1. Love, Trust & Respect in Marriage
Marriages that succeed according to God’s design are characterized by expressions of love, trust, and respect!

2. Learning Love from the Lord
The Lord’s example of Love should inspire us…
To love sacrificially (John 15:13; 3:16)
To love indiscriminately (Romans 5:8)
To love enduringly (Jeremiah 31:3)
To return love (1 John 4:19)
Jesus taught that loving God and others is the key to doing ALL that we should do (Matthew 22:36-40; Romans 13:8-10)

3. Love, Trust & Respect in Marriage
A husband is to love his wife (Eph. 5:25-29)
As Christ loved the church
As his own body
A wife is to express love to her husband in actions (Titus 2:4-5; Proverbs 31:10-23)
Love expresses itself by what it does AND by what it does not do (1 Corinthians 13:4-8)

4. Love, Trust & Respect in Marriage
Trust is built by…
Being reliable and faithful (Proverbs 25:19)
Always speaking the truth (Ephesians 4:25; Proverbs 24:26)
Having faith in the other person (Proverbs 31:11)
Keeping confidences & being discreet (Proverbs 11:13; 25:29)

5. Love, Trust & Respect in Marriage
Husbands and wives are to honor and respect one another
(1 Peter 3:6-7; Ephesians 5:33; 1 Timothy 3:14)