EP 6 // Modeling Real Faith at Home Starts With Being Saved

January 19, 2026

Episode Summary

Real faith at home does not begin with better behavior, fuller schedules, or trying harder. It begins with life—and life begins when someone is found.

In this episode, Anne gently walks moms through the foundation of modeling real faith at home: clear understanding of salvation. With compassion and clarity, she explains why children must be taught what it means to be lost, why salvation must be received—not assumed—and how a mom’s response to the gospel becomes the most powerful faith lesson her children will ever see.

This episode is shared during Sanctity of Human Life observance, reminding us that every life is sacred because it is created by God—and every life is eternally secure only when it is redeemed by Christ.

If your heart feels tired but still willing, this message is meant to steady you, strengthen you, and remind you that the work you are doing matters deeply.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

Why real faith does not start with behavior or performance
Why children must be taught what salvation is—and why they need it
How Jesus identifies Himself as the Shepherd who seeks and saves the lost
Why ignoring the value of the gospel is the same as denying it
What the Parable of the Talents teaches us about responding to God’s gift
Why darkness is often a failure to respond to light—not loud rebellion
How the ark in Noah’s day points us to Christ as our place of safety
Why faith is agreement with God, not pretending or repeating words
How moms teach faith more by witness than by lectures
Why Sanctity of Human Life includes pointing souls toward salvation

Key Scriptures Referenced

Luke 19:10 – “For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
John 10:11 – “I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.”
Psalm 139:13–14 – Fearfully and wonderfully made
Matthew 25:14–30 – Parable of the Talents
John 3:16 – God’s gift of His only begotten Son
Romans 3:23 – All have sinned and fall short
Genesis 6–7 – Noah, the flood, and the ark
Hebrews 11:7 – Noah’s response of faith
Matthew 25:1–13 – The wise and foolish virgins
John 8:12 – Light of the world
John 3:19–21 – Light rejected vs. light received
Titus 3:5 – Salvation is not by works
Romans 10:9–10, 17 – Faith comes by hearing and believing
Hebrews 12:12–13 – Strengthening weak hands and unsteady feet

Gentle Invitation: Faith Mom Mentoring

If you want help learning how to explain salvation clearly—without fear, pressure, or confusion—Anne offers Faith Mom Mentoring Sessions.

These are Scripture-centered conversations designed to help you:

Understand God’s Word with confidence
Learn how to explain salvation clearly to your child
Teach faith faithfully at home with peace and clarity

👉 Schedule a session here: Faith Mom Mentor Sessions

No pressure.
No performance.
Just help and truth.

Helpful Resources

Visit Life & Peace Ministries for faith-filled resources:
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Faith Mom T-shirts and identity reminders
Speaking and mentoring opportunities
Biblical encouragement for moms who want to know God deeply and teach their tweens faithfully

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Final Encouragement

You are doing sacred work as you nurture faith in your home.
It matters more than you realize.

Keep leading with faith.
Your faithfulness is shaping a legacy.

Episode Transcript

Welcome to Faith Mom. Mentor the podcast for moms who want more than just surface level faith for themselves and their kids. I'm Anne, and if you're a mom who feels unsure where to start, spiritually worries. You're not teaching your child enough or wants a calmer, more confident faith at home, you are in the right place here.

We cut through the noise and get grounded in truth. Each episode helps you know God deeply, teach your tween faithfully and build a home that feels strong, steady, and Christ-centered even in the middle school years. If you're ready to stop guessing, start leading with confidence and grow a faith, your family can actually live out.

You are in the right place. Welcome to the Faith Mom, mentor. Let's slow down together for a moment. If you're listening today and your heart feels tired, but still willing, this message is for you. Real faith at home does not start with better behavior. It does not start with church attendance charts. It does not start with trying harder.

Real faith starts with life, and life begins when someone is found. Jesus came to find what was lost. Jesus said something very clear and very kind. He said, he is the shepherd, and he said he came to seek and to save that which was lost. That means something important for us as moms. If a person does not know they are lost, they will never look.

To be found. If a child is never taught what salvation is, they will never understand why they need it. That is not harsh. This is loving truth. We cannot model faith clearly if salvation itself is unclear. And that brings us to why this message matters so much, especially during sanctity of human life, observance.

Every life is created with purpose and with need. Every human life begins with value. Every child born or unborn is fearfully and wonderfully made. God creates every life with the ability to respond to him. But here is something we must lovingly understand. Being created by God does not mean we automatically know him.

