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#121: “Dates”, Common Interests, And Other Good Times
I have called you friends, for all things I heard from My Father I have made known to you. (John 15:15) Friendships requires a commitment to spend time together, enjoying one another’s company and finding common interests. Without that commitment, the friendship will never develop any real depth. Very late in Christ’s earthly ministry, He…
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#120: Speaking Words Of Exaltation
Speak and so do as those who will be judged by the law of liberty. (James 2:12) We desire enrichment in our marriage, but we have a bit of a communication problem. Each of us care deeply for the other, but we rarely express it. We are extremely reserved people. In addition to having trouble…
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#118: Ready For Rebuke?
Preach the Word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all long suffering and teaching. (2 Timothy 4:2) Love definitely has its soft side, but let me suggest it also has a sharp side. Deep love means caring enough to set somebody straight when that person has driven off the…
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#117: The Two Become One
A man shall leave his father and mother… and they shall become one flesh. (Genesis 2:24) Our marriage looks a lot different now than it did when we first started out. Time erodes idealism and exposes the futility of the world’s shallowness. It didn’t take us long to see what our sin nature looks like…
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#116: Building Up By Exposing Wrong
He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding. (Proverbs 15:32) God’s reproof is consistent with His character. He reproves us to keep us on the pathway to blessing. God often “whispers” warning through His still, quiet voice, but He also speaks “audibly” through His Word and almost “shouts” His pleas during…
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#113: A Triangle Of Grace
As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. (1 Peter 4:10) Marriage is one of God’s gifts – an extension of His divine grace. In marriage, God has designed a three-dimensional relationship where two people share friendship, fellowship, and passion. We often…
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#112: Promoting Growth And Development
Let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another. (Romans 14:19) Edification means showing your excitement at being with your spouse, and it means affirming the growth you’ve seen in his or her life. It means removing any words of criticism or judgement and replacing them…
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#111: Grace Liberates Us To Give
Do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. (Galatians 5:13) In the beginning of our marriage, we fight over the most bizarre issues – like he always procrastinates things, she speaks the truth but not with love, he is not organised at doing chores, she is…
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#37: The Value Of Children
Psalm 128 One of the characteristics that distinguished the Jews from other people of the Bible was the value they placed on children. They had learned well Yahweh’s absolute prohibition of child sacrifice (Dt 12:31-32) and the importance he placed on teaching children to love and serve him (Dt 6:7-9). Jesus responded in anger to…
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#110: Relax A Little
Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life. (Ecclesiastes 9:9) We just love when we take our Monday off so that we can both relax and just enjoy one another’s company. These days feel like holidays to us. We don’t have to plan our day. We don’t need…
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