The Missionless Marriage is a Distraction to God's Kingdom

Established Family Podcast

Derek Palizay

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

5.0 • 585 Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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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 are stewardingWithout these, marriages exhaust themselves under responsibility, drift into resentment, and blame God, the church, or their spouse for being out of position.In this episode, you’ll learn:1) Why responsibility without God’s glory leads to burnout and division2) Why healing often follows mission—not the other way around3) How glory (kavod) empowers responsibility (massa)4) Why many marriages feel spiritually alive but relationally stuck5) How authority and office are lost through fear, offense, and poor stewardship6) What it means to be a glorified husband and a glorified wifeScripture Referenced:Luke 11:23Joshua 24:151 Kings 18:21Deuteronomy 30:19Nehemiah 4:17Genesis 1:26–28Psalm 8:4–6Luke 10:19Isaiah 6:1–8Exodus 24 & 40John 1:14

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the Established Family Podcast. Today's episode is brought to you by the Marriage Academy.
0:05.2	This is our premier 12-week marriage program that will guide you through the stages of marriage.
0:10.9	As you can see on your screen, there are five that lead towards marital destruction and five that
0:15.9	lead toward marital growth. Recognizing your condition is stage one of marital growth. Then we will go on in the marriage
0:22.6	academy to repenting and renouncing our agreements, returning to our marriage and relearning
0:28.0	what God originally designed for us, then rebuilding our marriage in God's design, reestablishing
0:33.0	communication, reestablishing covenant relationships, as well as learning about our commission, our mandate,
0:39.3	and our purpose as a couple, and then we will move on to walking in God's design for our marriage.
0:45.3	This curriculum has been battle tested in over 1,500 marriages already in growing.
0:50.4	So if you want to join the Marriage Academy, go tolishuniversity.com, and you can join as a
0:55.5	spouse, an individual, or you can join as a host on behalf of your church or your small group.
1:01.4	Simply go to Establishuniversity.com and enroll in the marriage academy today. Let's get into today's
1:06.9	episode. What is going on, everybody? Derek Pousa here back with another episode of the
1:11.0	established family podcast. I'm so happy to be back with you guys in 2026. Happy New Year. I hope your
1:17.4	holidays went well. I pray that the presence of God was with you and your family, that you
1:23.0	experience growth and unity and breakthrough in areas that you have been praying and crying
1:28.1	out an intercession and interceding on behalf of your family.
1:32.2	It's been about a month since I was with you guys, a month and a half, if you will.
1:36.9	And we've done a lot of things as a team since last time we were together.
1:40.9	The studio got a little bit of a visual upgrade.
1:47.4	We launched the five-day Fast and pray-over-your-marriage challenge,
1:51.9	which thousands of you are finishing right now and thousands more even beginning.
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