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Speakers: Jack and Paula. This episode centers on sex in marriage as a sacred, holistic union of body, mind, heart and spirit, grounded in biblical creation and the idea that the body is good and meant for holy connection. The talk contrasts the anti-Christian view that “spirit” and “matter” are opposed with a Hebraic-Christian understanding of unity, and discusses how every touch and interaction can be spiritual when approached with love. Key topics include: redefining sex as a spirit-to-spirit, heart-to-heart, and body-to-body meeting; the importance of foreplay, ensuring climax for the woman, and the afterglow as mutual cherishing; the concept of tuning partners to each other through marriage and confession; healing past traumas, cutting free from previous sexual attachments, and praying for spiritual separation when needed; the idea that marriage creates a “we” while maintaining individual integrity; and practical guidance for communication, vulnerability, and mutual respect in daily life. Takeaways: view sex as a sacred gift that nourishes both partners and strengthens the marital bond; learn to nurture the other’s heart and spirit, cultivate a safe space for open sharing, and pursue healing from past hurts to achieve true unity. The discussion also offers concrete advice on intimacy, healing, forgiveness, and spiritual alignment within marriage. ----Get the original source here:https://www.inspirational.org.nz/collections/all/products/5295----Please support this podcast:Donate or become a member and gain access to our digital archive of 3000+ audio and video filesFor more Christian teachings, visit inspirational.org.nz---- ★ Support this podcast ★

John and Paula Sandford bring a compassionate, practical voice to the topic of coming home to Father God. They discuss forgiveness—of earthly fathers and of God—and describe how choosing to forgive clears the way for intimate relationship with the Father, even after deep wounds.Throughout the talk, they weave biblical insight with real-life stories from counseling sessions and seminars, explaining the distinction between laying down your life and merely laying down your time. They illuminate the 'law of life in Christ' as replacing old patterns of sin and death with daily acts of love—bear one another's burdens, and bear Christ's life into the world. The message emphasizes that true fellowship starts now, here, when we welcome Father God into our hearts and into our everyday trials.Takeaways: learn to forgive to heal, embrace your identity as God's child, practice incarnational love by sharing others' burdens, and cultivate ongoing intimacy with the Father through prayer, repentance, and lived faith.----Get the original source here:https://www.inspirational.org.nz/collections/all/products/5292----Please support this podcast:Donate or become a member and gain access to our digital archive of 3000+ audio and video filesFor more Christian teachings, visit inspirational.org.nz---- ★ Support this podcast ★

John and Paula Sandford share insights into the multifaceted role of fathers, emphasizing key functions such as nurture, teaching (by example), discipline, blessing, provision, and protection. They stress that a father's consistent, loving presence and spiritual leadership profoundly shape a child's life, fostering courage, faith, and a strong moral compass. The Sandfords underscore the importance of forgiveness within families and the power of a father's blessing in unlocking a child's destiny. ----Get the original source here:https://www.inspirational.org.nz/collections/all/products/5290----Please support this podcast:Donate or become a member and gain access to our digital archive of 3000+ audio and video filesFor more Christian teachings, visit inspirational.org.nz---- ★ Support this podcast ★

John and Paula Sandford are a longtime ministry couple bringing decades of experience in teaching and guiding families, grounded in Scripture. They outline five foundational areas of family life: procreation and the sacred dimension of sex within marriage; the blessing of the father; diligent instruction of children; discipline exercised with love; and guiding children toward their God-given destiny.They root their guidance in key biblical passages—Genesis 1 (be fruitful and multiply), Ephesians 5 (mutual love and unity in marriage), and Deuteronomy and Proverbs on teaching and discipline—emphasizing that sex is a sacred, spiritual meeting of two beings, not merely a bodily act. They also frame marriage around three legs: prayer, communication, and sex, underscoring that a healthy union requires all three functioning together.Beyond theory, the Sandfords discuss practical steps: blessing children daily, instructing with intentionality, and disciplining in love while maintaining closeness. They highlight the father’s role in shaping destiny by modeling service and blessing, and they advocate releasing children to their own God-given paths rather than trapping them in parental expectations. The talk culminates in a call to examine our own lives, trust the Holy Spirit, and raise families that reflect God’s countercultural kingdom.----Get the original source here:https://www.inspirational.org.nz/collections/all/products/5288----Please support this podcast:Donate or become a member and gain access to our digital archive of 3000+ audio and video filesFor more Christian teachings, visit inspirational.org.nz---- ★ Support this podcast ★

