Sermons

Building a Joyful Marriage

The path to joy in your marriage is not to manipulate your spouse into doing a better job loving you. Nor is it in grinding out your responsibilities devoid of emotion. Building a Joyful Marriage is a study that shows from God's Word that the path to a God-honoring marriage is the path of esteem, desire, and delight. This series explores:
* the meaning of agape love (which is much more than mere commitment or self-sacrificial service),
* the way to increase your desire for and delight in your spouse (even if your spouse doesn't change)
* why the differing roles in marriage (headship and submission) are so important to joy and to honoring God, and
* how to overcome problems that have plagued your marriage for years.

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July 6, 2008
What Role Does Emotion Play in Love? (part 1) Selected


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July 13, 2008
Companionship (part 2) Genesis 2:18-23


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July 20, 2008
Partnership (part 3) Genesis 2:18


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July 27, 2008
Oneness Intimacy and Priority (part 4) Genesis 2:18-25


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August 3, 2008
The Fall and the Curse (part 5) Genesis 3:6-19


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August 17, 2008
Love Like a Man (part 6) Colossians 3:19


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August 24, 2008
Love Like a Man (continued) (part 7) Ephesians 5:25-33


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August 31, 2008
Submission & Headship (part 8) Ephesians 5:22-24


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September 7, 2008
The Attitude of Submission: Respect (part 9) Ephesians 5:21-24


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September 14, 2008
The Outcome of Submission: Beauty (part 10) 1 Peter 3:1-6


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September 21, 2008
One Flesh (part 11) Genesis 2:24


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September 28, 2008
One Flesh (continued) (part 12) Genesis 2:24 Ephesians 5:28-32


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October 5, 2008
Physical Intimacy (part 13) The Song of Solomon


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