Family Curses & Women’s Role in Church

This podcast episode features Pastor Afshan Sunny from Living Water Apostolic Church in Dubai, whose ministry primarily focuses on women. The discussion centers on empowering women, marriage, and family life, and overcoming curses.

Empowering Women

Pastor Afshan emphasizes the need to empower Pakistani women, highlighting the lack of unity and prayer within families [02:30:00]. She stresses that prayer unity in homes is crucial for blessings and glorifying God [04:46:00].

Marriage and Family Life

• Understanding in Marriage: Mutual understanding between husband and wife is paramount [05:33:00].
• Spiritual Warfare in Marriage: The devil targets marriage to destroy families [06:07:00].
• Wives’ Submission and Respect: Drawing from Colossians 3:18, she discusses the importance of wives being submissive and respectful to their husbands [07:06:00].
• Parental Roles: Spouses should support each other, and parents should guide but allow married children to make their own decisions [09:59:00], [18:07:00].
• Misinterpretation of Scripture: “Leaving” parents doesn’t mean abandoning them, but establishing a new household while honoring them [13:55:00].

Choosing a Life Partner

The increasing divorce rate is linked to poor partner choices [21:16:00]. Pastor Afshan advises seeking God’s guidance and marrying into a God-fearing family [22:17:00].

Role of Pastors’ Wives in Ministry

Pastor Afshan encourages pastors’ wives to actively engage in ministry [30:35:00], supporting their husbands and acting as spiritual mothers to the church [32:33:00].

Overcoming Curses and Divisions

The episode concludes with a prayer for healing in marriages and breaking family curses [38:49:00], emphasizing consistent prayer in homes [42:05:00].