2. Basic Principles. Picking A Partner God established marriages.
Bible marriages give us insight.
Parents need to prepare children.
Pray.

3. Be Careful Who You Marry
Picking A Partner
Be Careful Who You Marry
People of the world may lead you astray.
Marriage is permanent.
Only one choice.
Closet relationship.
Spouse will be a parent to your children.
Do they have the right?
Get to know the person.
Take your time.

4. Be Careful Why You Marry
Picking A Partner
Be Careful Why You Marry
Material reasons.
Good looks.
Money.
Fame.
Name.

5. Be Careful Why You Marry
Picking A Partner
Be Careful Why You Marry
Emotional reasons.
Friends doing it.
Avoid loneliness.
Get away from parents.
Spite parents.
What is expected.
Give you worth.

6. Be Careful Why You Marry
Picking A Partner
Be Careful Why You Marry
Emotional reasons.
Change the other.
On the rebound.
Cover sin.
Pity.
It’s only temporary.

7. Be Careful Why You Marry
Picking A Partner
Be Careful Why You Marry
Spiritual reasons.
Please God, Prov. 18:22
Get to heaven, 1 Pet. 3:7
Raise godly children, Psa. 127:1-5
Be an influence for good, Mt. 5:13-16

8. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 Better Marriages Based On Love
Suffers long: patient
Kind: gracious, considerate
Does not envy: not jealous, uneasy
Does not parade itself: not arrogant, conceited

9. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 Better Marriages Based On Love
Is not puffed up: no superiority complex
Does not behave rudely: not unmannerly
Does not seek its own: not selfish
Is not provoked: not hot-headed

10. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 Better Marriages Based On Love
Thinks no evil: does not dwell on wrongs
Does not rejoice in iniquity: not glad about faults of mate, does not draw attention to them
Rejoices in truth: glad about right, good
Bears all things: withstands trials of mate

11. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 Better Marriages Based On Love
Believes all things: confidence, not suspicion
Hopes all things: anticipates good
Endures all things: bears up under difficult circumstances
Never fails: survives good and bad

12. Biblical Concept Better Marriages Based On Love Prov. 17:17 Matt. 6:24
Lk. 6:27-35
Lk. 10:25-36
At all times
One love
Forgiving, giving, unconditional
Helpful, charitable

13. Biblical Concept Better Marriages Based On Love Jn. 3:16 Jn. 13:34
Rom. 13:8-10
Rom. 14:15
Sacrificial
After God’s
Refrains from sin, harm
Not destructive

14. Biblical Concept Better Marriages Based On Love 1 Cor. 8:1 Gal. 2:20
Eph. 4:2
Edifies
Sacrificial
Serves
Patient

15. Biblical Concept Better Marriages Based On Love Eph. 5:2 Eph. 5:25
1 Pet. 4:8
1 Jn. 3:18
Way of life, sacrificial
Sacrificial
Fervent, forgiving
Deed & truth

16. A lack of love is the HUSBAND’S fault.
Better Marriages
Based On Love
A lack of love is the HUSBAND’S fault.
Husbands love your wives as Christ loved the church…
- Eph. 5:25
We love Him because He first loved us.
- 1 Jn. 4:19