and Family, Alexander Strauch presents the biblical case for hospitable Christians and explains its centrality and power in the life of the body of Christ. |
| Title: | How Modern Churches Are Harming Families |
| Author: | John Thompson |
| Length: | 60 minutes. |
| Description: | This is a masterful presentation of the modern crisis between church and home by a man who wears the three hats of father, pastor, and theologian. Thompson addresses eight problems -- wrong philosophies of: 1.) church growth; 2.) how to meet the needs of a congregation; 3.) outreach; 4.) loyalty; 5.) shepherding families; 6.) socialization; 7.) ministry; and 8.) Scripture. In each case, Thompson shows us that the Bible is the best antidote to the problem. This is a life-changing tape. |
| Title: | How to Develop Character in Your Children |
| Author: | Dr. S.M. Davis |
| Length: | 63 minutes. |
| Description: | Jesus was called the express image of God in Heb. 1:3. The Greek word for express image is charakter. Jesus had the mark, or character, of the Father on Him. In a different, yet similar way, you and I should have the mark of the character of Jesus upon our lives. An especially exciting study is noticing who Jesus praised and how He praised them. |
| Title: | How to Evaluate a Suitor (2 CDs) |
| Author: | Douglas W. Phillips |
| Length: | 90 minutes. |
| Description: | There he is in his splendor. What a guy! He's the man who hopes to walk off with your daughter ... hold on a moment. Maybe he isn't the best thing since sliced bread. Maybe he is trouble with a capital T. Or maybe he is a great guy, but just not the great guy God intends for your little girl. How can you tell?
In this fast-paced message, Doug Phillips explains that the greatest gift a dad will ever give away is his daughter. He examines the biblical qualifications for suitors and concludes that the Bible does not anticipate perfection, but minimal threshold requirements must be met. He examines the need for careful discrimination for determining if two are equally yoked and the doctrine of the bride's price. Doug also points out biblical examples of wickedness by fathers toward suitors and urges dads to act decisively, but with charity, respect, and love. |
| Title: | How to Think Like a Christian |
| Author: | Douglas W. Phillips |
| Length: | 60 minutes. |
| Description: | Most Christians think like humanists -- not on purpose, mind you, but because they have never been trained to take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ by trusting in Scripture as the basis of their worldview. The results are devastating. Double-minded Christians dominate our churches. They have one foot in the world and one foot in the Church. They look to the Bible when it is convenient, but assume it is silent on most issues, rather than regarding it as sufficient for all of faith and practice. This lecture presents an overview of what is needed to reform our minds. |
| Title: | Independence Day: Lessons from King Hezekiah on Freedom and Independence |
| Author: | Douglas W. Phillips |
| Length: | 69 minutes. |
| Description: | The longing for liberty, and their knowledge of God's Holy Word, led our founding fathers to lay down their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor for the hope of future generations. At the core of their thinking -- walking righteously before Almighty God. In this message, Doug Phillips draws a comparison between King Hezekiah of biblical times and the work of the Puritans and America's founding fathers. In the midst of adversity, these men overcame, and their example provides powerful lessons for the sons and daughters of our day. |
| Title: | Jennie B. and the Pilot |
| Author: | Jennie Chancey |
| Length: | 79 minutes. |
| Description: | Before his tragic death flying a World War II warbird, military aviation historian and missionary pilot Jeff Ethell enjoyed a beautiful relationship with his precocious first-born daughter, affectionately nicknamed Jennie B. But four years in a Christian college undermined a lifetime of father and daughter unity by cultivating a feministic spirit of rebellion and ingratitude. God, in His mercy, used the book Mother (see pg. 8) and the influence of Titus 2 women to turn Jennie's heart to the Lord and to her father, thus preparing her for a beautiful marriage. This is the amazing story of one daughter's heart journey from faithful daughter to feminist, and then back home again. |
| Title: | Making Wise Decisions About College |
| Author: | Douglas W. Phillips |
| Length: | 78 minutes. |
| Description: | The majority of Christians approach the who, what, when, why, where, and how of higher education blindly. They are either handicapped by false notions that a college degree is a prerequisite for success, or they abandon altogether the importance of post-high school education. My goal in this controversial compact disc set is to clear away the intellectual and factual debris and to open a path for parents to use clear biblical analysis to determine whether college is a wise choice for their child. I take a hard look at the realities of the college classroom and culture and examine the strengths and weaknesses of various alternatives to college. Failure to address this question may result in the spiritual decline of our children. |
| Title: | Manliness |
| Author: | Douglas W. Phillips |
| Length: | 60 minutes. |
| Description: | God calls men to be men --to act with manliness. This charge has been all but lost on the men of our day. In a powerful message delivered at the Tenth Annual Christian Boys' and Men's Titanic Society Meeting, Doug Phillips discusses the biblical doctrine of manliness and delivers this clarion call to the men of our day [B]e thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man (1 Kings 2:2). |
| Title: | Manly Friendships (2 CDs) |
| Author: | Douglas W. Phillips |
| Length: | 91 minutes. |
| Description: | One reason for the absence of male leadership in the church, the family, and the home is the absence of truly biblical, hearty, manly friendships. The Bible has much to say about these friendships. They have nothing to do with the contemporary vision of manhood and friendship. Today we see the machismo man, the effeminate man, the superficially sentimental man, the psychologically manipulated man, the angry man, and worse. But rarely do we see biblical men in deeply meaningful, biblical relationships with other men.
