Spirit Filled Home

Dec 7, 2025    Morgan Butcher

This week at Venture, Pastor Morgan concluded our Journey Through Ephesians series with a powerful and deeply practical message from Ephesians 5–6 on what it means to build a Spirit-filled home.

Paul teaches that the truest test of our spiritual maturity isn’t found on Sundays, in small groups, or in public — it’s found in our homes. Pastor Morgan unpacks how the Gospel should transform our marriages, our parenting, and even our work relationships.

A Spirit-filled home is built on:

• Mutual submission

• Christlike love

• Godly order

• Every relationship submitted to Jesus

From marriage roles to parenting with gentleness, to representing Christ in the workplace, this message challenges us to invite the Holy Spirit into the center of our homes and everyday relationships.

If your home feels chaotic, heavy, or dry — there is hope. The same Spirit who fills us in worship can fill our homes with peace, unity, and transformation.

⏱️ Timestamps

00:00 – Welcome to Venture Church Online

00:06 – “Tell us where you're watching from!”

00:14 – Christmas vibes + Yule log jokes

00:34 – Pastor Morgan begins + series conclusion

01:12 – Recap: Armor of God (previous series)

01:35 – Christmas season officially begins

01:54 – Thanksgiving leftovers mourning

02:14 – Hosting 12 people + refreshing the home

02:46 – What a “reset” does for a house

03:06 – Physical home vs. spiritual home atmosphere

03:54 – Losing your holiness at home

04:12 – Making Jesus famous at work vs. at home

04:39 – Chaos, Legos, Costco flannels & sanctification

05:17 – The home as the true test of spiritual maturity

06:12 – Review of Ephesians: spiritual blessings, identity

07:05 – From mountaintop truths to family relationships

07:24 – If the Gospel doesn’t change your home…

07:48 – Instructions for Spirit-filled households

08:03 – Reading Ephesians 5:21–33

09:25 – Main point: A Spirit-filled home is built on mutual submission

10:08 – Context: Greco-Roman household codes

11:08 – How Christianity revolutionized the home

11:32 – Centering all relationships on Jesus

11:56 – Giving dignity and value to every family member

12:23 – Calling those with power to sacrifice the most

12:48 – “Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ”

13:03 – Definition: Voluntarily placing others above yourself

13:32 – A Spirit-filled posture says: “Christ is Lord of this home”

14:24 – Submission isn’t weakness — Jesus modeled it

15:20 – The Spirit submits to the Son — equality within submission

15:46 – Submission = Christlikeness

16:12 – Marriage roles begin with mutual submission

16:46 – Wives: honor your husbands (own husbands!)

17:11 – Misuse of this text addressed

18:18 – Submission is not inferiority, silence, or passivity

18:56 – Proverbs 31: strong, wise, capable women

19:26 – Honor creates atmosphere for husbands to thrive

19:50 – Husbands: love like Christ loved the Church

20:13 – Wives submit, husbands sacrifice

20:41 – Your wife doesn’t need a king — she has one

21:20 – Husbands set the tone of the home

21:49 – Pilot illustration — calm leadership

22:40 – Your marriage preaches a sermon daily

23:06 – Spirit-filled parenting begins

23:40 – Children: obey and honor your parents

24:06 – The promise that comes with obedience

24:24 – Teaching youth the value of honor

25:09 – Parents: do not provoke your children

25:39 – Don’t crush your kids with criticism

26:13 – “Bring them up” — nurture, don’t intimidate

26:37 – Parents + pastors = partnership (NextGen vision)

27:37 – Children are like wet cement — everything leaves a mark

28:08 – Spirit-filled work relationships

28:18 – Working as unto the Lord

29:04 – Christians should be the most reliable workers

29:48 – Your work is worship

30:13 – Leaders: use influence to bless, not manipulate

30:35 – Business owners leading with Christlike character

31:01 – Spirit-filled relationships submit to Christ

31:17 – Taking inventory of our own homes

31:44 – Is Christ the center of your home?

32:01 – What atmosphere greets people in your house?

32:50 – The Spirit can transform your home

33:13 – Harshness, sarcasm, avoidance — and hope

33:42 – Husbands, wives, children, parents, leaders — all worship

34:36 – The Spirit who fills you at church can fill your home

35:02 – God can heal marriages and restore families

35:29 – Response moment: invitation to be Spirit-filled

36:14 – Prayer for homes and families

36:50 – Corporate closing prayer

37:49 – Venture sign-up reminders + Winter Camp

38:26 – Subscribe + learn more about Venture Church