# Love Worth Finding | Audio Program - Lessons from a Dysfunctional Family Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/kdav-radio-7045640/love-worth-finding-audio-program-lessons-from-a-dysfunctional-family Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/kdav-radio-7045640/love-worth-finding-audio-program-lessons-from-a-dysfunctional-family.md Podcast: [KDAV Radio](https://stenobird.com/podcast/kdav-radio-7045640) Published: 2026-05-21T10:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://go.lightfeed.org/act/e/17/626389/42541302817/https%253A%252F%252Ft.subsplash.com%252Fr%252FaHR0cHM6Ly9kMXVvdm1lMzhlcTdscS5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC8yMzk1YS5tcDM.mp3%253Fk%253DKGM93X%2526s%253D3%2526sapid%253Dg3vt82n Audio file: https://go.lightfeed.org/act/e/17/626389/42541302817/https%253A%252F%252Ft.subsplash.com%252Fr%252FaHR0cHM6Ly9kMXVvdm1lMzhlcTdscS5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC8yMzk1YS5tcDM.mp3%253Fk%253DKGM93X%2526s%253D3%2526sapid%253Dg3vt82n Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/kdav-radio-7045640/episodes/love-worth-finding-audio-program-lessons-from-a-dysfunctional-family ## Resource Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Hebrews 11:20 Family was first established by God in the Garden of Eden. Knowing family is a gift of God, the enemy has waged a war against the home. Hebrews 11 reveals lessons from a dysfunctional family, and offers hope for those who face unrest in the home. “By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come” (Hebrews 11:20). This passage looks back to the story of twin brothers Jacob and Esau in Genesis 25. They were the sons of Isaac and Rebekah, and together, they were a family plagued by favoritism, deception, and betrayal. Esau, the eldest, sold Jacob his birthright for a bowl of stew. This small act of foolishness propelled a lifetime of dysfunction. Genesis 27 goes on to reveal the failure of a dysfunctional family. Isaac, the sensual father on his deathbed, blessed the wrong son for the wrong reasons. He was a man who lived for the things of this world and ended his life in sorrow. He represents many fathers who live self-centered lives, giving in to their appetites. There is also Rebekah, the scheming mother who, favoring Jacob, helped him take the birthright from Esau. As a result, she lost the son she was trying to bless. Then there’s Jacob, the shady son, who connived his way to Esau’s birthright. Yet, God was at work in this family; there was still faith in the disciplined father. Shaken by what he had done, Isaac came to his senses and returned to the Word of God. Finally, this family reflects the forecast of a determined future. Having returned to his faith, Isaac blessed both sons in the name of God, on the authority of Scripture. Yet, he had the foresight to know the godly lineage would come from Jacob. Adrian Rogers says, “It is God who is moving history to a conclusion, and the kingdoms of this world… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/kdav-radio-7045640/episodes/love-worth-finding-audio-program-lessons-from-a-dysfunctional-family/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/kdav-radio-7045640/love-worth-finding-audio-program-lessons-from-a-dysfunctional-family.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.