{"podcast":{"title":"Church at the Cross : Sunday Messages","slug":"church-at-the-cross-sunday-messages-2054","podcast_index_feed_id":2054,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10cf92420/podcast/rss","website_url":"http://www.churchatthecross.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/45026216/ab7a5066a9c123c0.jpg","author":"Church at the Cross","episode_count":672,"summary":"Welcome to the weekly podcast of Church at the Cross in Grapevine, TX, led by Pastor JR Vassar. Our mission is to help people and places encounter Jesus. Wherever you are today, our hope is that you would be encouraged, challenged, and inspired to take the next step in your relationship with Jesus. For more info, visit churchatthecross.com!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/church-at-the-cross-sunday-messages-2054"},"episode":{"title":"Gospel Fueled Marriage Skills | Ephesians 4:29-5:2","slug":"gospel-fueled-marriage-skills-ephesians-4-29-5-2","published_at":"2026-05-04T19:47:36+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/church-at-the-cross-sunday-messages-2054/gospel-fueled-marriage-skills-ephesians-4-29-5-2","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/church-at-the-cross-sunday-messages-2054","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/catc-media1/episodes/Gospel-Fueled-Marriage-Skills--Ephesians-429-52-e3islls","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10cf92420/podcast/play/119477372/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-4%2F95d904fa-349d-20dd-0386-07320ed9d55a.mp3","summary":"Scripture: Ephesians 4:29-5:2 + De-skilling = unlearning or never learning basic relationship skills + 5 Directives: Communicate Constructively Stay In Step With The Spirit Take Out The Trash Commit To Kindness Freely Forgive Directive #1: Communicate Constructively Proverbs 12:18 NIV + What you speak to people, over time, they will start to live up to, or down to. Directive #2: Stay In Step With The Spirit + Challenge: Pray for your spouse. Directive #3: Take Out The Trash “Of the seven deadly sins, anger is possibly the most fun. To lick your wounds, to smack your lips over grievances long past, to roll over your tongue the prospect of bitter confrontation still to come, to savor to the last toothsome morsel both the pain you are given and the pain you are giving back; in many ways it is a feast fit for a king. The chief drawback is that what you are wolfing down is yourself. The skeleton at the feast is you.” - Fredrick Beuchner Directive #4: Commit To Kindness Directive #5: Freely Forgive","meta_description":"Scripture: Ephesians 4:29-5:2 + De-skilling = unlearning or never learning basic relationship skills + 5 Directives: Communicate Constructively Stay In St…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1740,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/church-at-the-cross-sunday-messages-2054/episodes/gospel-fueled-marriage-skills-ephesians-4-29-5-2/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/church-at-the-cross-sunday-messages-2054/gospel-fueled-marriage-skills-ephesians-4-29-5-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}