1. LEAVE & CLEAVE

2. LEAVE & CLEAVE Marriage is for COMPANIONSHIP (Gen. 2:18) Love
Fellowship
Friendship

3. LEAVE & CLEAVE Marriage is for INTIMACY (Mk. 10:7; Dt. 24:5)
Make love like they vote in Chicago---early & often!!!
Learn about each other, teach each other, explore (1 Pet. 3:7)
Avoid pornography b/c it dulls the senses (Phil. 4:8).
Do not deny each other & NEVER use sex as a weapon
(1 Cor. 7:2-5)
Avoid flirting with others (Prov. 5:15-23)
Be romantic throughout the day and the year---stoke the fire! (Gen. 26:8)
Flirt, surprise, give gifts, be spontaneous.

4. LEAVE & CLEAVE Marriage is for HELPING NOT HINDERING
To become better individuals
To glorify God (1 Pet. 3:1; Mt. 5:13-16)
To get to Heaven (Mt. 6:33)

5. LEAVE & CLEAVE COMMUNICATE!!! COMMUNICATE!!
Marriage is for LIFE (Mt. 19:6)
Mindset must be that divorce is not an option.
Leave the past in the past (Phil. 3:13)
Never go to bed angry (Eph. 4:26-27)
COMMUNICATE!
COMMUNICATE!!
COMMUNICATE!!!