Building Faith Families with Steve Demme

When I was going through difficult experiences I asked God if I were the only one who had to learn such important lessons through so much pain. The first person God brought to my mind was Jacob. As we study the life of Jacob in Genesis there are several lessons we can learn which will […]The post Walking with a Limp and Embracing Brokenness – Part 1 appeared first on Building Faith Families.

Roger Erdvig is a friend and expert in asking insightful and meaningful questions. Join us in part 2 of our interview. Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast on iTunes.The post Special Guest Roger Erdvig – Part 2 appeared first on Building Faith Families.

Roger will be speaking about how to ask good coaching questions. There is a difference between listening and hearing. Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast on iTunes.The post Special Guest Roger Erdvig appeared first on Building Faith Families.

President of Hope International, speaks to us about what God is doing through Christian Microfinance. Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast on iTunes.The post Special Guest Peter Greer appeared first on Building Faith Families.

Special Guest Jaime Saint, the son of Steve Saint and president of ITEC, provides a unique model for fulfilling the Great Commission. Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast on iTunes.The post Special Guest Jaime Saint appeared first on Building Faith Families.

Steve is the son of Nate Saint who flew the five missionaries into Ecuador in 1956. Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast on iTunes.The post Special Guest Steve Saint – Part 2 appeared first on Building Faith Families.

Steve is the son of Nate Saint who flew the five missionaries into Ecuador in 1956. Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast on iTunes.The post Special Guest Steve Saint – Part 1 appeared first on Building Faith Families.

Special guest Bob Farewell shares a few insights to landing your dream job. Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast on iTunes.The post Special Guest Bob Farewell – How to Land your Dream Job appeared first on Building Faith Families.

A true story of following your dream and developing a family business. Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast on iTunes.The post Special Guest Bob Farewell – Farewell to Normal appeared first on Building Faith Families.

Last year, I was communing with God and after worshipping, confessing sin, and believing in the blood of Jesus to cleanse me and make me near to God, I asked God to fill me with His Spirit. In the same thought I also asked Him to lead me by His Spirit, help me walk in, […]The post The Fellowship of the Spirit appeared first on Building Faith Families.

“You have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to him through the blood of Christ.” (Ephesians 2:13) Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast on iTunes.The post The Blood of Jesus Brings Us to God appeared first on Building Faith Families.

“God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood.” (Romans 3:25) Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast on iTunes.The post Sin Separates Us from God, The Lamb of God Takes Away Our Sin appeared first on Building Faith Families.

Drawing near to God is as easy as a child crawling up into his fathers lap and as complex as the High Priest entering the Holy of Holies. Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast on iTunes.The post With Childlike Faith and Reverence appeared first on Building Faith Families.

Come into his presence with singing! Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! (Psalm 100:2,4)

Listen in as Steve interviews his special guest, Peter Greer, who is President of Hope International, about his latest book, Rooting for Rivals. Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast on iTunes.The post Rooting for Rivals appeared first on Building Faith Families.

Join us as we talk through God’s Providences in Steve’s most important lessons. Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast on iTunes.The post Launching Your Own Business – Part 6 (Final Reflections) appeared first on Building Faith Families.

All my business experiences shaped me. Some jobs I enjoyed, some I didn’t, but they all were used of God to prepare me for what I am doing now. Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast on iTunes.The post Launching Your Own Business – Part 5 (Good Business Training) appeared first on Building Faith Families.

As I reflect on the lessons I have learned through the years, four principles emerged which are still evident in how I conduct business to this day. Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast on iTunes.The post Launching Your Own Business – Part 4 (Life Lessons of an Entrepreneur) appeared first on Building Faith Families.

What need am I meeting? What unique skill sets do I possess? What experience do I have? Steve shares how these questions were applied in the beginning of his businesses. Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast on iTunes.The post Launching Your Own Business – Part 3 (Ready Set Launch) appeared first on Building Faith Families.

