The Father's Business Podcast

Elizabeth Gunter Powell and Kimberly Roddy
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The Father's Business is the ministry of Sylvia Gunter. This podcast will introduce you to the resources of Sylvia Gunter, as well as discuss various topics that help you deepen your relationship with God.

  1. 15h ago

    Devotional-Prayer for Favor

    Some days you don’t need more noise, you need a steady voice praying truth over you. We slow down and speak a focused Christian devotional prayer from the heart of Sylvia Gunter, asking God to quiet your spirit and anchor you in the unshakable reality that you are deeply loved and securely held. If you’ve been carrying stress, uncertainty, or that heavy feeling of being behind, this is a moment to breathe and come back to the Father’s heart. We pray blessing and guidance for the real choices in front of you: that God would teach you His ways, make you sensitive to His hand, and go before you to open the way where there seems to be no way. We ask God to be a Father who surrounds you like a shield, helps you trust that He withholds no good thing, and gives the “perfect peace” promised to a steadfast mind. If you need Christian encouragement, prayer for peace, and a reminder of God’s presence, press play, then subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find these devotionals.

  2. 5d ago

    For the Family: Praying for Your Children: Loving Them Without Controlling Them

    New Podcast: Have you ever looked at your child and wondered, What did I do wrong? Or found yourself worrying about the decisions they're making and wishing you could somehow fix things? You're not alone. In this week's episode of The Father's Business Podcast, Elizabeth and Kimberly continue our For the Family series with a conversation about one of the hardest parts of parenting: loving our children deeply while releasing control of their lives to God. Whether your children are little, teenagers, adults, or you're navigating a difficult relationship with them, this episode offers encouragement and practical ways to pray without carrying responsibilities that were never yours to bear. We'll talk about releasing expectations, praying for children who are struggling or have walked away from their faith, and learning to trust that God is still writing their story. Because your child's story isn't over, and God loves them even more than you do. 🎧 Listen to Episode 324: Praying for Your Children: Loving Them Without Controlling Them We hope this conversation encourages you to love faithfully, pray boldly, and trust God with what you cannot control.

  3. Oct 27

    Devotional-The Word of God Separates Between Soul and Spirit (Heb 4:12)

    Your thoughts can race while your spirit quietly knows the truth, and that tension can leave you feeling stuck, reactive, or spiritually numb. We sit with Hebrews 4:12 and take it seriously: the Word of God is living and active, sharp enough to cut through confusion and precise enough to expose what is really happening in the heart. This devotional invites you to stop trying to sort yourself out by sheer effort and instead let God do the deep work of separating soul and spirit. If you need discernment, spiritual growth, and steadiness for real life, press play and pray along with us. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs peace, and leave a review so more listeners can find this devotional.

  4. Oct 22

    For the Family: Praying for Your Spouse Without Trying to Change Them

    New Podcast: Are You Praying for Your Spouse—or Trying to Change Them? What if praying for your spouse isn't about changing them—but about trusting God with them? We've probably all prayed some version of, "Lord, please change this person!" And if we're being honest, we'd prefer He do it quickly! This week on The Father's Business Podcast, we're continuing our For the Family series with a conversation about praying for your spouse without turning prayer into a way to control the outcome. We'll talk about why conflict often reveals deeper wounds, how our prayers can expose what's happening in our own hearts, and what it looks like to truly bless the people we love. We'll also share practical, Scripture-based ways to pray for your spouse—and four questions that may change how you approach prayer in your closest relationships. Whether you're married or not, these principles apply to the people God has placed in your life. Our encouragement this week? Pray. Love. Own your part. Release the rest to God.  Listen to Episode 323: Praying for Your Spouse Without Trying to Change Them We hope this conversation helps you experience more freedom in prayer and greater trust in the God who loves the people you love. #TheFathersBusiness #PrayingForYourSpouse #ChristianMarriage #MarriagePrayer #ChristianRelationships #ForTheFamily

