{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Salty Saints","title":"Jesus is Lord Over Your Family","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3587,"description":"In this episode, we continue our series on surrendering every part of life to Jesus—this time digging into what it means for Him to be Lord over our families. This conversation gets personal real quick. From awkward Christmas dinners to parenting challenges and redefining what “family” even means, we cover a lot of ground.\nWe share some stories from our own lives, dig deep into Scripture—Ephesians, Colossians, Peter, Proverbs, Joshua—and wrestle with how to live this stuff out in our actual homes. What does submission really look like? What does it mean to lead your household well? How do you handle broken relationships with relatives who don’t follow Jesus? And what do you do when faith creates division?\nIt’s a heavy topic, but it’s real—and we believe it’s one of the biggest “rooms in the house” that we need to hand over to God. Let’s talk about it.\nVisit: saltysaintspodcast.com\nKey Passages: Ephesians 5–6, Colossians 3, 1 Peter 2–3, Proverbs 31, Matthew 12, Joshua 24:15\n00:00 – Intro: The Room We Hold Back\nWe set the stage for today’s topic: giving God full access to our family life.\n02:05 – Politics at the Christmas Table\nA family story involving politics, tension, and why the hard conversations still matter.\n07:40 – How Far Does Family Go?\nFrom generations to in-laws and Spanish kinship terms—family gets complex fast.\n13:55 – Who’s My Brother? (Matthew 12)\nWe unpack how Jesus redefines family based on spiritual obedience.\n18:20 – Closer Than a Brother\nWe talk about real bonds within the church and how spiritual family often runs deeper than blood.\n23:12 – Household Codes: Paul’s Framework\nLooking at Ephesians, Colossians, and 1 Peter to see what Scripture says about marriage, parenting, and even slavery in the household context.\n29:50 – Submission & Love: A Two-Way Street\nMutual submission, bitterness in marriage, and why being a team matters.\n36:18 – Learning to Understand Our Spouses\nPeter’s married, Paul’s not—and it shows. We reflect on why...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/USnlf--YN3sa1CEsf3zleVMxb-ztBKdmG0sX7eXIOG8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zOWM0/NmVmYjllYWVhNWRj/MDZmODEyZGFhNWM5/Y2YwMy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}