Huon-In Nyei Jauv Courtship 1 Corinthians 7:1-5 1 Ko^lin^to 7:1-5 Sunday /February 13, 2011

1 Ih zanc yie oix gorngv dongh zinh ndaangc meih mbuo fiev naaic wuov deix jauv-louc. M'jangc dorn maiv longc auv se longx nyei. 2 Mv baac weic zuqc maaih buangh liouh nyei sic camv, dauh dauh m'jangc dorn cingx daaih oix zuqc maaih ninh ganh nyei auv. Dauh dauh m'sieqv dorn oix zuqc maaih ninh ganh nyei nqox 1 Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good for a man not to marry. 2 But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.

3 Maiv dungx laanh zaanc laanh. Nqox oix zuqc nyunc ei ninh nyei auv, auv yaac oix zuqc nyunc ei ninh nyei nqox. 4 Weic zuqc auv ganh maiv maaih leiz gunv ganh nyei sin, se ninh nyei nqox gunv. Fih hnangv nyei, nqox ganh yaac maiv maaih leiz gunv ganh nyei sin, se ninh nyei auv gunv. 3 The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. 4 The wife's body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husband's body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife.

5 Maiv dungx laanh zaanc laanh maiv juangc coux bueix, cuotv liuz i hmuangv dongh hnyouv dingc maiv juangc bueix i ziex hnoi, weic longc ziangh hoc daux gaux. Jiex liuz naaiv deix ziangh hoc, oix zuqc aengx juangc coux bueix. Nzauh heix ganh gunv maiv duqv ganh ziouc zuqc Saadaan nduov meih baamz zuiz. 5 Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

Benx mbenz doic mienh (Companionship) Ziepc zuoqv hnyouv bun doic ((Commitment) Laanh caux laanh Jiu tong (Communication) Laanh ei laanh (Cooperation) Huon-in (Courtship) Laanh cauh fim taux laanh (Concern)

Oix maaih wangc-siangx nyei cai- doix se haaix zanc yaac oix zuqc maaih hnamv nyei jauv bun wuov yietc dauh mienh hnangv A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person

I. Huon-in yiem Cai-Doix Courtship in Marriage 1.Yiem huon-in nyei jauv – laanh oix zuqc nyungc eix laanh. 1 Ko^lin^to 7:1-5, Sexual intercourse – pleasing one another – I Corinthians 7:1-5, Biux mengh hnamv & zoux hnamv nyei sic 1 Ko^lin^to 13; Gorngv Seix Zangc 9:9. Showing love & affection – I Corinthians 13; Ecclesiastes 9:9

3. Longc ziangh hoc yiem hoqc Ging-Sou nyei jauv, daux gaux, ceng Tin-Hungh. Sharing time in study, prayer, worship - I Peter 3:7 4. Hlo yiem laanh hoqc hiuv laanh nyei jauv. Growing in awareness of each others needs – I Peter 3:7

Hlo yiem Cai-Doix Jiu Tong Nyei Jauv. Growing A Marriage Relationship Gox jienv mingh nyei ziangh hoc horpc zuqc maaih en-zingh camv jienv faaux bun doic yiem mbuo nyei biauv zong gunyuoz. Growing Old Gracefully in the Home

II. Gox hlo yiem Sienx Fim Nyei Jauv Growing Old in Faith I John 5: Sienx fim nyei jauv haih tengx mbuo hingh jiex nyungc-nyungc dongh torngv jauv nyei ganaaiv. Dorng jaa nyei mienh oix zuqc maaih hlo nyei sienx fim yiem Tin-Hungh, yiem Giduc, yiem Singx Lingh, yiem Ging-Sou, caux Yesu Giduc nyei jiu baang. Faith can overcome all obstacles that appear in the marital pathway. There should be a deepening of the couples faith in God, Christ, the Spirit, the Bible, and the church of Jesus Christ.

2. Dorng jaa nyei mienh yaac horpc zuqc maaih zorng-zengx biux mengh laanh haih bungx hnyouv duqv laanh nyei jauv. Zien ziepc zuoqv hnyouv bun doic yiem cai-doix gunyuoz, meih haih bungx hnyouv yie duqv, yie yaac bungx hnyouv meih duqv nyei jauv. Hnangv naaic, mbuo ziouc maiv zuqc laaix haaix dauh maaih haaix nyungc guh guaix nyei hnyouv, mbuo yaac laanh maiv zuqc nzauh heix taux laanh. Marriage should also witness a deepening of faith in each other. True faithfulness toward the marital vows means that the confidence placed in each other becomes an expression of greater and more lasting beauty. There is not the least suspicion that either will betray the sacred confidence of the other.

