Titus 1:1-4 The Word Of God Is Made Known Through Preaching (Titus 1:3) 4 Ways The Word Of God Works Within You1) It Transforms Your Lifestyle (Titus 2:7a)2) It Energizes Your Passion (Titus 2:11-14)3) It Strengthens Your Devotion (Titus 3:8)4) It Produces Spiritual Fruit (Titus 3:14)

Hebrews 6:9-12
What Makes Love So Labor Intensive?1) Serving Someone Is Often A Struggle (Hebrews 6:9-10) 2) Diligence Is A Daily Grind (Hebrews 6:11)3) Faith Is A Fight & Patience Is Painful (Hebrews 6:12)

PURSUING MY SPOUSESex and IntimacyTo strengthen my marriage what are some things I should pursue?I. #1. PURSUE LOVE.GENESIS 24:67. “Isaac took Rebekah and she became his wife and he loved her.”I. #2. PURSUE WITH SEX.1. GENESIS 2:22, 25 TLB. (V22) “God made a woman and brought her to the man.” (v23) “This is it!" Adam exclaimed. She is part of my own bone and flesh! Her name is 'woman' because she was taken out of a man." (V25) “Now although the man and his wife were both naked, neither of them was embarrassed or ashamed.”B. #1. Change your attitude.1. 1 TIMOTHY 4:4 TEV "For everything God created is good and nothing is to be rejected, but all is to be received with a prayer of thanks."2. HEBREWS 13:4 NKJV “Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled”.3. PROVERBS 5:18-19 TLB “Be happy yes, rejoice in your wife. Let her tender embrace satisfy you. Let her love alone fill you with delight."4. I Corinthians 6:20 "Use every part of your body to glorify God.C. #2. Create the right atmosphere.D. #3. Work hard to satisfy each other.1 CORINTHIANS 7:3-4 NIV “The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. 4 The wife's body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husband's body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife.”I Corinthians 7:7 (Phillips) "Do not cheat each other of normal sexual relations unless you both decide to abstain temporarily to make special time for prayer. But afterwards you should resume relations as before or you will expose yourselves to the obvious temptations of Satan."I. #3. PURSUE WITH LIFE

MARRIAGE CONFERENCE“Real Communication”Proverbs 18:20-21 NKJV. “A man's stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth; From the produce of his lips he shall be filled. (21) “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.”James 3:5-6 NKJV. “Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles! 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.”THERE ARE 2 KINDS OF COMMUNICATIONCorrupt Communication and Edifying CommunicationEphesian 4:29 NKJV. “Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.”CORRUPT COMMUNICATIONFour Things That Will Harden A Relationship1. Lying corrupts communication.Ephesians 4:25 NKJV. “Therefore, putting away lying, "Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor," for we are members of one another.”2. Anger corrupts communication.Ephesians NKJV “Be angry, and do not sin": do not let the sun go down on your wrath, 27 nor give place to the devil.”3. Bitterness corrupts communication.Ephesians 4:31 NKJV. “Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.”4. Arguing corrupts communication.Ephesians 4:31 NKJV. “Put all clamoring away from you.”"EDIFYING COMMUNICATION"Four Areas of Edifying Communication1. Speak with grace.Colossians 4:6 NKJV“ Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.”2. Be kind to one another.Ephesians 4:32 NKJV. “And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another,even as God in Christ forgave you.”3. Be tenderhearted to each other.Ephesians 4:32 NKJV “And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.”4. Forgiving one another.Ephesians 4:32 NKJV “And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.”

YOU ASKED FOR IT“6 Secrets of a Happy Marriage”Philippians 2:2 NLT “Make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one heart and purpose.”Six Secrets of a Happy Marriage and Relationship1. It takes COMMUNICATIONProverbs 13:17 TLB “…Reliable communication permits progress.”Amos 3:3 NKJV “Can two walk together except they are agreed.”2. It takes CONSIDERATIONEphesians 4:2 NLT ““Be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other's faults because of your love.”Romans 12:10 NKJV “Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another.”3. It takes COMPROMISE1 Corinthians 13:4-5 TLB “….Love is very patient and kind, never jealous or envious, never boastful or proud, (5) never haughty or selfish or rude. Love does not demand its own way.””4. It takes COURTSHIPProverbs 5:19 NLT “Let your wife be a fountain of blessing for you. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.”Ecclesiastes 9:9 TLB “Live happily with the woman you love through the fleeting days of life, for the wife God gives you is your best reward down here for all your earthly toil.”5. It takes COMMITMENTMalachi 2:6 NLT “For I hate divorce!" says the LORD, the God of Israel. "It is as cruel as putting on a victim's bloodstained coat," says the LORD Almighty. "So guard yourself; always remain loyal to your wife."6. It takes CHRISTPhilippians 4:13 NKJV “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

1 Corinthians 12:31
Love Is The More Excellent Way (1 Corinthians 12:31) How Love Distinguishes Itself (1 Corinthians 13:13) 1) Love Appreciates Diversity (1 Corinthians 12:12) 2) Love Is Not Divisive (1 Corinthians 12:25; 26)3) Love Is A Decision (1 Corinthians 14:1)4) Love Is A Doorway Into Spiritual Gifts (1 Corinthians 14:1; 3) 

Acts 15:36-40Everyone Yearns For Relationships (Acts 15:36) How To Cultivate The Connections In Your Life 1) Overcome The Immaturity (Acts 15:37-38)2) Have Open And Honest Communication (Acts 15:39-40; Colossians 4:6; 2 Timothy 4:11)3) Understand Your Relational Capacity (Acts 15:41-16:3) 

Matthew 6:19-21The Way We Handle Money Says More About Our Character Than Anything Else (Matthew 6:21)How To Master Money1) Establish Your Priorities (Matthew 6:33)2) Do Not Trust In Money (Matthew 6:24; Mark 10:24)3) Give In Secret (Matthew 6:3-4)

1 Corinthians 6:19-20
3 Phrases For Your Physical Well-Being (1 Corinthians 6:12) 1) I Will Submit My Appetites (1 Corinthians 6:12-13; 9:27)    2) I Serve God With My Body (1 Corinthians 6:19-20; 2 Corinthians 5:10)  3) I Need A Sabbath Rest (Proverbs 23:4)