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How To Be Married To Your Sweetheart
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1 Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, 2 make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose. Philippians 2:1-2
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How Can You Be Married to Your Sweetheart?
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When was the last time you praised or encouraged your significant other with encouraging words? 1. Encourage One Another
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“Man doesn’t live by bread alone. He also needs buttering up.” -Anonymous
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“I just praised them too much!”
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Philippians 2:1 Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love… 2. Comfort One Another
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“Oh, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person; having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but to pour them all out, just as they are, chaff and grain together, knowing that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then, with the breath of kindness, blow the rest away.”
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Philippians 2:1 Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit… 3. Spending Time With One Another
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In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words… Romans 8:26
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Fellowship Involves TIME
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So what is the “quality time” myth? It’s as phony as the fake diamond in a one-dollar ring. The fact is, there is no quality without quantity. Too many parents live with the regrets of abandoned moments. It takes time to be silly, share a secret, to heal a hurt, to kiss away a tear.
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Moments of uninhibited communication between child and parent, or husband and wife, cannot be planned; they just happen. The only ingredient we bring to that dynamic of family life is our availability … and that is spelled T-I-M-E.” David Jeremiah
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Philippians 2:1 Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion… 4. Be Tender and Compassionate to One Another
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Literally refers to our insides Always shows up on the outside What is Tenderness & Compassion?
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This floor is just to show that women are impossible to please.
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Philippians 2:2 …make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose. 5. Have A Good Attitude
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