Is your business profitable? Do you have a competitive edge? How do I get started? Steve addresses these and other questions in the second part of our series. Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast on iTunes.The post Launching Your Own Business – Part 2 appeared first on Building Faith Families.

The idea of working for yourself, or having your own business, is different than working for someone else. God has uniquely created each of us for the work He has designed for us to accomplish. Have I been wired to be an employer or an employee? Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast on iTunes.The post Launching Your Own Business – Part 1 appeared first on Building Faith Families.

This spring and summer, several people close to me have lost loved ones. During difficult seasons like this I find myself clinging to the promises of God. Inspired promises like: A very present help in times of trouble, and, He is near to the broken hearted and saves the crushed in spirit provide comfort. Subscribe […]The post God’s Presence in God’s Promises appeared first on Building Faith Families.

Most of us battle feelings the we are not enough. And no matter how hard we try, we fall short of what we should be and do. This is not true. The antidote for discouragement is encouragement. Join us as we encourage each other in the Lord. Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast on […]The post A Wake While Awake or Plenty of Encouragement appeared first on Building Faith Families.

We each have a unique narrative about our life. The combination of our upbringing, our experiences, our struggles, and our triumphs have contributed to making us who we are. Hearing each other’s story is encouraging and transforming. “He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps […]The post Sharing Your Story appeared first on Building Faith Families.

Earlier this spring, our pastor did a two part sermon on Peter that has been a huge help and encouragement to me in my journey. We all know that Peter denied Jesus, but after the resurrection our Risen Lord pursued and crafted an incredibly detailed plan to rebuild him. As an apostle Peter was not […]The post The Fall And Rise of Peter appeared first on Building Faith Families.

When we die, it will be nice if they miss us and say nice things about us, but it will be eternally wonderful if they say he was a super dad who had a Great Savior! Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast on iTunes.The post Influence of Fathers – Part 5 appeared first on Building Faith Families.

Jesus said, “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you.” (John 15:9). Then he exhorted us, “As I have loved you, love one another.” (John 15:12). Our focus is on specific ways Jesus loves us and how we can love our family the same way. Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast […]The post Influence of Fathers – Part 4 appeared first on Building Faith Families.

Most of us parent as we have been parented. Or we parent as we wish we had been parented. Beginning in Genesis we observe generational patterns among the patriarchs. The consider how God the Father loved His Son. Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast on iTunes.The post Influence of Fathers – Part 3 appeared first on Building Faith Families.

“Don’t worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.” ~Robert Fulghum. In this second episode, we consider commands directed to dads and discuss what provokes and exasperates children. “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.” (Ephesians […]The post Influence of Fathers – Part 2 appeared first on Building Faith Families.

More than half of American children are growing up in fatherless homes. 85% of men in prison are fatherless as as 90% of all homeless and runaway children. In this first part of our series we are exploring the influence of fathers in scripture. Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast on iTunes.The post Influence of Fathers – Part 1 appeared first on Building Faith Families.

Often after a conference, when I have shared my story of the last few years concerning my personal crisis, rediscovering the love of God, and how to communicate with my wife, someone will ask me to speak to their spouse. On this podcast I will be sharing some tools that have worked for me on […]The post Please Don’t Ask Me To Talk To Your Spouse appeared first on Building Faith Families.

I had the privilege of speaking at several conferences this Spring. What impressed me about the event in Winnipeg was how the people attending did not only hear the message, they applied what they were learning. Their attitude reminded me of the wise and foolish folks in the Sermon on the Mount. Subscribe to the […]The post Wise Canadians appeared first on Building Faith Families.

Discover the connection between the Great Commandment and the New Commandment. As we pursue loving and knowing God, we are equipped to love others as we have been loved. Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast on iTunes.The post The New Commandment appeared first on Building Faith Families.

“Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.” (Proverbs 27:17) Men need other men. Jesus sent out the disciples two by two. “Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he […]The post Iron Sharpens Iron appeared first on Building Faith Families.