This second episode on bitterness centers on roots of bitterness and how forgiveness breaks their grip. It outlines how bitterness often starts in childhood through parental dynamics, how our own spirits can harbor sin, and how the cross of Christ provides healing. It weaves together biblical principles (the law of sowing and reaping) with real-life stories of marriages and family struggles to show how forgiveness reorients life toward freedom and trust in God.Listeners will take away practical steps to identify hidden judgments against parents and others, release resentment, and choose to trust the Lord rather than trying to control people. The talk also emphasizes unconditional love, repentance, and the transformative power of forgiveness to restore relationships and personal peace.----Get the original source here:https://www.inspirational.org.nz/collections/all/products/5294----Please support this podcast:Donate or become a member and gain access to our digital archive of 3000+ audio and video filesFor more Christian teachings, visit inspirational.org.nz---- ★ Support this podcast ★

Listen to a series of sermons by John & Paula Sandford, centering on transforming the life of a Christian through repentance and relationship, arguing that the carnal mind must be overcome by the Holy Spirit, not mere intellectual study. Major themes are: the necessary healing of relational wounds, our tendency to attract negative life patterns by our own thoughts that require deep forgiveness to prevent, and the need for wholeness. Enjoy! ----Get the original source here:https://www.inspirational.org.nz/collections/preacher-john-paula-sandford----Please support this podcast:Donate or become a member and gain access to our digital archive of 3000+ audio and video filesFor more Christian teachings, visit inspirational.org.nz---- ★ Support this podcast ★

Tom Marshall offers a biblical map of the invisible realm—how principalities and powers, the fallen social orders, and demonic forces shape our world and church. He traces creation, fall, and recovery, arguing that the cross and the Holy Spirit must work together to disarm oppressive powers and redeem the structures of society—education, government, business, family, and language—so that Christ can reign in every arena.The episode provides practical takeaways: a renewed understanding of the cross as the source of power, a call to corporate action and prayer, and concrete steps like defining a local objective, gathering in intercession, and applying kingdom principles in daily life to heal and transform communities. It also emphasizes leadership roles, especially among men and households, and a vision for national renewal through redeemed institutions—ultimately aiming to bring all things under Christ.----Get the original source here:https://www.inspirational.org.nz/collections/all/products/9991----Please support this podcast:Donate or become a member and gain access to our digital archive of 3000+ audio and video filesFor more Christian teachings, visit inspirational.org.nz---- ★ Support this podcast ★

Tom Marshall, a pastor and Bible teacher, speaks on the restoration of the prophetic office and the place of prophets in the church today.The talk surveys the biblical basis for prophets, distinguishes the office of the prophet from the general gift of prophecy, and describes the main forms prophecy can take—verbal prophecy, dreams and visions, and symbolic lived-out prophecies. It also covers how prophetic messages are tested, the two levels of inspiration, and how prophecy operates within church life to build up, exhort, and guide.Listeners will come away with a clearer sense of the prophetic role in contemporary faith communities, practical guidance on recognizing authentic prophecy, and a call to respond with faith and obedience to the Word of the Lord.----Get the original source here:https://www.inspirational.org.nz/collections/all/products/9295----Please support this podcast:Donate or become a member and gain access to our digital archive of 3000+ audio and video filesFor more Christian teachings, visit inspirational.org.nz---- ★ Support this podcast ★