Uninvited Guests - The Fight for a Godly Family

Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast

Living on the Edge

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 29 September 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

The Apostle Paul reminds us in Ephesians that a Christian’s battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the spiritual forces of darkness. Join us as Chip exposes powerful lies that have misled believers for centuries and are undermining the institution of marriage.

The command: Walk differently

Walking worthy of your CALLING -Ephesians 4:1, 17
Walking in LOVE, like Christ -Ephesians 5:2
Walking as children of LIGHT -Ephesians 5:8
Walking not as unwise, but as WISE -Ephesians 5:15

How?

By letting your relationship with God—with Jesus and by the power of the Holy Spirit—be the one central, most important thing that focuses your mind around the truth of how to live. -Ephesians 5:15-20
By applying the instructions for the Spirit-filled life to the family structure. -Ephesians 5:21-6:4

The ultimate context:

The armor of God is detailed immediately after family instructions to frame the family as a primary spiritual battlefield for fighting lies. -Ephesians 6:10-18

Fighting for your family

Identify lies and understand where they come from and what they do.
Understand that lies make it impossible for children to grow up in a safe, stable, supportive environment where they feel valued, encouraged, and supported.
Recognize that the most dangerous lies are the ones that you believe to the point where you think it’s good.

The family as a witness

Few things will be more important to show the world the love of Christ than marriages that reflect Jesus and His Church.
Our mission: To show the world that there is hope by identifying lies in our families and culture, and building Spirit-powered homes that glorify God.

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0:00.0	The late author and Christian psychologist James Dobson once wrote,
0:05.2	Our society can be no more stable than the foundation of individual family units upon which it rests.
0:12.8	Our government, our institutions, our schools, indeed our way of life,
0:17.0	are dependent on healthy marriages and loyalty to the vulnerable little children around our feet.
0:22.7	But with that in mind, it's clear why we've seen a shocking rise in divorce, sexual sin,
0:27.9	rebellion, and discord within our homes.
0:30.8	Satan wants nothing more than to destroy your marriage and sever the connection to your kids
0:35.4	by any means necessary.
0:39.0	I'm Dave Durley, and today on Living on the Edge will begin Chip's newest series, Unadvited Guests, Recognizing and Resisting
0:44.8	the attacks on your family. Over the next month, Chip identifies the prominent misbeliefs,
0:50.4	conflicts, and challenges that threaten to derail your relationship with your spouse and your kids.
0:56.0	Stay with us as he provides powerful insights from Scripture to help couples strengthen their marriage
1:02.0	and empower them to be the parents their kids need them to be.
1:05.0	And let me tell you, this is a series every husband, wife, father, and mother needs to hear.
1:10.0	So let me strongly encourage you to invite a few married friends to listen to, either
1:15.2	through Livingontheedge.org or wherever you listen to podcasts.
1:19.9	Okay, with that setup, here's Chip to kick off this new series with his message, the fight
1:24.9	for a godly family.
1:27.4	I remember sitting in a group in an office.
1:29.7	It was fairly late at night.
1:30.9	There was about seven or eight of us.
1:32.5	We're all very, very close.
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