Now, in this two-CD message, Doug Phillips examines the biblical text on the issue of truly manly friendships. He examines the beauty and insights, as well as controversies surrounding the relationship of David and Jonathan. Using Scripture as the foundation, he explains what truly manly friendships look like, why they are so rare, and what men must be willing to do to achieve them. This is a heartwarming and practical message not only for men, but for the women and children who love them and who want them to be successful in Christ. |
| Title: | Pilgrims vs. Indians |
| Author: | Douglas W. Phillips |
| Length: | 78 minutes. |
| Description: | Racial Genocide or Biblical Dominion in Colonial New England?
Recently, Plymouth, Massachusetts -- America's Home Town -- decided to place markers near Plymouth Rock which describe Thanksgiving as a National Day of Mourning, and refer to the Pilgrims as genocidal murderers. I was physically there with my family as the ancient landmarks to freedom were desecrated by radicals, as new anti-pilgrim markers were placed, and as history was rewritten. How God must be grieved by such ingratitude for His mercy on this great nation!
Frankly, the Pilgrims did more to promote a godly view of Christian/Indian relations than any other group in American history. They signed a peace treaty with local natives which lasted unbroken for more than fifty years.
They purchased land from the Indians, traded with them, and invited them to sit on juries. In all, the relations between the two communities represented the high water mark of Christian/Indian relations in North America.
This compact disc addresses these issues and seeks to answer questions like: Should we respect pagan cultures or seek to transform them? Is paganism noble? Did the Pilgrims steal land from the Indians? |
| Title: | Seven Bible Truths Violated by Christian Dating |
| Author: | Dr. S.M. Davis |
| Length: | 73 minutes. |
| Description: | For years, Dr. Davis preached a message on Christian Dating, but when his oldest daughter turned sixteen and he took her on her first date, he knew something was wrong. Bible-believing churches for years have warned about worldly dating because of the danger of moral impurity. 1 Thess. 4 is clear that it is possible to defraud a brother or sister, not only physically, but emotionally as well! Christian families, to be safe, must erect fences that will protect against defrauding in both areas. |
| Title: | Sleeping Beauty and the Five Questions |
| Author: | Douglas W. Phillips |
| Length: | 64 minutes. |
| Description: | In Sleeping Beauty and the Five Questions, Doug Phillips challenges fathers on the importance of guarding their daughters' hearts at all costs, how to shield them from the pressures of a peer-oriented society and inappropriate romantic relationships, and how to prepare them as a bride -- a godly young woman of purity for the young man of their dreams whom God is preparing. |
| Title: | Strength and Dignity for Daughters |
| Author: | Anna Sofia Botkin and Elizabeth Botkin |
| Length: | 41 minutes. |
| Description: | In these life-changing messages, Anna Sofia and Elizabeth Botkin, authors of the Vision Forum's best-selling book, So Much More, each share a message on how a daughter can be her father's joy, a real princess in his eyes, and a tremendous help in his work, while looking to him as her hero. Includes two messages: How to Be Your Father's Ambassador, Arrow, and Princess and How I Learned to Help My Father. |
| Title: | The Blessed Marriage |
| Author: | Douglas W. Phillips |
| Length: | 59 minutes. |
| Description: | A Vision for a Delightful and Significant Union
It breaks my heart to hear Christians belittle or minimize the significance of the precious gift called marriage. The Bible teaches that parents are to actively prepare their children for it, that couples are to rejoice in it, and that the Church is to reinforce it. |
| Title: | The Centrality of the Home in Evangelism and Discipleship |
| Author: | Dr. Voddie Baucham |
| Length: | 58 minutes. |
| Description: | And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. (Deuteronomy 6:7)
Current statistics show we are losing between 75% and 88% of professing Christian young people by the end of the first year of college. The response of the church at large has been a decidedly large focus on relevant and hip, family-fragmenting youth ministries. But is this the right response? Dr. Voddie Baucham says no.
