2. High View of Sex High View of Marriage High View of Singleness High View of Gender Diffs

3. Marriage Tool Box Road to Marriage Porn Etc Great Sex

4. Marriage Tool Box Road to Marriage Porn Etc Great Sex

5. Marriage Tool Box

6. Eph 5:31-32 Marriage is a “profound mystery”. I am talking about Christ and the Church.

7. You can only understand marriage by understanding Gospel.

8. Covenant Commitment Friendship Mission

9. Communication Conflict Companionship

10. 1. Communication

11. “Any problem, within a family, always seems to start with bad communication. Someone isn't listening.” Emma Thompson

12. “Don't have sex. It leads to kissing and pretty soon you have to start talking to them.” Steve Martin

13. Heb 4:16 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

14. Tip 1: BE ACCESSIBLE

15. James 1:19 My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak.

16. Prov 29:20 Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

17. Tip 2: LISTEN

18. Eph 4:15 "Speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ."

19. Tip 3: TRUTH and LOVE

20. Eph 4:29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

21. Tip 4: DO HELPFUL THINGS

22. The Advice Giver (Instead of empathising, he want to solve the problem. Sympathy!)

23. The Interrupter (Listening to reply instead of to understand)

24. The Reassurer (“It’ll work out OK; probably not as bad as you think”)

25. The Rationaliser (Explaining why you have had a bad day – e.g. tired; stress)

26. The Deflector (“That reminds me of a time when…”)

27. Jn 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His son.

28. Tip 5: IMITATE GOD

29. 2. Conflict

30. “I don't like conflict.” Nigella Lawson

31. “I don't like yelling and fighting, and I can't quarrel.” Grace Kelly

32. “I'm not much for talking. I put guys in body bags when I'm right.” Mike Tyson

33. “My toughest fight was with my first wife.” Muhammed Ali

34. Rom 5:8 God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

35. Tip 1: TAKE THE INITIATIVE

36. Rom 12:18 As far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone

37. Tip 2: DO WHAT YOU CAN

38. Jn 10:28 No one can snatch them out of my hand

39. Tip 3: REASSURE ONCE THE CONFLICT IS OVER

40. Lk 5:8 I am a sinful man

41. Tip 4: BE HUMBLE. SAY SORRY.

42. Matt 16:15-16 Self, then others involved

43. Tip 5: GET OTHERS INVOLVED…

44. Eph 4:26 Do not let the sun go down whilst you are still angry.

45. Tip 6: RESOLVE IT ASAP

46. 1 Pet 4:8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

47. Tip 7: BUILD UP A LARGE BANK BALANCE OF LOVE

48. “Let the wife make the husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry to see him leave.” Martin Luther

49. 3. Companionship

50. “Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.” Plautus

51. “A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.” Elbert Hubbard

52. Mk 3:13 Jesus appointed 12…that they might be with him

53. Tip 1: TIME TOGETHER

54. Pr 17:17 A friend loves at all times.

55. Tip 2: UNCONDITIONAL LOVE