Good overview of several key principles for making a marriage a satisfying and productive experience for both spouses. while many things here work for people of any faith, being in love with the God of the Bible greatly intensifies the power of these principles. Here is a video of this message: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GijGjKdwSM

1. LET’S LOVE GODTODAY!
He Deserves it!

3. MAKING A MARRIAGE WORK
It’s Worth it!

4. A good marriage is the union of two good forgivers
– Ruth Bell Graham

5. GOD’S DESIGN
• Jesus answered,“Have you not read that from the
beginning the Creator ‘made them male and
female’ and said,‘For this reason a man will leave
his father and mother and be united to his wife,
and the two will become one flesh’? So they are no
longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God
has joined together, let man not separate.”…

6. YOUR GREATEST ASSET
• Being in love with God
more than with anything or
anyone else.
• Being willing to do anything
He requires to please Him
• Finding your greatest
satisfaction in Him.

7. “And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of
your father, and serve him with wholehearted
devotion and with a willing mind, for the Lord
searches every heart and understands every desire
and every thought.
If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you
forsake him, he will reject you forever.”
1 Chronicles 28:9

8. They say it takes a village to raise a child.That may be
the case, but the truth is that it takes a lot of solid,
stable marriages to create a village
– Diane Sollee

9. As for his secret to staying married,
my wife tells me that if I ever
decide to leave, she is coming with me
– Jon Bon Jovi

10. For wherever you go, I will go,
And wherever you lodge, I will lodge,
Your people will be my people,
And, your God, my God
– Ruth 1:16

11. AN ONCE OF PREVENTION
• “My beloved brothers,
understand this: Everyone
should be quick to listen,
slow to speak, and slow to
anger…” James 1:19

13. Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in
marriage or in friendship, is conversation
– Oscar Wilde

14. COMMUNICATING LOVE
• Communicate to Connect: Listen well
• Give lots of positive eye contact
• Speak affirming words often
• Touch each other often in ways the other enjoys
• Brag about them to others in their presence

15. Be presidents of each other’s fan clubs
–Tony Heath

16. It is sometimes essential for a husband and a wife to
quarrel – they get to know each other better
– Goethe

17. Sex is a conversation carried out by other means. If
you get on well out of bed, half the problems of bed
are solved
– Peter Ustinov

18. KEYSTO INTIMACY
• Forgive Quickly. Even if they are wrong
• Affirm much. Criticize little. Overlook a lot
• Let them be them.You be you.
• Communicate caring often each day
• Give them full attention every day for 30 minutes
• Pray for each other together twice a day

19. A CULTURE OF PARTNERSHIP
• Know what your spouse likes. Give them that!
• Ask them to talk abut themselves often
• Create shared traditions
• Create shared life vision and shared projects
• Partner with others to protect your marriage!

20. If you live to be a hundred,
I want to live to be a hundred minus one day,
so I never have to live without you
– Winnie the Pooh

21. David also said to Solomon his son,“Be strong and
courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or
discouraged, for the Lord God, my God, is with you.
He will not fail you or forsake you until all the work
for the service of the temple of the Lord is finished.
The divisions of the priests and Levites are ready for
all the work on the temple of God, and every willing
person skilled in any craft will help you in all the
work.The officials and all the people will obey your
every command.”
1 Chron. 28:20-21

22. WHY STAY MARRIED?
• Your love for God
• Your commitment to your vows to God
• Your love for your spouse
• Your love for your family and your descendants

23. The most important thing a father can do for his
children is to love their mother
–Theodore Hesburgh

24. I am convinced that if we as a society
work diligently in every other area of life
and neglect the family,
it would be analogous
to straightening deck chairs on theTitanic.
– Stephen Covey

25. DON’T GIVE
UP!

26. Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.
The most certain way to succeed is
always to try just one more time
–Thomas Edison

28. Love never gives up, never loses faith,
is always hopeful, and endures through
every circumstance
– I Corinthians 13:7