Covenant Army Marriage Podcast

Brent & Lucy Howell
  • 5.0 (16)
  • Relationships
  • Updated Weekly

Covenant Army Marriage is a movement for husbands and wives who refuse to retreat. We train couples to fight for unity, guard their covenant, and stand firm against the spiritual attacks designed to divide them. If you’re tired of passive marriage advice and ready to build a relationship forged in purpose, discipline, and Christ-centered strength — welcome to the Covenant Army. One Flesh. One Fight. Unified in Christ.

  1. 48m ago

    The Truth About Submission: It Isn’t Just For Her

    What does biblical submission really look like in marriage? In this powerful episode of the Covenant Army Marriage Podcast, Brent and Lucy unpack Ephesians 5:21 and challenge husbands and wives to confront pride, embrace humility, and submit to one another out of reverence for Jesus Christ. Drawing from their own marriage struggles, they reveal how the desire to be right, the need to be heard, and the refusal to humble ourselves can create division in even a strong marriage. Discover why mutual submission is a responsibility for both spouses, how sacrificial love and respect strengthen your covenant, and how prayer, repentance, and biblical communication help couples resolve conflict and protect their unity. Plus, get a practical 7 day marriage challenge to help you put God's Word into action. Your marriage is not a competition to win. It is a covenant to protect. Stop keeping score. Surrender your pride, seek Christ, and learn to fight for your marriage instead of fighting each other. Key Scriptures: Ephesians 5:21, Ephesians 5:33, Philippians 2:3–4, and James 1:19. Visit https://covenantarmy.org for biblical marriage resources to help you and your spouse grow together in Christ. Subscribe, share this episode, and join the mission of strengthening Christian marriages and families. One Flesh. One Fight. One Mission. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Purpose of the Podcast 02:11 The Attack on Marriage and Spiritual Warfare 04:01 Recognizing Spiritual Attacks in Our Lives 06:51 The Power of Prayer and Humility in Overcoming Attacks 12:10 The Biblical View of Submission and Mutual Respect 16:09 The Role of Pride and How to Overcome It 20:06 Submission as an Act of Worship and Reverence 23:49 The Importance of Respect and Fear of God 28:05 Practical Steps to Practice Ephesians 5:21 32:13 The Balance of Authority and Sacrifice in Marriage 35:56 The Impact of Respect and Authority in Culture 40:02 Examples of Reverence and Obedience in the Bible 43:51 Responsibility and Accountability in Marriage 48:08 How to Handle Conflict with Submission 51:52 Practical Application and Weekly Challenges 53:47 Closing Prayer and Invitation to Salvation #ChristianMarriage #BiblicalMarriage #MarriagePodcast #MarriageAdvice #ChristCenteredMarriage

  2. 5d ago

    How Are We Going To Get Through This? | Surviving Marriage Crisis

    What Do You Have in Your House? | Trusting God Through Marriage and Hardship What do you do when your marriage faces financial pressure, broken trust, or circumstances that feel impossible to overcome? In this episode of the Covenant Army Marriage Podcast, Brent and Lucy unpack 2 Kings 4:1–7 and the powerful story of the widow whose small jar of oil became the starting point for God's provision. Discover how husbands and wives can face difficult seasons together by bringing problems into the light, recognizing what God has already provided, walking in obedience, strengthening marital unity, and practicing wise stewardship. Your current crisis does not have to define your future. Learn how to stop fighting each other, seek God's direction together, and take the next faithful step toward a stronger, Christ centered marriage. 📖 Key Scripture: 2 Kings 4:1–7 ⚔️ Your Marriage Battle Plan: Reveal the need. Recognize what remains. Respond in obedience. Work as one. Steward the outcome. Don't despise the small jar. God can use what you already have as you trust His wisdom and faithfully follow His direction. Follow the Covenant Army Marriage Podcast for practical biblical marriage advice, Christian marriage encouragement, and Scripture centered guidance to help you fight for your covenant, not against each other. 🌐 covenantarmy.org #ChristianMarriage #BiblicalMarriage #MarriagePodcast #ChristianCouples #MarriageAdvice #TrustingGod #CovenantArmyMarriage