  5. Oct 20

    Devotional-Intercessory Worship

    When a promise feels late, silence can feel like rejection. We sit with that tension and put language to the thoughts many of us carry but rarely say out loud: Why, Lord? Where are You? What is going on? If you have ever felt like the heavens are brass, this devotional helps you stay connected to God without pretending the pain is not real. We turn to David’s words in Psalms 42 and 43, where he asks “why” again and again and still finds a way to worship. His story holds the whole range of human experience: thirst and satisfaction, fear and courage, doubt and faith, tears and singing.  From there, we break down intercessory worship as faith in action. Rather than chasing results first, we practice seeking God’s face and His heart, welcoming His presence into the moment.  Subscribe for more devotionals, share this with a friend who is waiting on God, and leave a review to help more listeners find the show.

  6. Oct 15

    For the Family: Spiritual Warfare at Home: Your Family Is Not The Enemy

    Have you ever been in a family conversation that escalated so quickly you wondered how you even got there? Sometimes the people we love the most can become the very people we struggle with the most. But Scripture reminds us of something important: Our struggle is not against flesh and blood. (Ephesians 6:12) In this week's episode of our For the Family series, we're talking about spiritual warfare in everyday family life. Not the dramatic kind we sometimes imagine, but the very real battles involving fear, accusation, assumptions, and division. In this episode, we discuss: How fear, accusation, shame, and division affect relationshipsThe difference between conviction from the Holy Spirit and accusationHow to put on the armor of God in everyday lifeWhy spiritual warfare should draw our attention to Jesus, not the enemyHow to pray for family members without trying to control their choicesFour practical questions to ask when family tensions riseAnd we'll close by praying through the armor of God together, inviting His truth and peace into our homes and relationships. Here's something to remember this week: Your family is not the enemy. 🎧 Subscribe to The Father's Business Podcast as we continue exploring how to love our families while trusting God to do what only He can do. **What questions or experiences do you have about For the Family or prayer regarding the For the Family series? Send them our way—we’d love to include them in future episodes. REPLY to this email and send us your questions, contact us at thefathersbusiness.com, or find us on social media.**

  7. Oct 13

    Devotional-Jesus Loves You this I Know (John 15:9)

    John 15:9 As the Father loves me, so I also love you. Remain in my love. If this devotional strengthens you, subscribe, share it with a friend who needs steadiness, and leave a review so more people can find hope and truth.

  8. Oct 8

    For the Family: Preparing Your Heart to Pray

    When someone you love is struggling, making choices you don’t understand, or creating conflict in your family, it can be easy to move quickly into fixing, advising, worrying—or even trying to manage them through prayer. But what if God wants to begin with us? In Episode 2 of our For the Family series, Elizabeth Gunter Powell and Kimberly Roddy talk about preparing our own hearts before we pray for the people closest to us. Drawing from Sylvia Gunter’s For the Family, they explore the difference between interceding for someone and carrying responsibility for them, how fear and control can get mixed into genuine love, and why prayer begins with relationship and surrender rather than our plan for someone else. You’ll hear practical questions to help you slow down before reacting: • What am I feeling? • What am I tempted to do? • Who is God for me here? • Who does God want to be for the person I love? They also discuss the Love Checkup from 1 Corinthians 13, the difference between conviction and shame, unmet needs in family relationships, and how our families often learn more from watching how we respond to God than from what we intentionally teach them. Sometimes the most loving thing we can do is stop trying to figure out how to change someone and bring both them—and ourselves—back into the presence of God. 🎧 Join us for Episode 2 of For the Family. #TheFathersBusiness #ForTheFamily #ChristianFamily #ChristianPrayer #Prayer #FamilyRelationships #IntercessoryPrayer #TrustGod #ChristianLiving

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The Father's Business is the ministry of Sylvia Gunter. This podcast will introduce you to the resources of Sylvia Gunter, as well as discuss various topics that help you deepen your relationship with God.

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  • Creator
    Elizabeth Gunter Powell and Kimberly Roddy
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    353
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Father's Business Podcast
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    The Father's Business Podcast

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