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#109: Show Hospitality To “Your” Saint
Be hospitable to one another. (1 Peter 4:9) Many times in our marriage we come to a stage of taking each other for granted. Neither of us focus on the positive things about the other. So our home atmosphere turns into one of distance and boredom, particularly when children leave home for studies, careers or…
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#107: Patient Endurance of Another’s Humanness
Walk… with all lowliness and gentleness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love. (Ephesians 4:2)Tolerance relates to putting up with another person’s obvious humanness and bearing with his or her imperfections. To express tolerance demands setting aside a self-centred focus and adopting instead a God-centered perspective. God sees each of us as very different,…
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#105: A Commitment To Doing Good For Another
Love one another, even as I have loved you. (John 13:34)The word love is overly used and often misused in our language. We can hear the word love used in connection with biryani, cricket, sex etc. But God’s intention for a loving marriage is something sacred and precious. True love is an unconditional commitment to…
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#98: Protection From Drifting Apart
Guard through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure which has been entrusted to you. (2 Timothy 1:14 NASB) Couples sometimes drift apart after several years of marriage. We like to suggest a few ways couples can preserve the gift of love God has given them. First, we encourage couples to verbalize –…
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#94: Honoring Your Spouse’s Strengths
Let marriage be held in honour. (Hebrews 13:4, NASB) Over the years we’ve come to appreciate each other’s character qualities – those strengths within each other that bless each other – for example, very supportive and loyal, convictingly diligent about getting tasks completed, discerning and insightful, truthful and hospitable. Those are just a few of…
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#93: The Look and Sound of Approval
Give, and it will be given to you. (Luke 6:38 NASB)In our years as seminar speakers, we have met many men and women who never receive their spouse’s approval. Instead, they have been criticised – for their size, the way they dress, how they keep house, or for their cooking, the way they handle finances,…
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#83: Not-So-Great Expectations
Give preference to one another in honor. Romans 12:10 (NASB) “I expect you to love me!”“I expect you to listen to me when I’m speaking.” Nasty word – “expect”. Have we ever stopped for a minute to examine what it implies?When we say “I expect” we are basically saying that we are owed a specific…
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#82: Honoring Your Spouse’s Strengths
Let marriage be held in honor. (Hebrews 13:4 NASB)Over the years we come to appreciate character qualities in our spouse – those strengths within them that bless us and others. For example, they are very supportive and loyal to us. They are convincingly diligent about getting tasks completed. They are discerning and insightful, truthful and…
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#80: Healing The Hurt In Your Marriage (Part 3)
Beyond Discouragement, Anger and Resentment to Forgiveness This week we will be looking at where the couples are in their marital breakdown, determine how they got there, and experience biblical principles for forgiving love. There is a common thread of events woven through virtually every sad story. So, a concept was developed by Dr. Gary…
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#79: Healing The Hurt In Your Marriage (Part 2)
Beyond Discouragement, Anger and Resentment to Forgiveness Every marriage has its share of relational misunderstandings and mistakes, clashes and cold shoulders, sharp words and shouting matches that result in pain. And sometimes it’s more like a head-on collision causing major damage – such as betrayal, unfaithfulness, or abuse. It doesn’t matter how deeply you or…
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