28% said, “Yes!” 21% said, “No!” 41% said… “It depends on what day you ask me.”

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28% said, “Yes!” 21% said, “No!” 41% said… “It depends on what day you ask me.”

75% said, “Yes!”

Prescription for the BEST Marriage

BLESSING ä Blessing (Eulogia) = two Gk words: ä Eu = “Well” ä Logos = “Word” ä Speaking well about another

BLESSING Paul admonishes: ä Rom 12:14 “Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.” ä Rom 12:17 “Repay no one evil for evil.”

BLESSING ä Jesus commands: ä Luke 6:28-29 “Bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you.”

Summary: Bless your marriage ä Good words ä Kind actions ä Thankful appreciation ä Intercessory prayer

Pray as a family … Rx for the BEST marriage

EDIFICATION ä Lit: “To build up.” ä Be his or her best cheerleader!

EDIFYING ä Root: ”A hearth or fireplace.”

Three components: ä Personal encouragement ä Inner Strengthening ä Peace and Harmony I Pet 3:9ff

Verses on Edifying ä ä “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up..” I Thess 5:11 ä ä “Love builds up.” (Edifies) I Cor 8:1 Rx for the BEST Marriage

Verses on Edifying ä ä “Eagerly pursue what makes for harmony and for the edification of one another” (Rm 14:19). ä ä “Make it a practice to please your neighbor for his good; to edify, strengthen and build him up spiritually” (Rm 15:2). Rx for a Superb Marriage

Husband = Sincere specific praise. Wife = Supportive loving response HOW DO YOU EDIFY?

24 For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. 25 And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. NASU GENESIS 2:24-25 Rx. for the BEST Marriage

C. Sharing is a Growth process Not just liking the same things. 2.It is a willingness to blend your will with the will of your mate. Sharing in Marriage

Look for mutual goals. ä KEY: Seek to mold each other’s will into the will of God…then YOU become closer to GOD and each other!

Look for mutual goals. ä KEY: Seek to mold each other’s will into the will of God…then YOU become closer to GOD and each other!

Sharing... ä “An intimate long- term marriage is not the involuntary result of fleeting emotion but the creation of time and will.” ä Dr. W.H. Auden

Sharing... ä Intimacy begins when two people deliberately share the same world… time, interests, activities, feelings, thoughts, goals, ideals.

Sharing... ä Both must communicate experiences, dreams, fears, and secrets.. Dr. Ed Wheat

Sharing... ä Last time you shared a laugh? ä Had fun? Date? ä Prayed together? ä Studied together?

Sharing...

Must be avoided...

Touching...

ä Jesus and the little children…Matt 19:13-15 ä 13 Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked the people; 15 And he began blessing them laying his hands on them.” RSV

Touching... ä Jesus and the leper… Matt 8:2-3 ä 2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. ä Brethren: “Be kindly affectionate..” Rm 12:10

Benefits of Touching. Dr. Ed Wheat ä ä “Absolutely essential in building emotional intimacy.” ä ä “Establishes a good emotional climate of warmth, love and affection.”

Touching ä Tender touch=“I care.” ä Practice touching in all of its pleasant non- sexual forms. ä Hold hands often ä Sit close in church and at home. ä Caress each other ä Cuddle/”Snuggle”

UCLA study. Touch blesses by.. ä Raising the hemoglobin level in our blood, thus increasing the body’s ability to heal ä Lowers blood pressure ä Increases our life span ä Increases our energy level ä Makes people more positive about life ä The average man or women needs 8 or 10 meaningful touches a day!

Touching ä Three hugs a day keeps the marriage counselor away!

Prescription for the BEST Marriage

Follow the B – E – S – T Rx

Believe the gospel (Mark 16:16) Believe the gospel (Mark 16:16) Repent of your sins (Acts 2:38; Acts 17:30) Repent of your sins (Acts 2:38; Acts 17:30) Confess your faith (Romans 10:9-10) Confess your faith (Romans 10:9-10) Be baptized (Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38) Be baptized (Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38) Have You Obeyed The Gospel? Have You Obeyed The Gospel? Beginning a Relationship with God