February 11, 2025

Keeping Love Alive - Volume 4 - A Life-Giving Relationship with God, Part 1

31 minutes

Do you long to keep the love, the spark, the intimacy alive in your marriage? In this program, Chip will help us do just that – as he kicks off his series, Keeping Love Alive, Volume 4. Stay with us as Chip identifies 4 relationships great marriages have in common… and why they’re vital for you and your spouse.

Main Points

Great marriages are characterized by couples who “give their mate what they need the most, when they deserve it the least, at great personal cost.”

Translation = Marriage is not a 50:50 proposition. Great marriages are built on loving our spouses in the same way Christ has loved us. --John 15:13; 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a

The principle = You cannot give what you have not Received. --John 10:10

Biblical marriage (Ephesians 5:22-33) requires sacrificial, other-centered love that is humanly impossible, but supernaturally enabled as we receive a steady flow of God’s love in us. --1 John 3:16

Developing a life-giving relationship with God requires:

A spiritual birth. --John 3:1-7

A radical dedication. --Romans 12:1

A daily battle. --Romans 12:2

What do you need to believe about God’s character to experience His love and power?

His goodness. --Psalm 84:11

His gentleness. --Matthew 11:28-30

Conclusion: The greatest gift you can give your mate is becoming a fully devoted follower of Christ.

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Additional Resource Mentions

"Marriage that Works" Book

About Chip Ingram

Chip Ingram’s passion is helping Christians really live like Christians. As a pastor, author, and teacher for more than three decades, Chip has helped believers around the world move from spiritual spectators to healthy, authentic disciples of Jesus by living out God’s truth in their lives and relationships in transformational ways.

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Living on the Edge exists to help Christians live like Christians. Established in 1995 as the radio ministry of pastor and author Chip Ingram, God has since grown it into a global discipleship ministry. Living on the Edge provides Biblical teaching and discipleship resources that challenge and equip spiritually hungry Christians all over the world to become mature disciples of Jesus.

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