A song by the Gaithers has this phrase: “The longer I serve Him the sweeter He grows.” I would add, the more that I know Him the more that I love Him. Knowing God and loving God go hand in hand. Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast on iTunes.The post Knowing God and Loving God appeared first on Building Faith Families.

I sensed the Spirit saying to my heart, “What do I know about God?” I knew the questions was not what do I believe about God, or what do others know, but what does Steve know? This question was a stimulus to chronicle and record what I knew personally about the Triune God. Subscribe to […]The post What do I Know about God? appeared first on Building Faith Families.

When I was a student in seminary, I attended a wonderful weekend retreat. God was present and my friends were deeply moved by the meetings and the worship. But not me. For I discovered I had a hard heart. In this episode Steve shares how God revealed his spiritual condition and provided a remedy. Subscribe […]The post A Soft Heart appeared first on Building Faith Families.

The most outstanding character trait of David, was not as a warrior, nor as a king, nor as a worshipper, it was his heart. The LORD has sought out a man after his own heart,” (1 Samuel 13:13) “For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD […]The post David, a Man after God’s Heart appeared first on Building Faith Families.

The life of Solomon, the wisest king in the history of Israel, convicts me. In considering his life, was he a wise man or a foolish man? “For when Solomon was old his wives turned away his heart after other gods, and his heart was not wholly true to the LORD his God, as was […]The post Solomon, Guard Your Heart appeared first on Building Faith Families.

Thankfulness is not a pleasant accessory, but an essential part of followers of Jesus. It is the fruit of faith, in our good, loving, sovereign Father. “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:18) Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast on iTunes.The post Being Thankful appeared first on Building Faith Families.

A popular passage of scripture frequently read around the Christmas season is Isaiah 9:6 “For to us a child is born”, but there is more to this scripture than a child being born, a kingdom is being established with the “passionate commitment of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies!” Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast […]The post Jesus On A Mission appeared first on Building Faith Families.

“Then they said to him, ‘What must we do, to be doing the works of God?’ Jesus answered them, ‘This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.’” (John 6:28-29) “Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by […]The post This is the Work of God That You Believe appeared first on Building Faith Families.

“God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in the presence of God. And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption,” […]The post The Unsearchable Riches of Christ appeared first on Building Faith Families.

God loves us. Every day. He cares for us all the time. But we struggle to believe and comprehend His unconditional affection for us. Perhaps it is our own baggage which inhibits the good news from our Dad. “Jesus answered them, ‘This is the work of God, that you believe in him […]The post Baggage and Mixed Signals appeared first on Building Faith Families.

Jesus received the Spirit at His baptism, which enabled Him to fulfill His ministry. At the end of His earthly mission, He directed His disciples to wait in Jerusalem where they would “receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and […]The post Be Filled appeared first on Building Faith Families.

“Now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God,” (Galatians 4:9) “O LORD, you have examined my heart and know everything about me. How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered! I can’t even count them; they outnumber the […]The post Be Known appeared first on Building Faith Families.

Discover the common thread of God working through the lives of John Hus, Count Ludwig Von Zinzendorf, William Carey, and John & Charles Wesley. “Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith.” (Hebrews 13:7) […]The post All Saints Day (All Hallowed Eve) appeared first on Building Faith Families.

“I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, My soul will exult in my God; For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness” (Isaiah 61:10) “For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.” (Galatians 3:27 NIV) Subscribe […]The post #6 of the “Be” Series – Be Clothed appeared first on Building Faith Families.

“You shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” (Matthew 1:21) “He saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, ‘Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!’” (John 1:29) Subscribe to the Building Faith Families podcast on iTunes.The post #5 of the “Be” Series – Be Forgiven appeared first on Building Faith Families.

When Jesus was affirmed as God’s Son at His baptism, He was also informed He was “beloved.” The same way the Father divinely and unconditionally loves His boy, He also loves each of His adopted children. We know this because Jesus declares “as the Father has loved me, so have I loved you.” Subscribe to […]The post #4 of the “Be” Series – Be Loved appeared first on Building Faith Families.