What is the big deal about marriage and why do we keep hanging on to an "institution" that seems to have run its course? It is time to replace it with a style and form of commitment that better meets the needs of today's world and the needs of today's people. Over these five weeks we will discover the true core and foundation of the emerging culture.
WEEK 1 – February 26 & 27
TITLE – Falling in Love
We seem to have lost the distinction between love and lust. Love is an urge to give to someone else; in any way we can, so that they might achieve their potential. Lust is the desire to take all I can so I can feel as good as I can. The only safe relationship to be in and the only one that will last the test of time and life is a relationship with Jesus. Join us as we learn how to build our relationships in an eternal fashion.
WEEK 2 – March 5 & 6
TITLE – Falling Out of Love and Back In
We misinterpret our sense of reality when we allow our emotions to be the matrix through which we judge our relationships. Love is not an emotion – it is an action. The feelings gained that warm our heart and sustain our soul are a result of the loving actions we take toward to one we have promised our soul to. God has put us together. That should be our foundation. Life changes. People change. Locations and destinations and jobs and health change. God does not. Join us as we learn how to build our relationships on God and His truth.
WEEK 3 – March 12 & 13
TITLE – Loving Without Feeling It
Words like discipline and commitment don’t sound very romantic. Dying to one’s self and extending unconditional respect are not actions we stand in line to perform. Yet, those are essential ingredients for a great marriage. Putting the other first – not attempting to out serve the other – happens as a result of a commitment to Jesus first and then to “us.” Join us as we learn how to see the “us” in marriage rather than the “me.”
WEEK 4 – March 19 & 20
TITLE – Relationships and Marriage Failure
Sometimes the pile of hurt is so high that the relationship collapses under it. This happens for as many reasons as there are people on the globe. The wounds won’t heal, the lies keep echoing, the events reoccur, and/or the “fire seems to have just gone out.” Often times, two people become so wounded that they look as one another and say, “I quit.” When we get to this point, we must stop and take a look at ourselves. We must begin with our soul, then our mind, then our relationship. Join us as we learn how to move forward to seek personal purity through Jesus and His reconciliation.
WEEK 5 – March 26 & 27
TITLE – Married for the Long Haul
Humility, self-worth and vulnerability are key to a long happy relationship. Life will ebb and flow daily as we encounter a multitude of issues, events, mishaps and victories out of our control. When we do life with another we get to share the ups and downs – joy becomes twice the joy and sorrow half the sorrow. We gain collective memories and accomplishments. Join us as we learn how to commit to the “us” that will essentially be the glue God will use to cause our relationships to flourish.
