“Communication is the lifeblood of marriage.” Les Parrott “In an era of increasingly fragile marriages, a couple’s ability to communicate is the single most important contributor to a stable and satisfying marriage.” Gallup Poll 1988 If that is true, and I believe it is, then we must work diligently at enhancing our communication in marriage. […]
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never harm me.” How many of you would agree that that is not true? Every one of us have been hurt by someone’s words. Often the pain caused by another’s words cuts deeper and hurts longer than physical pain. We cannot always prevent a verbal […]
According to a recent article, Healthy couples have a 5:1 ratio of compliments compared to negative comments. For every complaint, there are five positive interactions between a couple–“Thank you,” “Please,” “I’m sorry,” “You are welcome,” “May I help you?” “You look beautiful,” “I love you,” “I forgive you,” “Will you forgive me?” or “Help me […]
This is the first in a couple of messages I want to preach on Biblical Communication. For years, I have talked about preaching at least once each month on the family. Perhaps this will get me started. I asked Google, “What is the number one problem in marriage?” I learned that many marriage counsellors put […]
Sing my new song “Forgiven”. If you have done wrong in the past but have humbly sought God’s forgiveness, you are forgiven! God included both good and bad in the Bible so that we might learn from both. If we do not learn from history we are bound to repeat the same mistakes others have […]
Love and bitterness are like the two ends of a seesaw. When one end is up, the other is down. You cannot possibly be loving and bitter at the same time. If you biblically love your wife, you will not be bitter toward her. If you are bitter toward your wife, you are not biblically […]
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God just had Paul explain to us the Word-filled life that occurs when a Christian lets the Word of Christ dwell in him richly. We learned that this will result in teaching, admonishing, singing, and giving thanks. These are evidence of a Word-filled (Spirit-filled) life. Now God has Paul list practical applications of the Word-filled […]