In this powerful message delivered at the 2006 Conference for Uniting Church and Family, Dr. Baucham presents the case that the home must be the central training ground for evangelism and discipleship. He charges parents to understand their role as shepherds by embracing the joy of their biblical duties and responsibilities. His exposition of Scripture is clear and his arguments unassailable. |
| Title: | The Influence of Older Children on Younger Children |
| Author: | Dr. S.M. Davis |
| Length: | 65 minutes. |
| Description: | Have you ever wondered why so many Christian familes are losing their children to the world? Here is one reason: By failing to win, disciple, guide, and protect the eldest children, fathers and mothers often find a multiplicity of sorrows and divisions within the home.
On the other hand, wise parents who seek the help of the Lord and carefully shepherd their eldest children often enjoy blessed reinforcement and encouragement in the training of the younger children. In this practical and scriptural look at the biblical principles of children and mentorship., Dr. S.M. Davis draws from the Apostle John's letter to Gaius to illustrate how the actions of older siblings greatly influence the paths of younger children, for good or evil. |
| Title: | The Joy of Family Worship: A Key to Healthy Body Life |
| Author: | Dr. R.C. Sproul Jr |
| Length: | 47 minutes. |
| Description: | What is it that motivates us to do family worship? How might we answer? What are we doing it for? When we gather together for family worship, it teaches our children Bible verses, or catechism, or the songs we sing when we gather together for corporate worship. And when we gather together for corporate worship, to glorify the name of Jesus with other saints of God, we create a healthy church body and present a testimony to the pagan that our God reigns. Ultimately, family worship is about enjoying our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. |
| Title: | The Promise |
| Author: | Douglas W. Phillips |
| Length: | 60 minutes. |
| Description: | The Beauty and Power of the Fifth Commandment
Is it well with you? If not, it may be because there are unresolved issues relating to honor in your life. Honor your father and mother is the first command with a promise. When you practice honor, it will be well with you. But what does this mean? What are the consequences of dishonor? How do we honor wicked or perverse authority figures including parents who may be in rebellion before the Lord? This message has been shared with more than 50,000 people and was recently delivered before an audience of 12,000. The tape addresses the blessings associated with honor and how to instill honor in the hearts of your children. |
| Title: | The Role of Children in the Meeting of the Church |
| Author: | Douglas W. Phillips |
| Length: | 59 minutes. |
| Description: | The biblical example is that entire families are present for corporate worship. Age-segregated worship is rooted in evolutionary humanism, not biblical Christianity. Suffer the little children to be in the presence of God and begin to experience the true blessing of family-centered worship. |
| Title: | The Spotless Bride |
| Author: | Douglas W. Phillips |
| Length: | 55 minutes. |
| Description: | Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints (Revelation 19:7,8). You cannot understand the Church if you cannot picture the glory of Christian marriage. The Bible communicates the beautiful image of our relationship with Christ in the context of love, espousal, and holy consummation. Like a bride for her groom, the Church is to be holy and spotless. But how does the bride of Christ remain pure in a pagan culture? In this controversial message, Doug Phillips challenges the adulterous behavior of the modern church and asserts the principle of holiness through cultural antithesis. |
| Title: | The Wise Woman's Guide to Blessing Her Husband's Vision (2 CDs) |
| Author: | Douglas W. Phillips |
| Length: | 104 minutes. |
| Description: | The Christian community is full of dear ladies discouraged because their husbands lack vision to lead the family with gusto. In some cases, the men are simply overwhelmed with present responsibilities. In other cases, they lack a biblical framework for household leadership. It certainly does not help when men have poor role models in their own lives, which is the case for a growing majority of husbands. Often wives cry out, Help, my husband just doesn't get it, or, I want more children, but my husband says no, or even, My husband is nervous about home schooling. For more than ten years, Doug and Beall Phillips have spoken with hundreds who share these sentiments. But, too often, wives contribute to the problem through a wrong response. The great news is that the Bible anticipates this crisis of leadership in the home and provides crystal clear direction for wives. Wise women will desire to bless their husband's vision by embracing the specific affirmative and negative biblical commands given to them for this very purpose. Those who do will become a sanctifying influence on their household, grow in spiritual maturity, and become God's vehicle for their husband's spiritual revival. This series is meant to encourage both wives and husbands with the principles and the practicalities for men and women growing in family vision for the Lord. |
