1. Making a Marriage that Matters

2. Genesis 2:21-22
“So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the place with flesh. Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib He had taken out of the man, and He brought her to the man.”

3. Genesis 2:23-25
“The man said, ‘This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called woman, for she was taken out of man.’ For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. The man and his wife were both naked and they felt no shame.”

4. Psalm 112:1-2
“Praise the Lord. Blessed is the man who finds great delight in His commands. His children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.”

5. God’s Plan for Marriage (v.24)
Leave = The PRIORITY of Marriage
Cleave = The PERMANENCE of Marriage
Become = The PURPOSE of Marriage

6. 3 Principles to Make a Marriage Matter
Lifetime Commitment
Loving Communication

7. 5 Levels of Communication
Clichés and Small Talk
Sharing Facts
Sharing Ideas and Opinions
Sharing Feelings and Emotions
Intimacy and Confession

8. 3 Principles to Make a Marriage Matter
Lifetime Commitment
Loving Communication
Loyal Confrontation

9. “As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten.”
Revelation 3:19
“As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten.”

10. The Causes of Conflict in Marriage
Selfishness
Finances
Sex
Nagging
In-Laws

11. Principles of Loyal Confrontation
Isolate the Problem
Attack the Problem; not one another
Deal with one Problem at a time
Learn to Negotiate
Pray, Pray, Pray