Marriage

Week 1

The marriage relationship, like our relationship with God, is based on covenant.The essence of marriage is a sacrificial commitment to the good of the other. That means that love is more fundamentally action than emotion, and that the good of the relationship takes precedence over the immediate needs of the individual.

2015

The promise of marriage

2017

The promise of marriage

Week 2

Enjoying God’s blessing of intimate friendship. Growing through God’s shaping and correcting. The purpose of marriage is friendship and holiness. The Bible is clear that our journey towards greater holiness cannot be achieved alone. It’s achieved through Christian relationships… the most effective and significant of which is the deepest and most intimate friendship discovered in […]

2015

THE PURPOSE OF MARRIAGE

2017

THE PERSPECTIVE FOR AND PURPOSE OF MARRIAGE

Week 3

God instructs husbands to love their wives. God instructs wives to respect their husbands A wife has one driving need – to feel loved. A husband has one driving need – to feel respected. When these needs are met, the marriage relationship ‘sings’. When either or both aren’t met, the marriage relationship ‘groans’. By abiding […]

2015

THE PATTERN OF MARRIAGE

2017

THE PLAYERS IN MARRIAGE

Week 4

God has ordained husbands to be servant leaders. God has ordained wives to be submissive helpers. Only in submitting to our divinely assigned gender roles do we discover that marriage is like a beautiful dance. When hot-button words like “headship” and “submission” are understood and applied correctly, with Jesus as the model for both, marriages […]

2015

THE PLAYERS IN MARRIAGE

2017

THE PATTERN AND POWER FOR MARRIAGE

Week 5

God’s grace is there for us not only to receive, but also to extend to others; most significantly, our marriage partner. Self-centredness is the greatest enemy of marriages. Spirit-generated selflessness is the greatest ally. Only in God, and through his ongoing work in our lives, can we truly live like Jesus (putting the needs of […]

2015

THE POWER OF MARRIAGE