LOVE SONG 3 - RECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES - PTR FERDIE IGLESIA - 4PM AFTERNOON SERVICE

3. Gen. 2:24 “4 Therefore a man shall
leave his father and mother and be
joined to his wife, and they shall
become one flesh.”

4. I. All Couples Fight
Gen. 3:12-13 “Then the man said,
“The woman whom You gave to be
with me, she gave me of the tree, and
I ate. 13 And the LORD God said to the
woman, “What is this you have
done?” The woman said, “The serpent
deceived me, and I ate.”

5. Gen. 16:15 “Then Sarai said to
Abram, “My wrong be upon you! I
gave my maid into your embrace;
and when she saw that she had
conceived, I became despised in her
eyes. The LORD judge between you
and me.”

6. Common warning signs of trouble
between couples:
• You no longer laugh
together or surprise
each other.
• Your mate brings out
the worst in you. (lagi
kang pinag-iisipan ng
masama, at lagi kang
pinasasama.)

7. • You stop
cultivating
common
interests.
• You avoid your
spouse.

8. II. THE ROOT CAUSES OF CONFLICT
A. Unmet Expectations
B. SELF-CENTEREDNESS
1Cor. 7:3-5 “ Let the husband render
to his wife the affection due her, and
likewise also the wife to her husband.
4 The wife does not have authority
over her own body, but the husband
does. And likewise the husband does

9. not have authority over his own body,
but the wife does. 5 Do not deprive
one another except with consent for a
time, that you may give yourselves to
fasting and prayer; and come together
again so that Satan does not tempt
you because of your lack of self-
control.”

10. III. TO RESOLVE CONFLICT
A. I will Act and not React
Rom. 12:21 “ Do not
be overcome by evil,
but overcome evil
with good.”

11. Eph. 5:22 “Wives submit to
your own husbands, as to the
Lord.” And
Eph. 5:25 “Husbands, love
your wives just as Christ also
loved the church and gave
Himself for her.”
B. Don’t try to change your spouse –
change you!

12. C. FOCUS ON THE GOOD AND NOT THE
BAD
Phil 4:8 “Finally, brethren, whatever
things are true, whatever things are
noble, whatever things are just,
whatever things are pure, whatever
things are lovely, whatever things are
of good report, if there is any virtue
and if there is anything praiseworthy—
meditate on these things.”

13. D. I WILL TALK and Not WALK
• Begin with serious talk.
Eph. 4:26-27
““Be angry, and
do not sin”:[f] do
not let the sun
go down on your
wrath, 27 nor give place to the devil.

14. • Keep on talking and – listening.
James 1:19
“So then,my
beloved brethren,
let every man be
swift to hear, slow
to speak, slow to
wrath;”

15. • Show more consideration and
Learn to forgive.
Col. 3:13 “bearing
with one another, and
forgiving one another,
if anyone has a
complaint against
another; even
as Christ forgave you,
so you also must do.”

16. Your Marriage can succeed!
• God designed marriage so that yours
can succeed.
• God showed you what love is …in His
Son.
• God teaches you what marriage is,
learn from Him.
• God forgives, and you can forgive one
another.