Lessons for Living (Audio)

We’ve been told – and we see all around us – that divorce is epidemic. The rate of divorce in the church mirrors that of the outside world. The damage to children is incalculable and can lead to a host of future problems. Pastor Mark is teaching what God has to say about marriage and divorce, and what we can do to strengthen our relationships. He reminds us that Biblical love is a verb, an action word, and that there are things we must do to demonstrate our love. He will also be speaking about what the Bible means by the word ‘submission’ as it applies to marriage.

We’ve been told – and we see all around us – that divorce is epidemic. The rate of divorce in the church mirrors that of the outside world. The damage to children is incalculable and can lead to a host of future problems. Pastor Mark is teaching what God has to say about marriage and divorce, and what we can do to strengthen our relationships. He reminds us that Biblical love is a verb, an action word, and that there are things we must do to demonstrate our love. He will also be speaking about what the Bible means by the word ‘submission’ as it applies to marriage.

We all want our marriages to be healthy – many of us have no idea what that looks like but we want it. The struggle to have our voice heard, to know that our opinion matters, drives us many times to run roughshod over our spouse. We know this is wrong, but what else can we do? Pastor Mark has been teaching about how the Bible defines marriage, versus how the world around us defines it. He’s telling us that we need to take the time to really talk to one another, being honest, and listening with humility. Doing these things will get us on the road to happy marriages.

We all want our marriages to be healthy – many of us have no idea what that looks like but we want it. The struggle to have our voice heard, to know that our opinion matters, drives us many times to run roughshod over our spouse. We know this is wrong, but what else can we do? Pastor Mark has been teaching about how the Bible defines marriage, versus how the world around us defines it. He’s telling us that we need to take the time to really talk to one another, being honest, and listening with humility. Doing these things will get us on the road to happy marriages.

How good is your word…really? Have you ever broken a promise? Have you ever agreed to something you knew at the outset you had no intention of honoring? Unfortunately, we’ve all done these to one degree or another. Even though we don’t like to think of it this way, divorce qualifies as a breaking of a promise; not only to the other spouse, but to God. As the creator of marriage, He got to define the parameters and terms. Pastor Mark will be teaching us about the gravity of the marriage covenant. He will also remind us of God’s forgiveness and restoration for when we mess up.

How good is your word…really? Have you ever broken a promise? Have you ever agreed to something you knew at the outset you had no intention of honoring? Unfortunately, we’ve all done these to one degree or another. Even though we don’t like to think of it this way, divorce qualifies as a breaking of a promise; not only to the other spouse, but to God. As the creator of marriage, He got to define the parameters and terms. Pastor Mark will be teaching us about the gravity of the marriage covenant. He will also remind us of God’s forgiveness and restoration for when we mess up.

We try to work SO hard at marriage. There are books that take all kinds of approaches to making your marriage better, how to understand your mate better, to increase intimacy, and so on. These can be helpful; we all know that our marriages aren’t what we’d like them to be. Oftentimes these books leave some important things out, which will be addressed in this teaching. Pastor Mark will be teaching on some facts that we need to be reminded of. The fact that we desperately need God at the center of our lives first, then at the center of our marriages, is numero uno.

We try to work SO hard at marriage. There are books that take all kinds of approaches to making your marriage better, how to understand your mate better, to increase intimacy, and so on. These can be helpful; we all know that our marriages aren’t what we’d like them to be. Oftentimes these books leave some important things out, which will be addressed in this teaching. Pastor Mark will be teaching on some facts that we need to be reminded of. The fact that we desperately need God at the center of our lives first, then at the center of our marriages, is numero uno.

Many times, family problems happen because the priorities in life get into the wrong order. Lots of times that disorder begins by not having God in your life at all, which makes getting and keeping the others in order more difficult. Even pastors, who teach about such things all the time, struggle in this area. Pastor Mark, in teaching about our need to be obedient to God, will be addressing the priorities in life and which order they actually should come in. he will talk about God’s original plan for us and His original plan for work, and how we got off track because of the fall of Man.

Many times, family problems happen because the priorities in life get into the wrong order. Lots of times that disorder begins by not having God in your life at all, which makes getting and keeping the others in order more difficult. Even pastors, who teach about such things all the time, struggle in this area. Pastor Mark, in teaching about our need to be obedient to God, will be addressing the priorities in life and which order they actually should come in. he will talk about God’s original plan for us and His original plan for work, and how we got off track because of the fall of Man.