# Family Ties Part 1 - Scott Mayo Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/bridge-church-virginia-beach-7087128/family-ties-part-1-scott-mayo Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/bridge-church-virginia-beach-7087128/family-ties-part-1-scott-mayo.md Podcast: [Bridge Church Virginia Beach](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bridge-church-virginia-beach-7087128) Published: 2026-04-12T21:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/396b6e79 Audio file: https://op3.dev/e/media.transistor.fm/396b6e79/f60d832f.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bridge-church-virginia-beach-7087128/episodes/family-ties-part-1-scott-mayo Duration seconds: 2503 ## Resource April 12, 2026 Series: Family Ties Sermon: Built to Last Text: Genesis 2:18; 21-25 NIV; Deuteronomy 6:5–9 NIV “The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and then closed up the place with flesh. Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.” That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh. Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.” ‭‭Genesis‬ ‭2‬:‭18‬, ‭21‬-‭25‬ ‭NIV‬‬ “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.” ‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭6‬:‭5‬-‭9‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Intro: Before culture defined family, God designed it. 1. Start with God's Plan (v. 24) That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh. Quote: Family is God’s idea, not a social invention. 2. Steadily Build Every Day (Duet. 6:5-6) “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Quote: "Little by little, day by day, faith shapes the way." 3. Securely Pass Faith On (… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bridge-church-virginia-beach-7087128/episodes/family-ties-part-1-scott-mayo/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/bridge-church-virginia-beach-7087128/family-ties-part-1-scott-mayo.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.