— Genesis 2:24-25 NLT

• Marriage is a LIVING THING that will constantly be changing.
— John 12:24-25 NLT

• Marriage actually was designed to KILL YOU!
— Ephesians 5:21-22, 25 NASB

• GUARD your HEART!
— Proverbs 4:23 NLT

• The BEST way to guard your heart is to GIVE IT TO GOD first.
— Proverbs 3:5-8 NLT

• Guarding your heart involves growing in WISDOM.
— Proverbs 7:1-3 NLT

• Guarding your heart means REFUSING to develop UNGUARDED relationships.

• Romantic relationships are a DOORWAY to the heart that can OVERRULE our convictions and our commitments!

• What you build your SCHEDULE around is what you are building your LIFE upon.

• The commitment to follow Jesus always leads to a RADICAL CHANGE in the way that we use our TIME.
— John 1:35-42 NLT

• You CANNOT SEPARATE your commitment to CHRIST from your commitment to Christian COMMUNITY!
— Mark 2:13-14 NLT

• We must not separate Christian community from the world!
— Mark 3:13-14; 6:7 NIV

• What you build your SCHEDULE around is what you are building your LIFE upon.
— Psalm 90:10, 12 NIV

• The commitment to follow Jesus always leads to a RADICAL CHANGE in the way that we use our TIME.
— Psalm 90:14-17 NLT

• Unity is an ESSENTIAL complex component of all HEALTHY relationships.

• The spice of COMMITMENT

• The spice of appropriate COMMUNICATION
— Ephesians 4:29 NLT
— Proverbs 6:16-19 NASB

• The spice of HUMILITY
— Ephesians 4:1-2 NLT

• The spice of FORGIVENESS
— Ephesians 4:31-32 NLT

• The spice of LORDSHIP
— Ephesians 4:3-6 NLT

How to do I pursue soul stillness?

• Abandon Selfish Ambition
— Psalms 146:3
— James 3:16

• Hope in the Lord
— Matthew 8:23–27

• What is your attitude about your own SIN?
— Isaiah 51:10 NASB
— Isaiah 57:15 NASB

• What is your understanding of God’s MERCY?
— Exodus 34:5-7a NLT
— Psalm 32:1-2 NASB
— Psalm 32:3-5 NASB

• What is your PERSPECTIVE about God’s mercy when trouble PERSISTS?

A Real Man…

• Rejects Passivity
• Accepts Responsibility
• Leads Courageously
• Expects God's Great Reward

— Revelation 21:9-11 NLT
— Hebrews 12:22-23 NLT

PRACTICAL JOYS IN THE CITY OF PEACE:

• Being in God’s PRESENCE . . .
— Psalm 84:1-7, 10 NIV

• Being in God’s presence with God’s PEOPLE . . .

• Being in God’s presence with God’s people, experiencing the WONDER of WORSHIP together!
— Psalm 126:1-3 NLT