  3. Oct 7

    When Your Marriage Is Spiritually Dry: Rebuild the Altar

    What happens when your marriage is in a spiritual drought? In 1 Kings 18, Elijah confronted a nation that had drifted from God, rebuilt the broken altar, and called the people back to the Lord. The same message speaks directly to marriage. Sometimes the problem isn’t communication, intimacy, finances, or circumstances. Sometimes the marriage is spiritually dry because the altar has been neglected. In this episode, Brent and Lucy unpack 1 Kings 18 and challenge husbands and wives to stop trying to solve spiritual problems with practical solutions. Get back to God. Get back in His Word. Rebuild prayer. Restore spiritual unity. Put Jesus back where He belongs. And when all you see is a small cloud, don’t give up. That cloud may be the beginning of your breakthrough. If your marriage feels dry, divided, or broken, this episode is a call to rebuild the altar and fight for your covenant. Your marriage isn’t finished. Rebuild. Pray. Stand. Believe. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and overview of Elijah's story 08:06 The spiritual crisis of Israel and its reflection in marriage 16:59 The significance of rebuilding the altar in marriage 27:06 The showdown on Mount Carmel: Faith and obedience 37:02 The fire from heaven and God's power to restore 47:46 The importance of expecting God's work in your life 57:11 The Spirit of God enabling us to overcome impossible situations #ChristianMarriage #BiblicalMarriage #MarriageRestoration #ChristianCouples #MarriageAdvice #PrayerForMarriage #SpiritualIntimacy #CovenantMarriage #1Kings18 #Elijah

  4. Oct 2 ·  Bonus

    When the Brook Dries Up: Trusting God in the Unknown

    What happens when you simply open the Bible with your spouse and ask God to reveal Himself? In this special Covenant Army Marriage Bible Talk, Brent and Lucy invite you into a real, unscripted husband and wife Bible study through 1 Kings 17 and the story of the prophet Elijah. This conversation is about more than Bible knowledge. It is about learning to know God, recognize His character, trust His Word, and walk in obedience even when you cannot see what He is doing. As Brent and Lucy unpack Elijah’s journey, they explore powerful themes of faith, obedience, prayer, spiritual growth, God’s provision, trusting God in difficult seasons, and hearing His voice. From ravens feeding Elijah, to the widow whose flour and oil never ran out, to the restoration of her son, this chapter reveals a God who is faithful, powerful, and able to provide in the most unlikely circumstances. They also talk honestly about seasons when the brook seems to dry up, when circumstances do not make sense, and when we are tempted to question whether God is still working. Drawing from their own marriage, family, ministry, and experiences of God’s provision, Brent and Lucy share why obedience often comes before understanding and why faith grows when we look back and recognize the ways God has already been faithful. This episode is also a reminder that husbands and wives do not have to be Bible scholars or theologians to study Scripture together. You can sit down with your spouse, open the Word of God, pray, ask questions, listen to each other, and invite the Holy Spirit to reveal what God wants to show you. If you want to grow in Christian marriage, biblical marriage, spiritual intimacy, Bible study for couples, prayer, faith, obedience, and a deeper relationship with God, this conversation is for you. Grab your Bible, sit down with your spouse, and join Brent and Lucy as they pull back the curtain on what it looks like to seek God together. Key Scripture: 1 Kings 17 Topics: Christian Marriage, Biblical Marriage, Bible Study for Couples, Husband and Wife Bible Study, Elijah, 1 Kings 17, Faith, Obedience, Prayer, God's Provision, Spiritual Intimacy, Hearing God, Trusting God, Christian Couples, Marriage and Faith Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Bible study as a couple 01:58 The importance of seeking God personally 03:59 Walking through the Bible together for the first time 06:59 Elijah's role and God's purpose in his ministry 09:56 God's miraculous provision for Elijah and the widow 15:00 The power of faith and obedience in miracles 20:03 The significance of Elijah's prayer and life restoration 25:04 God's faithfulness in provision and protection 30:06 Personal stories of God's miraculous work in life 40:03 Encouragement to trust and seek God daily 44:46 Closing thoughts and prayer for spiritual growth

