1. The Spark Week One (no slides)

2. The Spark Week Two (no slides)

3. The Spark Week Three

4. What is the Purpose of Marriage? Procreation Pleasure Companionship Happiness Sugar Daddy Mommy Dearest Be like Christ

5. Mark 10:6-8 But at the beginning of creation God “made them male and female. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” So they are no longer two, but one.

6. Oneness A strong feeling of closeness or affinity.

7. One Existing, acting, or considered as a single unit, entity.

8. The Spark Week Four

9. Strike the Match Fundamental One Social Intimacy

10. The Spark Week Five

11. The Embers Glow Fundamental Two Mental Intimacy

12. “Summing it all up, friends, I'd say you'll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious--the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse.” Philippians 4:8

13. Linguistic Intelligence "word smart" Logical-Mathematical Intelligence "number/reasoning smart" Spatial Intelligence "picture smart" Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence "body smart" Eight Multiple Intelligences

14. Musical Intelligence "music smart" Interpersonal Intelligence "people smart" Intrapersonal Intelligence "self smart" Naturalist Intelligence "nature smart" Eight Multiple Intelligences

15. The Spark Week Six

16. Fanning the Flame Fundamental Three Emotional Intimacy

17. The Spark Week Seven

18. Hunka Hunka Burnin’ Love Fundamental Four Physical Intimacy

19. Inspiring Motivating Interesting Exciting Refreshing Energizing Rousing Provocative

20. Adoring Zealous Enthusiastic Eager Devoted Dedicated Committed Passionate

21. The Spark Week Eight

22. The Eternal Flame Fundamental Five Spiritual Intimacy

23. Jesus HusbandWife

24. The Spark Week Nine

25. Lose Yourself

26. Philippians 2:3-8 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:

27. Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross! Philippians 2:3-8

28. HusbandMarriageWife

29. HusbandWife MARRIAGEMARRIAGE

30. HusbandWife MARRIAGEMARRIAGE

31. Marriage Husband & Wife

32. Mark 10:6-8 But at the beginning of creation God “made them male and female. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” So they are no longer two, but one.

33. The Spark Week Ten

34. Love Your Spouse

35. What do I do every day to show my mate that they are my priority?

36. The Spark Week Eleven

37. Lift Your Marriage

38. Mark 10:6-8 But at the beginning of creation God “made them male and female. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” So they are no longer two, but one.

39. HusbandMarriageWife

40. HusbandWife MARRIAGEMARRIAGE

41. HusbandWife MARRIAGEMARRIAGE

42. Marriage Husband & Wife

43. The Spark Week Twelve

44. Saying I Do to the Concept of Marriage

45. 1 Peter 3:7 Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.

46. Saying I Do to the Circumstances of Marriage

47. Saying I Do to the Covenant of Marriage

48. Covenant Marriages 48 Too many people today view marriage as a legal contract. Contracts are based on rights and responsibilities and are motivated by self-centeredness rather that on unconditional love. A legal contract is necessary to begin and like wise to end a marriage. But a covenant is more than a contract.

49. Covenant Marriages 49 It is more than a legal document declaring a state of interdependence. The value of a ‘covenant marriage relationship’ as opposed to a ‘contractual marriage agreement’ lies in a person’s understanding and acceptance of God’s intent for marriage and the importance of His presence in the marriage.