Established Family Podcast

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As we move beyond the foundations of inner healing and deliverance, we must learn how to identify spiritual strongholds—especially in our marriages and families.If we are going to live as sons and daughters of Christ, walking in covenant, functioning as the Body of Christ, and operating as a mobilized Ekklesia, we must be rooted in the right stronghold: Christ as our cornerstone and Chris...

Brought to you by The Marriage Academy

Marriage Wisdom is a new series on The Established Family Podcast where we share timeless, biblical truths concerning God's heart and foundation for marriage.

This clip lays the theological groundwork for why inner healing and deliverance are not optional for the believer—or for a marriage walking in God’s design.

Salvation is not only about being forgiven; it is about being healed, deliv...

In this episode, we confront a hard truth the Church has avoided:your marriage will not heal, grow, or last unless its Kingdom mission is restored.Jesus said:“He who does not gather with Me scatters.” — Luke 11:23In this teaching, we break down why Kingdom mission in marriage is rooted in three non-negotiables:Glory — the weight of God’s presencAuthority — the right to rule under His presenceOffice — the role and responsibility you...

In today’s episode, Derek exposes one of the deepest spiritual roots behind marital destruction: the false oaths, internal vows, and unholy agreements spouses make during pain, betrayal, fear, and exhaustion.

This message walks you through the biblical difference between promises, oaths, vows, and agreements—and how violating the order of God leaves marriages spiritually bound, oppressed, and disconnected from the hope that anchors ...

A marriage without true repentance will always fail.In this episode, Derek shares a raw and redemptive testimony about how repentance became the turning point that shifted everything in their marriage. Before there was restoration… before there was healing… there had to be a confrontation of pride, blindness, and spiritual apathy.God doesn’t just heal what’s broken — He exposes what’s unrepentant. And when repentance becomes true, ...

Your marriage doesn’t just need better communication—it needs deliverance.This isn’t about personality differences or unmet expectations… this is about spiritual realities that still have legal access to your marriage, your mind, and your emotions.In this episode, Derek exposes why so many Christian spouses are saved but still bound, and how unhealed areas of the soul (mind, will, emotions, and moral capacity) still produce fruit i...

In this episode, Derek and Jordan go deep into what it means to prepare for your new marriage.

Most spouses interpret distance, silence, or delay as God being against them—but few recognize that He’s actually reordering them.

Before restoration comes reformation. Before covenant is rebuilt, the individuals within it must be remade.This conversation walks through three critical areas God refines before He restores:1️⃣ Preparing Your E...

In this episode, we dive deep into a topic that often gets overlooked in marriage: the difference between wounds carried into the marriage (pre-marriage wounds) and wounds that arise in the marriage (in-marriage wounds).

If you’ve noticed recurring conflict, cycles you can't seem to break, or strain in your relationship that doesn’t seem to make sense, this one is for you.

We’ll unpack:

• Why simply changing the scenery (new jo...

In this episode, we talk about the rise of false brides in the church, the danger of false stands in marriage, and the spiritual deception that’s entering homes under the disguise of faith. Many believers have received salvation, but they’re building their marriages in their own name instead of God’s.This message will shake every spouse who’s praying for restoration but standing from the wrong posture. It’s a prophetic warning for ...

The Church is failing marriages...but marriages are also failing the Church.We’ve watched believers show up for service, serve faithfully, tithe consistently and still live in bondage. Why?Because the modern church looks alive, but carries no authority.And marriages keep feeding that same system with unhealed hearts, unbroken pride, and unrepentant patterns.In this episode, Derek breaks down what Jesus actually came to build.He did...

If you’ve been praying for restoration, fasting, forgiving, and still feel like nothing is changing, this episode will help you understand why. Many spouses want breakthrough in marriage but have never actually encountered God. Without an encounter, we stay bound to the same cycles—bitterness, offense, pride, self-righteousness, and unbelief.This conversation exposes what really keeps couples from transformation. It’s not always th...

Your marriage pain isn’t random.Every disruption, every cycle, every unanswered prayer — it’s not God ignoring you. It’s God positioning you.But here’s the hard truth most people don’t want to hear:👉 Without purification, there is no restoration.👉 Without holiness, there is no healing.👉 Without consecration, there is no Kingdom positioning.In this episode, we dive deep into:The 5 truths that expose when a marriage is out of posi...

Most people in the church, in counseling, and even in marriage ministries don’t realize the truth: DISC, Myers-Briggs, Enneagram, and the Temperaments are not harmless tools—they are rooted in doctrines of demons.In this episode, I expose the origins of these popular personality systems and show you why they are so dangerous for marriages and families. These tests may look like “wisdom,” but their roots come from occult practices, ...

Marriage is under attack—and most husbands and wives were never taught how to fight for it.In this episode of Prophetic Spouses, Derek exposes the false foundations that have whitewashed marriages and calls spouses back to God’s prophetic design for covenant, order, and restoration.No one prepared you for the real demands of marriage. No one showed you how to engage in spiritual warfare for your family. No one taught you how to int...

In this episode of Submission Part 2: Boundaries, Triggers & Traumas, we confront one of the greatest deceptions shaping marriages and families today.Our generation is obsessed with therapy trends, self-protection, and man-made fictions. We’ve traded God’s design for psychological language that soothes the flesh but never heals the spirit.👉 Full disclosure therapy leaves you suspicious instead of healed.👉 Generational “no-con...

Most Christian marriages aren’t stuck because of communication issues, intimacy struggles, or personality differences.
They’re stuck because of disorder — rebellion against God’s design for marriage, leadership, submission, and covenant.

In this episode, we confront the uncomfortable reality:
You can’t pray for restoration while resisting the order God established for it.

➔ If you’re still clinging to control, you’re fighting G...

Your marriage wasn’t designed to be fruitless, barren, or broken. But if it feels that way, you need to know this—the enemy has been working overtime to keep it that way.

Satan blinds, seduces, and strangles marriages—stealing their spiritual sight, twisting their design, and keeping spouses trapped in cycles of strife, lack, and division. But God’s design has never changed.

In this episode, we’re exposing the real spiritual ...

Are You Labeling Your Spouse… Or Are They Spiritually Captured?

We are living in the times that 2 Timothy 4:3-4 warned us about—where people reject sound doctrine in favor of teachings that satisfy their itching ears. And right now, Satan is gaslighting marriages with false labels.

Many spouses believe they’re married to a narcissist, a Jezebel, or an Ahab—and while we won’t pretend these things don’t exist, we also won’t ignore the ...

Is God ignoring your spouse’s sin, or are you still living under the old law? Many believers are unknowingly governed by the law—trained to look for what is wrong, what is missing, and what is not being upheld. This mindset fuels hyper-vigilance, hyper-criticism, and hyper-legalism, leaving many feeling exhausted, anxious, and spiritually stuck.

In this episode, we unpack how the law blinds you from what God is resurrecting, how spi...