Being loved by God does not mean we automatically respond to him. That response must be taught. It must be modeled. It must be explained. This is one of the greatest acts of honoring life. Not just protecting life physically, but pointing life spiritually. Toward the one who gives eternal life. Jesus once told a story about a master and his servants before the master left.

He gave something valuable to each one. One servant received five talents, one received three. And one servant received one talent. Every servant was giving something precious. When the master returned, two of the servants had responded to the value of what they were given. They used it, they acted on it.

They showed they understood its worth, but the servant who received one talent did something different. He hid it. He returned it exactly how it was unchanged and the mastered said something sobering. He explained that even the smallest response, just placing it where it could grow a little, would have shown care.

It would have shown understanding. But there was no response, and because there was no response, the servant was cast out. Why? Because ignoring value is the same as denying it. This story teaches us something very serious and very loving. God has entrusted the greatest treasure of all to the world. His only begotten son.

Salvation is not earned. It is entrusted, but it must be received. Faith is not pretending. Faith is not copying words. Faith is agreement with God. When someone is impressed by God's truth, something happens inside, they respond. They care. They believe. When someone hears the gospel and shrugs ignores it or treats it lightly, scripture says something very clear.

Darkness is not always loud. Rebellion, sometimes darkness is simply no response to the light. That is why Jesus warned about seeing but not believing. Light was present, truth was spoken, but there was no agreement. And where there is no response, there is no life. Think about the days of Noah. The flood was not proof that God was cruel.

The arc was proof that God was merciful. God did not owe salvation to anyone, and yet he provided a way. Eight people responded. They believed what God said. They acted on it. The rest did not. God did not steal life. He offered life and some refused to respond. Today, Christ is our arc. He is the safe place God has provided so that no one has to perish.

Salvation is not about being good enough to climb aboard. It is about believing God enough to step inside. Our children are not born knowing. They need saving. They are born valuable, but also fallen. They need to hear the message clearly. All have sinned, all fall short. No one finds God on their own. But God loved the world so much that he gave his only begotten son.

That includes your child. The most important thing your child will ever learn is not how to behave, but who to trust. Jesus also told another story. Five wise virgins brought enough oil for their lamps. Five foolish virgins did not all were waiting, all looked the same. But only some. Were ready. Here's the lesson for us.

Moms light cannot be borrowed at the last moment. We cannot give our children saving and faith, but we can teach them how to receive it. We can show them how to stay ready, how to value truth, how to respond when God speaks. We do this by modeling it ourselves. Let me pause here for a gentle invitation. If you want help learning how to explain salvation clearly without fear, pressure, or confusion, I want to offer you a faith mom mentoring session.

These are simple Scripture Center conversations to help you understand God's word and teach it faithfully at home you can learn more or schedule a session at life and peace ministries.com. There's no pressure, no performance, just help and clarity. Getting back to our story, the servant with the one talent was not punished for having less.

He was judged for having no response. That matters because salvation is not about how much knowledge you have, but how much you agree with God. When we treat God as untrustworthy, unfair, or unkind, we are calling him something he is not. And scripture says, clearly those who accuse God of being a liar will not enter his kingdom.

But when we see his mercy, when we are impressed by his kindness, faith grows and faith always responds. Here is the heart of today's message. Children do not learn faith from speeches. They learn it from witness. When they see a mom who treasures salvation, who talks about Jesus naturally, who thanks God openly, who returns to scripture when life is hard, they learn something powerful.

They learn that salvation matters. They learn the truth is valuable, and they learn how to respond. As we remember sanctity of human life, let us remember this. Life is sacred because it was created by God, and life is eternal when it is redeemed by God. Let us support ministries that help women respond to truth, let us protect life and also point life towards salvation.

Let us teach our children that the greatest gift they have ever. Being given is not opportunity, comfort, or success, but the greatest gift they have ever been given is the message of salvation and they should respond. Remember this, you are doing sacred work as you nurture. Faith in your home and it matters more than you realize.

Thank you for choosing to spend this time growing stronger and steadier in truth. If today helped you take one more step forward, then head to life and peace ministries.com for simple faith-filled resources designed to support you as you know God deeply and teach your tween. Faithfully, including faith Mom, t-shirts, and ways to connect for speaking or faith mentoring.

You can also help another mom by following the show, leaving a quick review or sharing this episode with someone who needs encouragement right now. Until next time, keep leading with faith. Your faithfulness is shaping a legacy.