Week 37: Spread God’s word - Epaphroditus
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🗓️ 18 May 2026
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How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” (Romans 10:14–15)
Epaphroditus is not a name that many people know from the Bible, but his story is incredible. He was sent by the Philippians to bring a gift to Paul while he was in prison, but he did more than deliver a package—he ministered, encouraged, and served so faithfully that he became sick and nearly died. Once he recovered, he carried back the Letter to the Philippians, making sure that Paul’s message reached the church.
Paul describes Epaphroditus as a minister, brother, coworker, and soldier. He was totally committed to both Paul and Jesus, and his story is a reminder that God uses all people to spread his word.
Just like Epaphroditus was entrusted with a message, so are we. As soon as our kids accept Jesus, their mission begins. Sharing the gospel doesn’t require a microphone or a mission trip to a different city or country. Our mission to spread God’s truth happens in everyday conversations, acts of kindness, and bold faith. Whether at school, on the playground, or at home, our children carry the light of Jesus wherever they go. We are God’s first plan to spread the gospel, and not one of us is called to be quiet about it.
So this week, let’s pray that our kids grow to know, love, and follow Jesus, and that they are so excited about their faith that they can’t help but share the hope of it all.
Jesus, I pray that _______ will respond to your call to make disciples and share the gospel wherever they go. May they live in a way that reflects you working in their hearts. Give them the courage they need to share with others, and when they do, may they do so lovingly and gracefully. Amen.
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| 0:03.0 | Hey friends, welcome back to Pardon the Mess. I'm your host, Courtney Defeo, and we only have two more weeks of praying together in this school year. And it's been such a pleasure to do this with you. But I don't know if you heard the news. I announced this last week or the week before. I can't remember. It's all running together. But it is time for me to pass the mic to another host on Part of the Mess. And if you haven't heard this, I'm so sorry to just spring this on you. |
| 0:38.6 | But basically, Cynthia Yanov started this podcast with Christian Parenting, and she was the |
| 0:42.4 | original host for three years. And then she passed the mic to me to be the host. And it's been |
| 0:47.0 | three years, 270 episodes, millions of downloads. I cannot believe it. And I just felt like |
| 0:53.1 | a piece from God that it was time to |
| 0:54.8 | pass the mic to someone else. And what I love about this podcast, it is so much bigger than one of us. |
| 0:59.3 | Like, God is doing something within Christian parenting through this podcast. And it is really, |
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| 1:08.7 | what's the deal? We just announced the news. We haven't announced the new host yet. You'll find out soon. This week on Thursday, I'm having my mentee, Megan Jones, a girl at Megan Jones, a girl I mentor, she's actually going to interview me. And so for those of you that are like, wait, I want more to the story. I'm going to just share with you, like, how God presses on me when |
| 1:28.0 | I'm trying to make decisions. How do you walk away from something that is good and godly and |
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| 1:37.2 | it'll encourage you if you're making a tough decision on what to do next in your career journey |
| 1:42.1 | or faith journey. And so tune in for that. Then the next week |
| 1:45.4 | will be our final prayer episode together from with me and you. And then our new host will be on |
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| 2:01.8 | She will be praying with you all school year long, and I will be listening and praying with you |
| 2:06.4 | just like you have done all year. I just won't be hosting the conversation. So we'll be in it |
| 2:11.3 | together. Today we're going to just pray about how to spread God's word, and then our kids would |
| 2:16.5 | have a passion to spread God's word. I had to look this up because I'm like, how do you say this name? Epaphroditis, I think is how you say it. Let me know if that's not it. But we find out about Epaphroditis. And he's in the Bible. He was sent by the Philippians Church to bring a gift to Paul, who was in prison. But y'all, he did more than |
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