Intro

Season 3 keeps bringing the fire. This week Malaine sits down with her brother and sister in Christ, Jeremy and Sarah, a husband and wife duo who left a church they loved after four years of leadership, not out of offense but out of obedience, to plant a home gathering in their living room. What started as an hourglass vision on Sarah's prayer floor turned into a well of ministry: salvations at a motel, a detective asking to pray on their stairs, a Polish Bible salesman who found Jesus on their porch, and now a brand new Kingdom Marriage Zoom series launching to equip couples in this hour. This episode goes deep on sheep stealing versus sheep giving, why God told them not to build anything, and what it looks like to put your whole marriage on the altar.

Featured Quote

"We didn't leave the church out of offense, we left it out of obedience."

Key Takeaways There is no sheep stealing in the Kingdom, only sheep giving. People belong to God, not to a ministry or a leader's numbers. A home gathering can be a bridge for church hurt believers who will not walk back into a building but will walk into a living room. Obedience sometimes looks like leaving something good for something God actually asked for. Prospering is never a good enough reason to stay or go. The harvest is ripe right now. Ask the question. That is the sickle for this hour. A kingdom marriage is a marriage consecrated daily and put fully on the altar, not just a legal union. Jeremy and Sarah are launching a new Kingdom Marriage Zoom series to help couples activate their calling together, not just get along better. Presence over performance. The early church fathers, Irenaeus and Justin Martyr among them, prized sitting in God's presence over running a program.

KINGDOM MARRIAGE program with Sarah and Jeremy
Join there here: Sep 7, 2026 07:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada) https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/tZwpduigqD8tHNb0nvjtJ5zeO1IZa2adwGiG/ics?icsToken=DNkiR4ZZmNWYlO2FnAAALAAAAJ_2J8j9ligh-8PkhkExlSqvbe0dTGVWzs9xnc_EYrTsFTMfxBTPlVJg7i4MO3-KHsyRTMQ2wB0jp62F9TAwMDAwMg&meetingMasterEventId=JGq1D5y8TcmEyPgwhKLRGw

Bible Verse "For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." Matthew 18:20 (KJV)

Call to Action Listen to the full episode now and let it stir something in you. If you have ever felt God tugging you toward something different than what everyone else expects, this conversation is your permission to say yes. Share this episode with a friend who needs to hear it, and if you want details on Jeremy and Sarah's upcoming Kingdom Marriage Zoom series, reach out and we will connect you.

Social Links Malaine @malaine_lea_butler and  @xoedenhouse  Sarah andJeremy @riot4grace