| Title: | What the Bible Says about Scorn and Mockery |
| Author: | Dr. S.M. Davis |
| Length: | 63 minutes. |
| Description: | Mockery, like anger, is a powerful emotional force. In the Bible, it was almost always used by a proud person who was trying to stop or hinder the work of God or the truth of God. Mockery of truth was an attempt to get people to lay aside their minds and follow their emotions. Jesus faced much mockery while here on earth. It is questionable whether Christians should ever use mockery. Psalm 1:1 says, Blessed is the man that ... sitteth not in the seat of the scornful. |
| Title: | What to Expect From a Twelve-Year-Old |
| Author: | Dr. S.M. Davis |
| Length: | 56 minutes. |
| Description: | The reason parents have problems with some teens is because those teens have a deficiency in their earlier character development. A study of Luke 2 shows that Jesus, by age twelve, had developed seven character qualities necessary for true maturity. This message not only shows parents the proper goals for their children, but has also provided motivation for youth to reach for those goals! |
| Title: | What's a Girl to Do? |
| Author: | Douglas W. Phillips |
| Length: | 55 minutes. |
| Description: | Age Range: Great for the Entire Family.
How to Wisely Invest Your Daughter's Time
A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways. The same is true of double-minded parents. Across America we have met evangelical parents who desperately want their daughters to grow to be virtuous women with a love for home. Notwithstanding these good intentions, many of these same parents continue to build their daughters' future on a feminist model. Frankly, most Christians are unaware that the Bible offers clear guidelines for how wise parents can invest their daughters' time for the glory of God. This tape offers hope and direction for the woman of God who desires to cultivate virtue while fully exercising her gifts. |
| Title: | Why Satan Wants Your Firstborn and What to Do About It |
| Author: | Dr. S.M. Davis |
| Length: | 57 minutes. |
| Description: | A quick perusal of the Scriptures will demonstrate clearly and powerfully that God wanted all the first things. It is also clear that Satan wants what God wants. Those who understand the Bible and history understand that this especially applies to the firstborn child or son. Do you know the consequences of not giving God the first things? Do you know the blessings firstborns may expect who give their lives to God? Entire families should listen to this tape, but especially parents and their firstborn children. |
| Title: | Why the Church Needs the Family and the Family Needs the Church |
| Author: | Jeff Pollard |
| Length: | 59 minutes. |
| Description: | One of the major reasons the modern church has become destructive to the family is that she first quit preaching the Word of God and applying it accurately to every area of life. If preachers would stick to the text of Scripture, a biblical trans-generational worldview would be more apparent. It would be more obvious for parents and church leaders to know how to build strong families. In the same way, a healthy, vibrant, group of families pursing the ways of the Lord will help create a vibrant, living, joyful church, which in turn will provide a testimony to our communities of the life of Christ. Join Jeff Pollard as he takes an in-depth look at the inter-relation of the church and family. |
| Title: | Women and Children First! |
| Author: | Douglas W. Phillips |
| Length: | 53 minutes. |
| Description: | The Extraordinary Legend, Legacy, and Lessons of the R.M.S. Titanic
Polls indicate that the typical high school male laughs at the idea of giving up his seat on a lifeboat to help a woman or child. In a society that promotes survival of the fittest, aborts its young, and thrives on androgyny, this should not surprise us, but it should grieve our hearts. This is why we must tell the story of the men of the Titanic, their remarkable sacrifice, and the legacy of heroism which they inspired. Forget about the Hollywood movie, the true story of the R.M.S Titanic is far more inspiring. A goal of this tape is to encourage your sons to honor their mothers and protect their sisters. |
| Title: | Yankees vs. Rebels |
| Author: | William Potter |
| Length: | 76 minutes. |
| Description: | Understanding the True Causes of the American Civil War
Slavery? States Rights? Economic pressure? Regional politics? What were the true causes of the War Between the States? How was it possible for so many great men, many of whom were Christians, to disagree so fundamentally on the defining war of American history? For years, Christian students have either been befuddled by the controversies or bamboozled into believing nonsense spouted by secular commentators. Into the historical fray steps historian Bill Potter with a scholarly, Christian response to the controversy. |
