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Christian Family Life
What started as a question “God you created marriage can you make it work?” soon became a statement “God, you created marriage you can make it work.” Thank you for joining us on the Christian family life podcast where we get into the good, the bad, and the ugly in our marriage relationships and mine God‘s word to see what it has to say about it.
Episodes
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Ways To Bless Your Spouse!!!
Listen in today as Roland and Tammy talk about 7 ways you can be a blessing to your spouse. The enemy tries to get us to think negatively about our spouses but…
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What is God's instrument for change in your marriage?
Agape love is the active force that God uses as an instrument of change. This force leads couples into a faith-based relationship and is the only type of love…
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What impact can the Holy Spirit Really have on my Marriage?
I’m sure we can all think of times when our homes were not loving, joyful, peaceful, etc. It’s in these moments we should be reminded that the all-knowing…
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Are you and your spouse experiencing freedom in your marriage?
Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. If we are walking in the spirit we walk in freedom and we bring freedom to those around us. This brings…
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Tap into the POWER that can Impact your Marriage!
The Holy Spirit possesses the attributes of deity, such as omniscience, omnipresence, omnipotence and eternality. He does works only God can do, such as…
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Just Give Up!
We have many choices to make on the daily when it comes to how we will respond to our spouse. We can dig in our heels and "stand our ground" or we can choose…
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The Power of Prayer in Your Marriage!!
Are you and your spouse passionately pursuing God in prayer? This podcast will focus on the thought that when we pray together it brings us closer to the Lord…
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Experience Intimacy Through Praying Together!
Do you want to enjoy amazing intimacy in your marriage? Start by praying together!! This is a good reminder that taking time to pray together is a practice…
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Did I Marry The Right Person?
Did I marry the right person? Have you ever asked yourself that question? Perhaps while you were dating you were so sure you wanted to spend the rest of your…
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My spouse and I keep fighting and can't seem to stop!
Remember, your spouse is not your enemy. Take up the shield of Faith and quench those fiery darts of division that the enemy is hurling at your marriage. It…
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Who's the real enemy?
Identifying the real enemy in your marriage is important (spoiler alert: It is not your spouse). Join us today as our team talks about reigning in spiritual…
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Reproducing a Godly heritage through spiritual children!
Today we expand our conversation on reproducing a Godly heritage, and it's not just about your own children. Investing in others is just as important. If you…
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Reproducing a Godly heritage through your children!
God has entrusted our children to our guidance. He gives a blueprint found in scripture to help and equip us to navigate this high calling.. Listen in as we…
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What's the purpose of marriage?
The answer to why God created marriage and why get married provide purpose in your marital relationship. You cannot experience oneness in marriage if you are…
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What your spouse needs from you: One Thing
In a nutshell, they need you to love God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength. This type of intimacy with God will give you the capacity to love your…
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Are we speaking the same language? Effective Communication
Our CFL team recorded this episode in front of a live audience at Defined Coffee. We had a great time at this date night event chatting about effective…
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Creating healthy boundaries with the parents!
Did you come from a healthy home? A home where mom and dad loved you and truly invested blood, sweat, tears, and money into you as a child? Or did you come…
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Why is "leave and cleave" so important in your marriage!
When a spouse knows that their husband or wife is totally committed to them, that all matters within their marriage will be decided within their home, they…
Christian Family LifeIs that the husbands responsibility or the wife's?
Most of the time we walk into this decision based on how it was executed in our home, or what culture has defined as a husband or wife responsibility. The…
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What are my responsibilities in my marriage?
Are you tired of doing the laundry? Are you tired of coming home after a long days work and being handed the children? Do you feel like you do most of the work…
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What are our roles and responsibilities in marriage?
What does the Bible say about your role and responsibility within marriage? What does our culture tell you about it? How has our background and traditions…
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Practical advice on how to build marital intimacy!
We have fun with this podcast!! God created sex within the marriage union, so let’s enjoy it!! Our team shares some practical advice as well as our 24 hour…
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God designed sex! Enjoy it within His boundaries!
Tune in now as it’s the guys turn! Roland and Gio speak to the men regarding the importance of pursuing a biblical perspective on sex. Men and women are…
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Overcoming hurdles to great sex!
Listen in as Sally, Tammy, and Suzy discuss some of the hurdles people experience to enjoying a great sex life in their marriage. In Genesis 2 God not only…
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Faith-based view of sexuality and romance!
Most couples need to reprogram their minds because of faulty teachings on sex! Listen in as our CFL team communicates Biblical truths and insights to help…
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Let's talk about sex!
In our culture, sex sells everything. Our society promotes sexuality as more fantasy than reality. Unfortunately reality is quick to shatter expectations about…
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A practical and Biblical way to walk through conflict!
Whether you are navigating healthy or unhealthy conflict in your marriage, today you will hear some practical advice from our CFL team on how you can work…
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Warning signs of unhealthy conflict!
Today we have a conversation in helping couples identify what is not ok in dealing with their conflict. Our team unpacks what unhealthy conflict looks like and…
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Can there be good conflict in marriage?
"Conflict is not merely inevitable it is necessary if one wants to grow both character and the depth of a marriage." Dan Allender Join us on this podcast as we…
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Let's get ready to RUMBLE!!!!!!!!!
