Norway Avenue Church of Christ's Podcast

I will draw 3 parallel's between God's call on the OT prophet Jonah and God's call to today's mothers (an unusual comparison).

Till death do us part.

The sermon describes three stages of marriage: 

1) The Honeymoon - Song of Solomon 2:2-5 & 8; 4:1-5 & 7; 

2) The Wakeup Call - Proverbs 27.15-16; 21:9; 21:19; 

3) Mature Love - Two basic principles of mature Love: 

   a. Love is a choice - 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

   b.Whatever you did to fall in love you need to continue to do to      

    stay in love - Revelation 2:4-5

In Part 2 we discussed "2 wrong reasons to mrru" (peer & parental pressure) and 3 myths about marriage - Myth #1 Marriage will end my loneliness. / Myth #2 Marriage will change him or her. and Myth #3 Marriage is God's Plan for everybody. This week Jeff will encourage couples to examine their relationships along five important dimensions. 1) Spiritual compatability 2) Character compatabily 3) occupational compatibality 4) communication compatiability 5) The attraction factor

Dating and preparation for marriage. Examine your relationship along these five important dimensions. • Spiritual compatibility • Character compatibility • Occupational compatibility • Communication compatibility • The attraction factor

Fortify your family. Be strong in the Lord, put on the armor of God and protect your family ways of the world and schemes of the devil. Teach God’s word to your children and train them to follow Jesus.

God made us for His mission - the redemption of the world through the Lord Jesus Christ. You were saved to serve and made to go out and spread the Good News.

God saved us to serve and accomplish His mission.

Eph. 1:5 "His unchanging plan has always been to adopt us into His own family by bringing us to Himself through Jesus Christ." 

Commitment #2 - I will love my church family

The beginning of our "40 Day Journey."