His Hand
Ephesians 5:18 “Don’t destroy yourself by getting drunk, but let the Spirit fill your life.” (CEV)
In other words, do not be filled with alcohol or with wine. Be filled with the Holy Spirit. And I pray that the Spirit of life will come upon you in the Name of Jesus. Read the rest of this entry
With What?
Acts 1:8 “But when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, you will be filled with power…” (GNT)
There are so many things we can choose to fill our lives with. Unfortunately, sometimes we choose to fill our lives with anger and anxiety. Read the rest of this entry
Why Marry, II
Ecclesiastes 4:9&11 “Two people are better than one. When two people work together, they get more work done… If two people sleep together, they will be warm. But a person sleeping alone will not be warm.” (ERV)
There are certain medical challenges that some men have faced. And if not for the fact that they are married, they would be dead. I am telling you for free. Read the rest of this entry
Why Marry, I
Genesis 2:18 “Now the Lord God said, “It is not good (beneficial) for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper [one who balances him—a counterpart who is] suitable and complementary for him.” (AMP)
Why marry? Why GET married? Why STAY married? Why RE-marry? First, Marriage is God’s Idea. Second, Marriage Is A Spiritual Model. Read the rest of this entry
Bedrock
Psalm 11:3 “If the foundations [of a godly society] are destroyed, What can the righteous do?” (AMP)
I know people say that some people are lucky in marriage and others are unlucky. There is really nothing like that, because the people who stay married have just chosen to stay married. Read the rest of this entry
Lab 102
1 Corinthians 13:6-7 “It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.”
Love is a choice. You love because you chose to love and if you stop loving it is because you chose to stop loving. The choice to love should continue if the marriage is to last. Read the rest of this entry
Lab 101
1 Corinthians 13:4-5 “Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged.”
Yesterday we established that Attraction is not love. Attraction is a good thing because it can make learning to love easier. But attraction is not love. Read the rest of this entry
The Workshop
2 Timothy 3:16-17 “All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.”
Marriage is not a competition. Marriage is cooperation. A two-headed anything is a monster. The church cannot have two heads. Christ Jesus is the head of the Church. Read the rest of this entry
Love Lab
1 Corinthians 13:8&13 “Prophecy and speaking in unknown languages and special knowledge will become useless. But love will last forever! …Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.”
Marriage is God’s idea. Marriage Is A Spiritual Model. Marriage Is The Love Lab. Read the rest of this entry
Schooling
Ephesians 5:32-33 “This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and his church are one. So again I say, each husband must love his wife as he loves himself, and each wife must respect her husband.”
Why GET married, STAY married, or RE-marry? Marriage is God’s idea and Marriage Is A Spiritual Model. We are to be trained to be like God in marriage. Read the rest of this entry