III. Hlo Gox Yiem Maaih Lamh Nyei Jauv Growing Old in Hope I Corinthians 13:7 Maaih lamh hnamv nyei jauv borqv mingh taux sienx fim caux hnamv nyei jauv. Naaiv jauv horpc zuqc hlo jiex faaux hnyaangx jiex hnyaangx nyei ziangh hoc. Hnangv mbahnoi coqv hoc ndortv nyei ziangh hoc nor, nyungc-nyungc ganaaiv zungv buatc nyiemz siang nzengc. Hope connects faith and love. This connector should become stronger as the years come and go. As their sunset years descend there will come the golden glow of a better world just beyond.

A. Hlo Gox Yiem Hnamv Nyei Jauv Growing Old in Love 1. Hnamv yiem zien leiz - Love in deed and truth – I John 3: Laanh hnamv laanh maiv douh ganh duqv longx. Love each other unselfishly – Eph. 5:25, 28. Mv baac se gorngv horpc nyei wuov nyungc mienh nor, ninh mbuo oix caux Tin-Hungh juangc jauv yangh, laanh yaac oix hnamv laanh yiem ndo jiex nyei jauv, haaix zanc mbahnoi muotv nyei hnyaangx daauh taux ninh mbuo nyei maengc, mv baac corc gauh longx jiex yiem mbahnoi cuotv dorng jaa nyei ziangh hoc. But if they are the right kind of people and walk with God and each other, they will love each other far more deeply when they face the sunset years of life together than during the sunrise of their marriage

B. Hlo gox yiem maaih noic nyei jauv. Growing Old in Patience 2 Peter 1:5-7 Tengx dorng jaa nyei mienh maaih hnyouv haih laanh kor-lienh laanh caux laanh goux laanh nyei jauv. Helps couples exhibit sympathy and care for one another – I Cor. 13:4,7. Haih zoux duqv nyei jauv se laanh tengx laanh caengx yiem dongh maaih kuonx naanc nyei ziangh hoc. Cai-doix gox jienv mingh nyei ziangh hoc, horpc zuqc bieqc hnyouv doic camv jienv faaux yaac laanh suonc hnyouv bun laanh. It is the ability to bear up under stress and strain. As couples grow old there should be a greater exhibition of patience toward each other.

Haaix zanc mbuo mingh nziaauc mangc mienh gox mienh, buatc mienh gox mienh ziangh nyei kuv biouv, laanh suonc hnyouv bun laanh, laanh zoux hnyouv ndaauv bun laanh, laanh zoux longx bun laanh, laanh bieqc hnyouv laanh nyei jauv, naaiv zagengh haiz orn duqv mbuo nyei hnyouv camv haic. It is heartwarming to visit an elderly couple and observe the fine fruits of patience, longsuffering, and sympathetic understanding one another.

C. Hlo Gox Jienv Mingh Oix Zuqc Benx Maaih En- Zingh Nyei Mienh Growing Old in Gratitude 1. Zanc-zanc laanh ceng laanh. Continually praise one another – Prov. 31: Yiem nyungc-nyungc sic oix zuqc laengz zingh Give thanks in everything – I Thess. 5: Mienh gox jienv mingh maaih en-zingh camv jienv mingh bun doic. Laanh caux laanh maaih jiu tong gauh longx jiex. People who grow old in gratitude in the home will be grateful people in other relationships as well. 3. Mienh gox jienv mingh maaih en-zingh camv jienv mingh bun doic. Laanh caux laanh maaih jiu tong gauh longx jiex. People who grow old in gratitude in the home will be grateful people in other relationships as well.

D. Hlo Gox jienv Cong-Mengh Nyei Jauv. Growing Old in Wisdom James 1:5 Maaih zien cong-mengh nyei mienh yiem naaiv lungh ndiev duqv camv hnyaangx nyei, benx maengc nyei kuv nyungc zeiv, duqv hopv duqv seix jiex kor-lienh mienh nyei wuom zingv caux hoqc hiuv nyei jauv, longc ziangh hoc caux Tin- Dorngh Diex jiu tong, yaac duqv cong-mengh yiem Ninh daaih. People of true wisdom have usually lived for quite some years, have profited from lifes lessons, have drunk deeply and passionately from the fountain of knowledge, and have spent much time communing with the Father in prayerful requests for wisdom and received it.

1. Loz-hnoi Yopv duqv zipv nyei cong-mengh waac; caux ninh yaac duqv mengh baeqc nyei jauv camv faaux (Yopv 12:12). Job 12:12 – With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. 2. Hlo Gox yiem Fuh sux Tin-Hungh nyei jauv. Growing Old in Service – I John 3:17-18

3. Hlo gox yiem maaih njien-youh ahneiv nyei jauv. Growing Old Joyfully – Phil. 4:4 4. Hlo gox yiem buangv hnyouv buangv eix nyei jauv. Growing Old in Contentment – I Tim. 6: Hlo gox yiem njien-youh ahneiv nyei jauv. Growing Old in Helpfulness – I Cor. 13:7 6. Hlo gox yiem Ziouv. Growing Old in the Lord – Luke 1:6