God saw that it was not good for man to be alone, so He created woman as his helper. Two things to improve your marriage are 1) have a purpose and 2) for wives, submit; for husbands love.

1. 2
YOU CAN DO TO
REALLY HARD THINGS
IMPROVE
YOUR
MARRIAGE

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Improve your marriage

4. 1. Apologize when you are wrong
2. Imagine the other person gone during a fight
3. Laugh more
4. Arrange weekly meetings
5. Schedule sex
6. Talk about little things
7. Have your own life
8. Remember to thank the other person
9. Stop yelling
10. Hold hands.

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6. Why
marriage?

7. It is not good that
the man should be
alone
— Genesis 2:18

8. I will make him a
helper fit
for him
— Genesis 2:18

9. What is a
“helper fit”?

10. Transmission?
Engine?
Which one is more important?

11. Transmission + Engine
Which one is more important?

13. As unto the bow the cord is,
So unto the man is woman;
Though she bends him, she obeys him,
Though she draws him, yet she follows;
Useless each without the other!

14. One flesh
Genesis 2:24

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17. What is the purpose
of our marriage?

18. Fear God and keep his
commandments, for this is
the whole duty of man.
Ecclesiastes 12:13

19. we make it our aim to
please him.
2 Corinthians 5:9

20. Seek the things that are above
Colossians 3:1

21. Seek the things that are above
Colossians 3:1
Compassionate
hearts

22. Seek the things that are above
Colossians 3:1
Kindness
Humility

23. Seek the things that are above
Colossians 3:1
Meekness
Patience

24. Seek the things that are above
Colossians 3:1
Bearing with
one another

25. Seek the things that are above
Colossians 3:1
Forgiving
each other

26. Seek the things that are above
Colossians 3:1
Love

27. Seek the things that are above
Colossians 3:1
Peace

28. Seek the things that are above
Colossians 3:1
Be thankful

29. What is the purpose of our marriage?
spiritually-minded — heaven bound
disciples of Jesus

30. How can I be a helper in my marriage?

31. How can I be a helper in my marriage?
SUBMIT
to one
another

32. How can I be a helper in my marriage?
SUBMIT
to one
another
SUBMIT!

33. How can I be a helper in my marriage?
SUBMIT
to one
another
SUBMIT!
Wives, submit to your own husbands
Ephesians 5:22

34. Submission
is not an
excuse for
abuse!

35. I will make him a
helper fit
for him
— Genesis 2:18

36. For the husband is
the head of the wife
Ephesians 5:23

37. wives should submit in everything
to their husbands.
Ephesians 5:24

38. as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him
lord. And you are her children, if you do
good and do not fear anything that is
frightening. 1 Peter 3:6

39. She does him good, and not harm,
all the days of her life.
Proverbs 31:12

40. How can I be a helper in my marriage?
SUBMIT
to one
another
Love!
SUBMIT!

41. How can I be a helper in my marriage?
SUBMIT
to one
another
Love!
SUBMIT!
Husbands, love your wives
Ephesians 5:25

42. I will make him a
helper fit
for him
— Genesis 2:18

43. as Christ loved
the church
Ephesians 5:25-27

44. gave himself up
for her
as Christ loved
the church
Ephesians 5:25-27

45. as Christ loved
the church
Ephesians 5:25-27
that he might
sanctify her

46. as Christ loved
the church
Ephesians 5:25-27
splendor

47. as their own bodies
Ephesians 5:28-30

48. as their own bodies
Ephesians 5:28-30
nourishes

49. as their own bodies
Ephesians 5:28-30
cherishes

50. An excellent
wife is the
crown of her
husband,
but she who brings
shame is like
rottenness in his
bones.
Proverbs 12:4

51. Helper
Love
Submit

52. How can I be a helper in my marriage?
SUBMIT
to one
another
Love!
SUBMIT!

53. 2
YOU CAN DO TO
REALLY HARD THINGS
IMPROVE
YOUR
MARRIAGE

54. Have a common
purpose.
LOVE SUBMIT

55. We implore you on
behalf of Christ,
be reconciled to God.
2 Corinthians 5:20

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“Let all that you do be done with love.”
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