S2E8 - Sacrificial Love, Biblical Submission, and Family Prayer

About this episode

The episode discusses building a Christian family through biblical principles in today's culture.

Send us Fan Mail Building a Christian family in today's culture requires intentional effort and biblical wisdom. Paul's instructions to the Ephesians were revolutionary because they challenged the pagan norms of their society, just as they challenge our modern culture today. Biblical submission means following your spouse as they follow Christ, while sacrificial love serves regardless of circumstances. Children are born with a sin nature and need to see their parents modeling Jesus, not just ...

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Hosts: Lyndsey Poythress, Devin Mitchem

Topics covered

• Christian family
• biblical submission
• sacrificial love
• Ephesians
• parenting
• modern culture

Keywords

• sacrificial love
• biblical submission
• Christian family
• Ephesians
• parenting
• sin nature

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