Our Story | Marriage Made in Heaven Series
Marriage: Made in Heaven? “My Story” – How God took two broken lives and four divorces and did what only He can do.
“Marriage Made in Heaven” | Introduction
We’ve all heard the phrase “a marriage made in heaven.” But depending on your life situation, the word marriage may bring to mind different thoughts and images. Perhaps it’s of your parents’ marriage and whether it was a good one or a contentious one. Or maybe it’s your own marriage and the thoughts, dreams, commitments, and even preconceptions, you had when you married. Or perhaps, marriage is something you are still looking forward to.
Wherever you are … married, divorced, widowed, or single, I pray you’ll take away truths from this series that will help you in your own or any future marriage or help you minister to others who are married.
Why It Is So Important to Read through the Bible
This year is fast drawing to a close and many of us are thinking about our resolutions for the new year. We’ll set goals for eating better and using that gym membership. We may set family goals and financial or career goals. But let’s not neglect the most important area of life … our spiritual life. One valuable goal is to read through the Bible.
But … why read through the Bible? Can’t we get everything we need by going to church, reading a verse or two each day, and listening to podcasts here and there? Isn’t it just too time-consuming? One more thing on a long to-do list?
Or what if you’ve tried in the past, only to fall behind and give up? How can you do it successfully in the coming year? Are there some strategies that can help?
“Could You Be Provoking Your Children to Anger?”
One of the most concise Biblical instructions for parents appears in the book of Ephesians where it says, “… do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.” Some of the ways we provoke our children to anger are obvious, but others may be less so. Could you be provoking your children to anger in ways you haven’t realized?
Colossians Wrap-Up | Putting on the Character of Christ
We have been working our way through the book of Colossians in this series of posts and today we will wrap it up. In the last lesson, we began talking about how we change and grow through a process that is sometimes called the put-offs and put-ons. In this lesson, we’ll look at what it means to let the Word of Christ dwell within us and talk more about the process of putting off the old man and putting on the character of Christ.
Colossians Part 10 | Seek to Be Like Christ
We’re working our way through the book of Colossians in this series of posts. In this lesson, we’ll look at what it means to seek things that are above, how to set our minds on Christ and begin to look at the process of change in a believer’s life.
Colossians Part 9 | Our Union with Christ
We’re working our way through the book of Colossians in this series of posts. In this lesson, we’ll look at one of the four elements of false teaching being espoused in Colossae, Jewish legalism, and how our union with Christ makes legalist requirements unnecessary.
“Take Your Marriage to the Next Level”
Wherever you are in your marriage, you can take it to the next level with a Bible-based marriage retreat. At a Joyful Marriage Retreat, couples will get away and work on some of the most common marriage issues like communication, conflict resolution, growth in intimacy, and help understanding why you or your spouse responds as you do at times. You’ll also enjoy beautiful accommodations and time spent with each other.
Also, see what other couples have to say about previous retreats and conferences.
“Upcoming Marriage Retreat”
Wherever you are in your marriage, you can take it to the next level with a Bible-based marriage retreat. At a Joyful Marriages, marriage retreat, couples will get away and work on some of the most common marriage issues like communication, conflict resolution, growth in intimacy, and help understanding why we respond as we do at times. You’ll also enjoy beautiful accommodations and time spent with a small group and alone as a couple.
Colossians Part 8 | The Power of God in Us
We’re working our way through the book of Colossians in this series of posts. In this lesson, we’re going to look at Paul’s warning to them about the danger of being taken captive by a false gospel.