  5. Sep 30

    The Enemy’s Strategy: Why Your Marriage Is Being Targeted

    Your marriage is not the only thing happening beneath the surface. In this powerful episode of the Covenant Army Marriage Podcast, Brent and Lucy unpack the reality of spiritual warfare in marriage and how the enemy uses deception, temptation, division, unforgiveness, secret sin, fear, compromise, and repeated patterns to attack Christian couples and families. Grounded in Scripture, this conversation exposes how spiritual attacks can begin subtly in the mind, thoughts, emotions, habits, and choices before developing into oppression, bondage, and strongholds. Brent and Lucy also discuss how spiritual warfare can affect marital unity, peace, intimacy, prayer, personal purity, and the atmosphere of the home. You will learn how to recognize the enemy’s schemes, guard your thoughts, identify destructive patterns, resist temptation, and close the doors that allow sin and compromise to gain influence. Most importantly, this episode points couples back to the authority and freedom found in Jesus Christ. Through submission to God, prayer, repentance, worship, fasting, Scripture, discernment, holiness, and honest communication, couples can stand together instead of allowing the enemy to turn husband against wife. If you are struggling with marriage conflict, spiritual strongholds, temptation, unforgiveness, pornography, sexual sin, addiction, division, anxiety, loss of peace, or spiritual heaviness, this episode will challenge you to bring what is happening in the darkness into the light of Christ. Your spouse is not your enemy. The battle is bigger than the disagreement in front of you. God has not called your marriage to live in fear, confusion, or bondage. In Christ, there is freedom, restoration, healing, and victory. Key Scriptures: Ephesians 6:11, 2 Corinthians 2:11, Matthew 4:1–11, James 1:14–15, Luke 22:31, James 4:7, 2 Corinthians 10:4–5, John 8:36, Romans 10:9. Listen, share this episode with another couple, and join Brent and Lucy as they equip husbands and wives to fight for their covenant instead of fighting against each other.

  6. Sep 23

    The Unseen War Behind the Wedding Altar

    You said “I do.” You exchanged vows. You became one flesh. But what many couples never realize is that there is a spiritual battle surrounding the covenant they just entered. In this episode of the Covenant Army Marriage Podcast, Brent and Lucy pull back the curtain on the unseen war behind the wedding altar and share why Christian couples must learn to recognize the real enemy instead of turning their weapons on each other. Marriage is God’s design, and a husband and wife united in Christ can powerfully reflect His image to the world. That is why division is so dangerous. The enemy wants to turn disagreements into accusations, misunderstandings into offenses, and your spouse into the enemy. But Scripture reminds us: “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood…” — Ephesians 6:12 Brent and Lucy unpack three powerful truths for every Kingdom marriage: ONE FLESH: You are no longer operating as two independent people pursuing separate agendas. God has joined you together. Unity must be protected, pursued, and fought for. ONE FIGHT: Your spouse is not your enemy. Learn to recognize the three primary battlefronts attacking marriage: the flesh, the world, and the devil. Stop fighting each other and start fighting together. ONE MISSION: Your marriage was created for more than happiness. God designed your covenant to reflect His image, disciple your family, impact others, and advance His Kingdom. You’ll also hear Brent and Lucy share openly about experiencing intense communication struggles leading up to a marriage conference and how surrendering the situation to God changed everything. Their experience became another reminder that knowing biblical principles does not exempt a marriage from battle. It teaches you how to fight the battle together. The enemy doesn’t fear your love. He fears your alignment. You are not fighting to earn victory. Through Christ, you are fighting from victory. Husband and wife, remember your marching orders: Remain united in Christ. Fight for your covenant, not against each other. Walk in victory together for the glory of God. One Flesh. One Fight. One Mission. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and overview of the conference 04:00 Spiritual warfare before the conference 07:06 Experiencing God's presence at the conference 11:08 The covenant of marriage and the spiritual battle 17:01 Unity in marriage and fighting as one flesh 22:01 The significance of vows and commitment 28:03 The role of God's Word and prayer in marriage 34:08 The enemy's tactics and spiritual influences 40:02 Victory in Christ and our mission in marriage

  7. Sep 2

    Are you married, but spiritually single?

    You can sleep in the same bed, raise the same children, attend the same church, and still be moving in two completely different spiritual directions. In this episode of the Covenant Army Marriage Podcast, Brent and Lucy unpack what it means to become spiritually aligned as husband and wife and why spiritual unity is critical to building a strong, biblical marriage. Spiritual alignment does not mean you pray the same, think the same, or have identical spiritual gifts. It means you are surrendered to the same Lord, governed by the same biblical truth, and committed to the same Kingdom mission. Discover the warning signs of spiritual misalignment in marriage, how busyness, unresolved hurt, spiritual passivity, secret sin, and competing priorities can create division, and practical ways to rebuild spiritual intimacy, prayer, unity, communication, and purpose. Brent and Lucy also address one of the hardest situations in Christian marriage: What do you do when one spouse wants to grow spiritually and the other doesn’t? Plus, they give couples a practical Spiritual Alignment Meeting to help identify areas of drift and begin moving back toward Christ and each other. Jesus should not simply be included in your marriage. He should be the Commander of your marriage. When a husband and wife stand shoulder to shoulder under the authority of Jesus Christ, hell does not see two isolated believers. It sees a Covenant Army. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to the importance of spiritual alignment 02:10 Celebrating birthdays and cultural differences in celebration 04:07 Recap of the Leadership Table event and Mark Whitaker's story 06:47 Upcoming Power of Marriage Conference in Orlando 08:59 Understanding what spiritual alignment means in marriage 13:07 The biblical foundation for unity and alignment 15:49 Differences in connecting with God and their strengths 19:50 The importance of humility and shared spiritual leadership 24:02 Practical steps to build and maintain spiritual alignment 30:03 Signs of spiritual misalignment in marriage 39:53 Overcoming passivity, secret sin, and lack of shared mission 50:12 The power of prayer, repentance, and seeking counsel 59:57 Creating a shared spiritual rhythm and mission 01:05:05 Encouragement to take action and seek God’s guidance The Power Of Marriage Conference - Covenant Strong September 18-19, 2026 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-power-of-marriage-marriage-conference-tickets-1998902840204

