Thankful Homemaker: A Christian Homemaking Podcast

The Riches of Poverty - (Matthew 5:3 - Sermon on the Mount Series)

The Sermon on the Mount lays out for us what it means to be a citizen of Christ's kingdom. The chapters we're working through in Matthew 5-7 layout for us what the Lord desires of those who profess Christ. It describes what our inward and outward desires and actions should look like of those who profess to be in Christ.
As we continue on in this current series, our text today is Matthew 5:3:"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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Studies in the Sermon on the Mount by Martyn Lloyd Jones
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Homemaking Matters: Living for God's Glory in the Ordinary
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Introduction to the Sermon on the Mount Series (Matthew 5:1-2)

John Stott opened his book The Message of the Sermon on the Mount: Christian Counter-Culture with this sentence:
"The Sermon on the Mount is probably the best-known part of the teaching of Jesus, though arguable it is the least understood, and certainly it is the least obeyed."
In our time today, we're going to work through Matthew 5:1-2 and discuss an overview of the Sermon as we begin a series on the Sermon on the Mount
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Studies in the Sermon on the Mount by Martyn Lloyd Jones
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Homemaking Matters: Living for God's Glory in the Ordinary
Thankful Homemaker Blog
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Weekly Home Blessing

The Weekly Home Blessing is a simple one hour routine that blesses your home and family for the week. It's a habit I modified from Flylady that has been part of my homemaking routine for almost 20 years. Come walk through how it might bless your home and family too. 
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Homemaking Matters: Living for God's Glory in the Ordinary
Thankful Homemaker Blog
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Weekly Cleaning Schedule Free PDF Download
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Sanctification: Growing in Holiness

As Christian women, there is a desire within us to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. We want to grow in holiness. We desire to become more like Christ. We desire to be more and more separated from sin.
We'd love to see the fruit of the Spirit evident in our lives—love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. My hope is in our time together today to direct us towards a biblical view of the way God works, and we work in our sanctification. 
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Homemaking Matters: Living for God's Glory in the Ordinary
Thankful Homemaker Blog
Free Resource Library
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When Grace Comes Home: How the Doctrines of Grace Change Your Life by Terry L. Johnson
How Does Sanctification Work? by David Powlison
The BAR Podcast Network
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Cousin Camp: Making Memories with Your Grandchildren

This summer, we decided to create a camp experience for our grandkids in our backyard. This camp is referred to by Cousin Camp because usually, you're intermingling cousins together. However, our daughter has our only grandchildren, so technically ours wasn't a "cousin camp," but it was still a fun way to create sweet memories with our grandchildren.
My husband, Doug Ferrell is a guest on today's episode, so come join us as we share all about our (as we called it) Camp Nana Papa week with our grandkids. 
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Homemaking Matters: Living for God's Glory in the Ordinary
Thankful Homemaker Blog
Free Resource Library
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Cousin Camp: A Grandparent's Guide to Creating Fun, Faith, and Memories that Last by Susan Alexander Yates
The Gospel Story Bible by Marty Machowski
Cousin Camp Pinterest Board
Trello
Personalized Camp T-Shirts
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Encouraging Your Husband {Elisabeth Elliot's 80/20 Rule}

So many times as wives, we can focus more on what our husbands are doing wrong instead of focusing our hearts on what they are doing right.
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Homemaking Matters: Living for God's Glory in the Ordinary
Thankful Homemaker Blog
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Elisabeth Elliot on Hints for a Quiet Time

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Homemaking Matters: Living for God's Glory in the Ordinary
Thankful Homemaker Blog
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Logos Bible Software Training Webinar
Keep a Quiet Heart by Elisabeth Elliot
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Do the Next Thing {A Reminder from Elisabeth Elliot}

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Homemaking Matters: Living for God's Glory in the Ordinary
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Learning from Elisabeth Elliot: A List of Resources
Keep a Quiet Heart by Elisabeth Elliot
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Homemaking Matters: A Good God Working Our His Purposes in the Midst of Our Ordinary Days

We rarely take the time to consider how our work in our homes matters, and we can struggle to discover purpose amid what seems to be mundane tasks we handle day after day. I can assure you, our Homemaking Matters. Our good God is working out His purposes in the midst of our ordinary days.
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Homemaking Matters: Living for God's Glory in the Ordinary
Thankful Homemaker Blog
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Homemaking Matters: Living for God's Glory in the Ordinary by Marci Ferrell
Who Am I?: Identity in Christ by Jerry Bridges
Spiritual Disciplines Series
20 Ways to Find Time with the Lord When Your Days are Crazy Busy - Free PDF
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Where is My Hope?

As Christians, we know we are going to face difficulties in this life (1 Peter 1:6-7). We are going to deal with failure and discouragement and become more and more aware of our weaknesses and the indwelling sin still within us as we walk on this earth.
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Homemaking Matters: Living for God's Glory in the Ordinary
Thankful Homemaker Blog
Free Resource Library
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The Gospel Condensed - Sermon by Doug Ferrell
The Bible Recap
Learning to Read, Understand, and Love the Bible with Tara-Leigh Cobble @Alisa Childers Podcast 
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Simple Summertime Meal Planning Tips

Summer is a natural time for me to get off my routine of menu planning.  In the winter, we’re more apt to stick to a schedule, but summer brings about a more flexible and changing calendar. 
Along with that, I find myself getting out of planning meals like I do when inside in the winter months. I’m not too fond of it when I do this because it takes up more time and costs more money when I don’t take the time to meal plan.
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Homemaking Matters: Living for God's Glory in the Ordinary
Thankful Homemaker Blog
Free Resource Library
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Menu Planning Made Easy Online Course
Free Weekly Menu Planning PDF
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Thoughtful Father's Day Gift Ideas

My hope today is to give you a bit of inspiration as you plan for Father’s Day with some thoughtful gift ideas. These are great gift ideas for the men in your life any time of year from birthdays to holidays to just because you love them.
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Homemaking Matters: Living for God's Glory in the Ordinary
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