Often couples enter marriage thinking that everything will go perfectly. However, we live in a Genesis 3 world and sin is rampant. Yes, even in our marriages…
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Missions through Marriage... Where do we go?
You don't have to go out of the country for your marriage to be on mission. If God calls you that is one thing, but all of us can be on mission in our own…
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Missions through Marriage...Why?
Why should our marriages be on mission? We think that a strong Godly marriage will point people to Jesus and provide a healthy environment for those around…
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Missions through Marriage…What is it?
Have you ever thought about your marriage being on Mission? We think of missionaries, short term mission trips, and even helping a local outreach in our…
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Navigating Rebellion in your Marriage
Many couples have found themselves In the rebellion stage and it does not necessarily have to do with adultery addiction or abuse and so today I CFL Team will…
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4 Stages of Marriage: Stage 4 Rebellion
Unresolved resentment impacts our marriages. Spouses typically become critical, fearful, hardened, and uncaring. For a season, resentment may simmer behind the…
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4 Stages of Marriage: Stage 3 Resentment
While we live in Reality, we must be intentional to pursue Romance. If not, it's a slippery slope into Resentment. Listen in as the CFL team dives into the…
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Q&A with the CFL Team
Recently our ministry team was at The House Ministry Center in Snohomish, WA. At the conference we held a Q&A and on this week's podcast we ask and answer…
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4 Stages of Marriage: Stage 2 Reality
Reality hits hard in marriage, and often times it happens pretty quick. It is a stage that is unavoidable but doesn't need to be destructive. Listen in to our…
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4 Stages of Marriage: Stage 1 Romance
We may desire to stay in the romance stage in our marriage, but reality is unavoidable. The question is how do we pursue romance while living in that reality?…
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Practical advice to better communicate with your spouse!
Today we get practical. We believe that communication is a skill that we can continue to work and improve on. You never arrive. Join in as our CFL team…
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Communicating with an attitude of kindness and concern!
Rejection, fear, and bitterness destroy communication. Conflicts cannot be resolved in threatening environments. Thankfully Scripture gives us a plan on how to…
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Communicating in the right Spirit
Why we say something matters. Do we communicate to get something off our chest, or is it constructive and for edification. Today our CFL team talks about the…
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Communication in your marriage! How to be a better listener!
The best communicators are great listeners! In this podcast, our CFL team will start a series of conversations on communication. We talk about a phrase in…
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Thriving through challenges together in 2022!
The past couple of years have brought its share of challenges to couples all around the world! 1 Peter 4:12 says, "Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery…
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Making the most of the Holiday Season (Part 2)
Our CFL team continues to share best practices as a married couple during the Holiday season. This time of year can get stressful, but with proper planning and…
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Making the most of Christmas season!
Listen in as our CFL team talks about creating margin during the holiday season. As with any marriage, differing backgrounds will have an impact in the…
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Humility in your marriage
“Humility” - to most people it sounds like a weakened state of mind. Jesus, a King or kings, showed the greatest form of humility as he sweated blood while…
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Reasons Marriages Fail Part Six of Six; Lack of a vital relationship with Jesus Christ
Many people lack a vital relationship with Jesus Christ. Listen in as our team shares that ultimately only Jesus can unlock the deepest dimensions of human…
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Reasons Marriages Fail Part Five of Six; Trials
We often equate trials with failure and thus set out to avoid them. Yet to God, trials, though often painful, are a blessing that brings growth and maturity…
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Reasons Marriages Fail Part Four of Six; Fantasy View of Love
"You complete me", "You are my air", "You are everything I need". These statements found in movies and elsewhere sound great but truly are statements that…
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Reasons Marriages Fail Part three of six; Selfishness
Listen in as our team tackles what is likely at the center of most marital issues, selfishness. Our general feeling is we want things done our way and we don't…
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Reasons Marriages Fail Part Two of Six; 50/50 Relationship
Often times we hear things that sound good and they make sense in our head, unfortunately what sounds good does not always translate to what is the best way to…
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Reasons Marriages Fail Part One of Six; Differing Backgrounds
Are your backgrounds different? Will you get along? Cultural and family differences, even the most innocent ones, can result in disagreements that lead to…
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(Part 2) Why Marriage Discipleship?????
Our CFL team continues to breakdown this thought of marriage discipleship in every community, every church, and every country. Listen in as we share some…
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Why Marriage Discipleship???
We often get asked this question. Here are some points you will hear today. Marriage is a platform the Lord can use for us to fulfill the Great Commission. We…
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Holy Spirit In Your Marriage
No outline, principles, or “keys” to a great marriage are possible to put into practice consistently without the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. You can…
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Trust in your marriage
In Genesis 2:25 the Bible says, "And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed." Adam and Eve were totally exposed to each other without fear…
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Initiate in your marriage
Why do we create distance when conflict or trials come our way? Are we creating distance to punish the other person or are we protecting ourselves? God…
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Acceptance in your marriage
When we are loved unconditionally, we are always accepted and never rejected. This acceptance is experienced in our relationship with Jesus. You have heard the…
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Forgiveness in your marriage!!
We will never experience reconciliation with anyone until we first reconcile with God. We must recognize our own guilt, confess that to the Lord, and receive…