Bill Crockett Ministries

This is the final session in our Let's Talk Marriage series. It is all about God's Will. How do we know if it is God's will for us to be married? This session will describe what God's will is and how you can know God's Will in your decisions, especially the decision "Is It God's Will for us to be Married?" It will take you through 7 steps to knowing God's will.

In every marriage there will be personal conflict, disagreements and "fighting." It's a part of human nature. However, when these conflicts arise God gives us the formula to solve the conflict and move forward instead of quitting. In this session we will discover what that formula is and learn how to resolve conflict in our marriage. This may be the single most important lesson in the entire series.

Quite often married couples go through an extended period of strife and conflict not long after being married and conclude that the reason they fight so much is that they should have never been married. Nothing could be further from the truth. In this lesson we discover why this is not true and what causes this normal period of strife in a newly married couples life. We will also see what God says about the issue of strife in marriage. It is normal.

In this session we study the basics of finances in marriage. Such issues budgeting, the 4 basic needs that must be covered first, saving, giving, children & more.

Sex and marriage. What is the only way sex is blessed and sanctioned by God? We will discuss 4 warnings God gives about the physical relationship in marriage that should be considered before marriage.

Children are a gift from God and bring with them responsibility. In this session we will discuss planning for children, what if we are not able to have children and basic principles of training children.

To know God we must know Jesus. So how to we get personal with Jesus? In this lesson we will learn what that means.

Religion or relationship? Which one really changes a person's life? In this series, we will discover what it means to get personal with God. How to have a true personal, real relationship with the living & true God through His son Jesus. If we can understand these truths it will transform not only our lives but our Christianity.

There are times in our Christian walk when we become lethargic, complacent, lukewarm and even spiritually indifferent. We can lose focus on loving God and others. Many times this is caused by our distraction with the things around us. In this lesson we will discuss when we need personal revival or renewal in our spiritual lives and begin discussing how to have it.

What is revival? It is a principle taught in the Bible that is a necessary event in the life of a believer. We all have a tendency to become complacent and stagnant in our relationship and walk with God. Several factors in the Bible indicate this. We will look at some of those in this lesson and some in the next lesson. In this series we will learn the Biblical principle of revival, why it is needed, how it takes place and what the results are in the lives of believers and those around them.

Job is probably the most vivid example of when life becomes difficult. Here was a very succesful man who experienced tragedy and did not know why. He received counsel from some of his friends, while well meaning, they were wrong. All the while, Satan was the reason behind the entire difficulty. So many times in our lives, Satan initiates difficulty to create doubt in our minds and turn us from God. When we do, we fall right into his trap. In this lesson we will see what Job did and how to avoid falling into Satan's trap when Life Is Difficult!

Life can present some pretty difficult situations. being mistreated by someone we love or being overlooked for that promotion. Expecting to get something we want only to find out it was given to somebody else instead. Being diagnosed with an illness that disables us and we do not understand why! There are many reasons why bitterness and anger can enter our hearts. In the account of Jonah, we find that bitterness & anger caused Jonah to consider life unlivable. Why? In this lesson we will examine why Jonah was bitter and angry and the cure that kept him from losing his life. If you have ever struggled or are struggling with bitterness and anger, this lesson is for you. At some point we will all need these truths to help us!

Part 2: Elijah was a powerful man that experienced the raw power of God in many ways. He stood all alone against 450 demonic prophets of Baal and won. He confronted wicked king Ahab and told him it wouldn't rain again until he said so. He saw God provide for his needs in the wilderness and through a poor widow. He also saw God bring a young boy back from the dead when he prayed. However, Elijah ran from Jezebel when she threatened his life. Why? In this lesson and the next, we will examine what caused Elijah's collapse and what the cure is. Sometimes the pressures of life can cause us to become afraid and so tired of fighting that we're at the point of giving up. I've been there. God has an answer. Let God's word change you just like it did Elijah and me!

Elijah was a powerful man that experienced the raw power of God in many ways. He stood all alone against 450 demonic prophets of Baal and won. He confronted wicked king Ahab and told him it wouldn't rain again until he said so. He saw God provide for his needs in the wilderness and through a poor widow. He also saw God bring a young boy back from the dead when he prayed. However, Elijah ran from Jezebel when she threatened his life. Why? In this lesson and the next, we will examine what caused Elijah's collapse and what the cure is. Sometimes the pressures of life can cause us to become afraid and so tired of fighting that we're at the point of giving up. I've been there. God has an answer. Let God's word change you just like it did Elijah and me!

Moses was a man of courage and strong leadership skills. He was a man's man. But even a man like Moses can go through periods of loneliness. Have you ever felt all alone? Sometimes the loneliness becomes so overwhelming that life can appear to be unlivable. In this lesson we will examine what caused loneliness in the life of Moses and what the cure was. Then we will examine the cure in depth. If you are feeling all alone, this lesson will change your whole outlook on life! May God encourage you through His word today.

Every year in America 36,000 people will take their own lives according to the Center for Disease Control. What causes a person to think life is no longer livable? In this series we will look at people in the Bible who almost took their own lives but God stopped them. What caused them to get to that point and what happened that changed them forever? In this lesson we look at someone who almost took his own life because he thought he was a failure when in fact he was not. Are you or someone you know battling the feeling of failure? God has a cure to make you realize you are not a failure. In fact, you are very important! Listen and we discover God's answer for feeling like a failure.

Despair! It's very real and can be fatal. It almost was for me 16 years ago. I was sitting behind a shed at my parent's home in Brentwood, Tennessee with a 9mm pistol in my mouth and my finger on the trigger. Only God stopped me. What causes a person to get to this point in their life? What stops them from pulling the trigger? According to the Center for Disease Control in their "Understanding Suicide Fact Sheet 2012", 36,000 people in America take their own life every year. Another 374,000 people every year try and do not succeed. There is an answer and God is the key. In this new series we'll examine people in the Bible that wanted to die but did not. What caused their despair and how did God help them. May God spare and heal many lives through this very important series. It begins with my own personal story!

Jesus is our Savior. Of that there is no doubt. But that is not all He is to us. He is our example of the proper way to live. He lived for 33 years and ministered publicly for 3 1/2 years to show us how it should be done.He went through everything we could possibly face yet without sin. In this lesson we talk about three things, Who Jesus is, What His purpose was and what we should do about Him as individuals.

When does salvation begin and end? The wonderful part about salvation is that we are promised that it will accomplish what God intended for it to accomplish! We will be like Christ one day and live with God forever in Heaven. In this lesson we examine the Purpose, the Process and the Progression of salvation. When we received Christ as our savior we began a journey with God that ends in Heaven. Understanding this journey and what God is doing causes life to have a whole new meaning. It helps us to understand some of the "WHYS" in our life. This one truth could change your life and how you approach life.

In answering the question, "What is Salvation" there are two things that must be addressed. First the understanding of our situation with God. This we discussed in part 1. In this lesson we will discuss the second part of answering this question and that is the "Hearing of God's Plan of Salvation." What actually happens when a person gets saved? How do we get saved? In John 3 Jesus explained to Nicodemus the answer to these questions and more. we will also look at evidence that seems to indicate that Nicodemus, a ruling Pharisee, did get saved! May this lesson change the lives of all who hear, understand & accept it by faith!