One Degree Marriage: Christ-Centered Communication & Habits

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One Degree Marriage: Christ-Centered Communication & Habits episodes

August 15, 2022 No. 12: What Does it Mean for Husbands to be Spiritual Leaders in Their Homes?
There's often a lot of talk about husbands being "spiritual leaders" in their homes, but what does that even look like? What does Scripture say about spiritual leadership? How can a husband love and lead his wife and family well? What do the different roles in marriage look like in execution?

In this episode we dive into the answers to all of the above questions and more. We pray this episode is of very practical encouragement to husbands, or men preparing for marriage in their singleness and dating.

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Download the FREE Weekly Marriage Meeting Template
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March Marriage Challenge
https://onedegreemarriage.com/challenge?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=preroll
42 min
August 08, 2022 No. 11: Listener Q&A: Marriage, Family, Advice, Our Daily Life, & Lots of In-Betweens
You, as listeners, asked us questions (via Instagram) ranging from, "How did you get to have so may intentional routines?", "What's the hardest thing in marriage and how did we get through it?", "What's your biggest tip for 2 under 2?", to some personal, and some just funny questions about life.

This episode is so fun and we loved being able to hear from YOU, our listeners to steer the convo!

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Mentioned in this episode:
Download the FREE Weekly Marriage Meeting Template
Download the FREE Weekly Marriage Meeting Template at onedegreemarriage.com/meeting
March Marriage Challenge
https://onedegreemarriage.com/challenge?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=preroll
54 min
August 01, 2022 No. 10: Let's Talk About Sex, Baby – Conversations Christians Tend to Shy From
Why is sex intended for marriage? What effect did purity culture have on our perspective of sex in marriage? How will I know I'm physically compatible with someone if we wait for marriage? How can a married couple grow in their sex life? Is masturbation a sin? What about oral sex?

This is a topic that is rarely talked about from a Christian perspective, but we believe it's important to be open and honest about what we wish we knew before we got married.

While this episode will be beneficial for you whether you are single, engaged, or married, if you are struggling with sexual sin and think this episode may be more harmful than beneficial please refrain from listening. The last thing we want to do is hinder someone's personal pursuit of holiness.

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Mentioned in this episode:
Download the FREE Weekly Marriage Meeting Template
Download the FREE Weekly Marriage Meeting Template at onedegreemarriage.com/meeting
March Marriage Challenge
https://onedegreemarriage.com/challenge?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=preroll
52 min
July 25, 2022No. 09: How Do I Find Community and Godly People to Speak Into My Life?
I want godly friends and mentors, but where do I even start to find them? What should community look like within the church? How do I make friends in my 20s when I'm in a totally new season of life?

On today's episode we'll dive into all these questions and more as we discuss a topic we're so passionate about – biblical community. It's changed our lives and our prayer is that you find biblical community for yourself that will change your life.

Join as as we discuss:

What types of community we should be looking for

What comunity should look like within the church

How to initiate friendships even when it's hard or unnatural

The importance of genuine, in-person hospitality in a digital age

How to invite friends into your existing rhythms and routines of life

Ways to serve others

The importance of vulnerability and apologies

The need for speaking truth in love

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Mentioned in this episode:
March Marriage Challenge
https://onedegreemarriage.com/challenge?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=preroll
Download the FREE Weekly Marriage Meeting Template
Download the FREE Weekly Marriage Meeting Template at onedegreemarriage.com/meeting
54 min
July 18, 2022No. 08: Money Talks – Stewarding Wealth, Debt, Retirement, and More
Is all debt bad? How do I make a budget? What does the Bible really say about money? How do I steward my personal finances well? When and how should I start thinking about retirement? How much money should I have before getting married?

As followers of Jesus, Christians ought to recognize that while money is not inherently evil, it is both powerful and dangerous. Therefore, the way that we view money should be distinctly different from how most people do. In this episode, we discuss:

What the Bible has to say about the topic of money

Why so many millionaires become broke

Some sobering statistics about personal finances

How to fight against the love of money

Practical ways to get started budgeting

How we should view debts such as mortgages, student loans, car payments, and credit card debt

When and how to start thinking about retirement

How much money we need to be prepared for marriage

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Mentioned in this episode:
Download the FREE Weekly Marriage Meeting Template
Download the FREE Weekly Marriage Meeting Template at onedegreemarriage.com/meeting
March Marriage Challenge
https://onedegreemarriage.com/challenge?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=preroll
1 hr 17 min
July 11, 2022No. 07: How To Read Your Bible: Getting Started or Going Deeper
Reading your Bible isn't about checking a box or "doing the right thing" that "Christians are supposed to do." It's a gift of getting to know the Creator of the Universe. To be able to truly love someone, we must first know them, and to know God, we must first read about who He says He is.

