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"The Spirit bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then...joint heirs with Christ." Romans 8 gives believers the riches of heaven despite being unworthy sinners. God invites us into the throne room to partake of His bounty.

Do you think life is tough for you? Just wait. Do you think you have always gotten the short end of life's stick? Just wait. As a member of the body of Christ, your inheritance is earning interest right now in the bank of heaven, and one day you will make a withdrawal.

When Christians are born into God's family, they find God very approachable. From Romans 8 we learn that the Holy Spirit births in them the desire for intimacy with God, in fact, even the desire to call Him "daddy." Can you call God "Papa?"

What if you got a letter saying that someone died, leaving you ten million dollars? As a child of God, you are an heir to a fortune and do not know it. In Romans, we read: "We are children of God, and if children, then heirs, joint heirs with Christ."

Many people try to satisfy themselves with things that only make finding satisfaction more elusive. But the believer in Christ has a new life with new desires.

As believers in Christ, we have a future beyond the reach of the bill collector, beyond the reach of our failures and sins. Our future is safe in the hands of God who guarantees that for believers, there is no condemnation in the life to come.

Where is your security found? If you know Christ, your bank deposits are safe, where "moth and rust cannot corrupt." That bank is not of this world, and, as a child of God, neither are you.

Keeping marriages together is the key to keeping society from crumbling. The family is in big trouble, and it is up to believers in Christ to demonstrate marital and family wholeness. Listening to each other is vital if a couple is to stay under the same roof.

Today you will hear teaching on marriage that could help you come back from the brink, principles to guide you as you navigate what may seem to be impossible waters. Your marriage can be put back together.

Over fifty percent of marriages are on the rocks, leaving a trail of sorrow, bitterness and wounded relationships. The Word of God has much to say about making marriage work, and Pastor Lutzer shares some clear guidelines that might make a crucial difference in your marriage.

If the family is the bedrock of society, it stands to reason that stable marriages are the bedrock of the family. That is why divorce is so damaging. In divorce, there are no winners.

The parable of the prodigal son has inspired many books. We can be sure that the father who waited for his son was a praying parent. Nothing else would have brought this son home.

Only God can count the tears of parents whose kids have gone to the far country. Like the prodigal son in the Bible, their kids chose a path destined for failure. But there is great power in persistent prayer, and our God is a God who answers prayer.

How badly do you want God to answer your prayers for a child in trouble? In Matthew chapter fifteen, Jesus is amazed by the faith of a Canaanite woman with a demon-possessed daughter, and He heals the child. Is our faith as great?

Despite our best efforts, sometimes kids go astray, even Christian kids. Anguished parents cry out to God for a solution - and that is exactly what God wants us to do.