How to have success in married life

Problems Start… “They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

Problems Start… “But the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, ‘Where are you?’

Problems Start… “He said, ‘I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.’

Problems Start… “He (God) said, ‘who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?’

Problems Start… “The man said, ‘The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate’

Problems Start… “Then the Lord God said to the woman, ‘What is this that you have done?’

Problems Start… “The woman said, ‘The serpent tricked me, and I ate.’”

From the Government? From Liberal Action Groups? From Californian Lifestyles?

From the Government? From Liberal Action Groups? From Californian Lifestyles? No – Marriage is under attack from the Serpent, the Devil.

Matthew 6:33 “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” “God proves His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us…” (Romans 5:8)

On your own… Read the Bible and Pray

On your own… Read the Bible and Pray Together… Read the Bible and Pray

On your own… Read the Bible and Pray Together… Read the Bible and Pray Together… Serve: Do something about it

 Ephesians 5:21-33  “Be subject to one another out of reverence for Christ.

 Ephesians 5:21-33  “Wives, be subject to your husbands as you are to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife just as Christ is the head of the church, the body of which He is the Savior. Just as the church is subject to Christ so also wives ought to be in everything, to their husbands.

 Ephesians 5:21-33  “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, in order to make her holy by cleansing her with the washing of water by the word…

 Ephesians 5:21-33  “so as to present the church to himself in splendor, without a spot or wrinkle or anything of the kind—yes, so that she may be holy and without blemish.

 Ephesians 5:21-33  “In the same way, husband should love their wives as they do their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hates his own body, but he nourishes it and tenderly cares for it, just as Christ does for the Church, because we are member of His body.

 Ephesians 5:21-33  “‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.’ (cf. Gen 2)

 Ephesians 5:21-33  “This is a great mystery, and I am applying it to Christ and the church. Each of you, however, should love his wife as himself, and a wife should respect her husband.”

 Principle: Put the other First!

 Have Fun

 Have Fun Together

 Have Good Fun Together  Good Fun:  Feeling better Spiritually and Emotionally after you do it than before.

 1. Listen  James 1:19  “You must understand this, my beloved: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger; for your anger does not produce God’s righteousness.”

 1. Listen  2. Be Honest  “…speaking the truth in Love…”  Eph 4:15

 1. Listen  2. Be Honest  3. Be Kind  No personal attacks  No bringing up the past  No blanket statements

 We  Our  Us  Genesis 2:23, 24 – One Flesh  “Echad”

December 29 - February 7

February 6-7, 2015