In this episode we discuss:

Why we should even desire to read our Bibles in the first place

Whether the Bible is truly worth believing

Practical steps to take to start reading the Bible for the first time

Setting a plan for studying your Bible regularly

The difference between topical and book studies

What our focus should be on as we read

Methods for reflecting on and learning from Scripture

FREE GUIDE TO GETTING STARTED READING YOUR BIBLE

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Mentioned in this episode:
Download the FREE Weekly Marriage Meeting Template
Download the FREE Weekly Marriage Meeting Template at onedegreemarriage.com/meeting
March Marriage Challenge
https://onedegreemarriage.com/challenge?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=preroll
42 min
July 04, 2022 No. 06: Fighting Well and Resolving Conflict in Marriage
What's the number one cause of conflict in marriage? What are practical ways to prevent conflict with the one we love? And when that conflict inevitably comes at some point, how do we resolve it in a loving, Biblical way?

Let's chat about all those things in this episode. Annnnd get the whole low-down on the biggest fight we've had to date.

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Mentioned in this episode:
Download the FREE Weekly Marriage Meeting Template
Download the FREE Weekly Marriage Meeting Template at onedegreemarriage.com/meeting
March Marriage Challenge
https://onedegreemarriage.com/challenge?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=preroll
40 min
June 27, 2022No. 05: 5 Ways to Slow Down Your Life
How do I slow down when I have so many responsibilities? How do I get silence and rest when I have little ones? In a culture of hurry, hustle, and bustle the tension between keeping up and desperately desiring to change pace is real. In this episode we discusss:

Why we need rest and how we were designed for it

How to implement a Sabbath in your weekly rhythms

Fighting technology addictions and habits to restore rest in our minds

The importance of regular silence and solitude

How to practically slow down in our daily lives, despite all of life's demands

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Mentioned in this episode:
March Marriage Challenge
https://onedegreemarriage.com/challenge?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=preroll
Download the FREE Weekly Marriage Meeting Template
Download the FREE Weekly Marriage Meeting Template at onedegreemarriage.com/meeting
48 min
June 20, 2022No. 04: How Do I Know Where God is Calling Me?
How do I know if this is God's will? What is His calling on my life? Should I major in this or that? Am I supposed to move here or there? Am I supposed to take this job or that job? Is this something He's calling me to or is just something I, in my flesh, am wanting?

These are all common questions we as followers of Jesus find ourselves asking at one point or another. In this episode, we discuss:

What a "calling" even means in the first place

What we're all called to as followers of Jesus

Biblical examples of faithful followers

What to ask to practically determind what God is calling you to do

Discerning what passions and opportunities God has uniquely given you

The importance of receiving counsel from fellow, mature believers

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Mentioned in this episode:
March Marriage Challenge
https://onedegreemarriage.com/challenge?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=preroll
Download the FREE Weekly Marriage Meeting Template
Download the FREE Weekly Marriage Meeting Template at onedegreemarriage.com/meeting
53 min
June 13, 2022No. 03: Ungratefulness Breeds Discontentment
What we give our attention to tends to grow. What if our outlook on life has more to do with our internal heart condition than our external circumstances? In this episode we discuss:

How we tend to view inconveniences as a society

Examples of gratefulness and ungratefulness in our own lives

How to become more grateful people

How the Gospel transforms our perspective on it all

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View full show notes on the blog.
Mentioned in this episode:
Download the FREE Weekly Marriage Meeting Template
Download the FREE Weekly Marriage Meeting Template at onedegreemarriage.com/meeting
March Marriage Challenge
https://onedegreemarriage.com/challenge?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=preroll
46 min

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A Christian marriage podcast for couples who want to grow. Hosted by Nathaniel and Xan Sibley. A thriving marriage doesn't happen by accident... it's built one intentional choice at a time.