  8. Aug 26

    Are Your Marriage Struggles Actually a Broken Vow?

    What if the vows you spoke on your wedding day were never meant to be beautiful words you simply said once, but a covenant you were called to live out every single day? In this powerful episode of the Covenant Army Marriage Podcast, Brent and Lucy take you back to the wedding altar and break down the traditional Christian wedding vows from a biblical covenant perspective. What does it really mean to say, “I take you,” “to have and to hold,” “for better or for worse,” “for richer or for poorer,” “in sickness and in health,” “to love and to cherish,” “until death do us part,” and “I pledge you my faithfulness”? These aren't merely romantic promises. They are a blueprint for how husbands and wives are called to love, serve, protect, remain faithful, and fight together through every season of marriage. In this episode, you'll discover: • Why God is a witness to your marriage covenant• Why marriage cannot survive on feelings alone• What it really means to intentionally choose your spouse every day• How “to have and to hold” points to biblical oneness• Why emotional safety is essential in a covenant marriage• How husbands and wives can move forward together instead of living separate lives• What “for better or for worse” really means when marriage gets difficult• How financial pressure can either divide a couple or strengthen their unity• What “in sickness and in health” looks like in real life• Why loving and cherishing your spouse must continue even during conflict• How your words can either protect or destroy the covenant• Why using the word “divorce” as a weapon can damage safety and trust• What biblical faithfulness looks like beyond simply avoiding an affair• Why your marriage belongs under God's authority, not cultural definitions• How to evaluate whether your marriage is actually reflecting the covenant you promised before God• Three powerful questions every married couple should ask about their vows Most importantly, Brent and Lucy challenge couples to stop simply remembering their vows and start living them. Your wedding day was one day. Your covenant is lived out every day. When you are tired. When money is tight. When communication breaks down. When temptation comes. When forgiveness is difficult. When your spouse disappoints you. When life doesn't look anything like you expected. That is where your vows become real. As believers, marriage is more than staying married. It is about becoming one flesh, fighting together, and fulfilling the mission God has entrusted to your marriage and family. If you're ready to strengthen your covenant, protect your marriage, and put God back at the center of your relationship, this episode is for you. One Flesh. One Fight. One Mission. Listen together with your spouse, pull out your wedding vows, and ask each other: What part of our vows are we living out well?What part have we neglected?What is one thing I can begin doing this week to better live out my vows?Does our marriage currently reflect the covenant we promised before God? Chapters 00:00 Introduction and purpose of the episode 02:16 Reflecting on marriage anniversaries and vows 04:53 Remembering what was promised at the altar 12:05 The purpose and power of wedding vows as a battle plan 19:49 Living as one and the importance of unity 28:18 Understanding 'For better or for worse' and enduring seasons 44:03 Loving and cherishing unconditionally 49:21 The seriousness of 'Till death do us part' and covenant fidelity 01:02:11 Living out vows daily and the importance of faithfulness 01:04:29 The role of Jesus Christ in marriage and covenant faithfulness https://covenantarmy.org/

See All (171)

Ratings & Reviews

5
out of 5
16 Ratings

About

Covenant Army Marriage is a movement for husbands and wives who refuse to retreat. We train couples to fight for unity, guard their covenant, and stand firm against the spiritual attacks designed to divide them. If you’re tired of passive marriage advice and ready to build a relationship forged in purpose, discipline, and Christ-centered strength — welcome to the Covenant Army. One Flesh. One Fight. Unified in Christ.

Information

You Might Also Like