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Every marriage experiences conflict, tragedies, and adversity. The question is: will you and your spouse allow those hardships to be deal-breakers or heart-makers in your relationship? In this program, Chip dispels the illusion that marriage is a care-free journey, without bumps in the road. He reveals that–contrary to popular belief–challenges and suffering are not signs of trouble in your marriage, but an opportunity to deepen your intimacy with your mate.

Introduction:

• Marriage is an UNCONDITIONAL commitment to an IMPERFECT person.

Review:

Foundational Truth #1:

• You can’t live this life without the supernatural power of God, so following Jesus personally is the number one priority.

Foundational Truth #2:

• You must choose to love your mate whether you feel like it or not.

Foundational Marriage Truths

Foundational Truth #3:

• We will have ongoing challenges with communication, sex, finances, parenting, and extended family. These issues are not “DEAL BREAKERS,” they are “HEART MAKERS” as we learn to listen, understand, and follow God’s path.

Key verse:

• James 1:2-5

Foundational Truth #6:

• I will not consider a divorce as an OPTION and I will never threaten my spouse with divorce. I have made a holy and binding COVENANT before God to let nothing undermine our LIFELONG commitment.

Key verse:

• Matthew 19:6-9

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Being salt and light when you’re mostly around Christians, plus hope for those who lack career ambition, and making career and family work.

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Roundtable: Finding the Lost Around You

If you go to church and small group and have mostly Christian friends, you may need to be really intentional about seeking relationships with those who don’t know Christ. Our guests have lived in various aspects of the “Christian bubble” but have gotten creative when it comes to befriending and sharing Jesus with non-Christians. Listen in to learn from their example and gain courage to represent Christ where you live, work and play.          

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Culture: I Don’t Have Career Goals

You have a job but you’re not ambitious, and you can’t really think of any lofty career goals. Is something wrong with you? Ken Lane has transitioned multiple times in his career. From technology to non-profit to executive coaching, Ken answers whether you have to be passionate about your job, what it looks like to be open to opportunity, and how to trust God in the process of crafting your career, regardless of how excited you are about it. 

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How do you balance a desire for a career with settling down and having a family? Bry Shirin weighs in.  

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Today, Pastor Jack teaches that Samuel’s sons chose not follow God, and it affected both the community, as well as the nation. Living life the hard way separates us from God, and when trouble comes, we want a quick remedy, compromising our future, and the future of our children.

There are some beautiful worship songs out today, along with extremely talented musicians and worship leaders who create amazing musical experiences that grab your heart and pull you into the emotions of the moment. But it’s important to ask, where’s the focus? Jesus should be at the center of everything we do. As Pastor Chris will warn in today’s message, if the production value is a higher priority than the clarity of the Gospel, we’ve lost the plot and placed an experience over God.

There is no shortage of great podcasts, popular books, and helpful resources to help you strengthen your marriage. But in this program, Chip explains that there’s one simple discipline that, if you commit to it, you will transform your relationship. Listen in to learn what this fundamental habit is and the steps you can follow to make it a daily priority in your life.

Introduction:

God’s original design:

• Marriage was created as a sacred stewardship to reflect the unity and love of the Trinity.

Satan’s agenda:

• To destroy or pervert marriage by telling lies that make it self-centered

Foundational Marriage Truths

Foundational truth #1:

• In my own strength, I am INCAPABLE of being the husband of wife God calls me to be. Therefore, my first priority for a successful marriage is my own vibrant DAILY walk with God. By His Word and His Spirit in community with fellow believers God will give me ALL I need to become a loving and godly husband or wife.

Key verses:

• 2 Peter 1:3-4
• Galatians 2:20

The BIO Acronym:

• B: Before God Daily
• I: In community
• O: On mission

Foundational truth #2:

• I will CHOOSE to love my mate by God’s power and grace in all circumstances. Love is giving another person what they NEED the most, when they DESERVE it the least, at great PERSONAL COST.

Key verse:

• 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a

Broadcast Resource

• Download Free MP3
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Additional Resource Mentions

• Marriage Truth Cards Offer
• "Uninvited Guests" Resources

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• Donate Online
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Today, Pastor Jack teaches that despite the cost, the Israelites insist on what they want. Like other nations, they want a king to lead them. God eventually grants their request, but it’s a sobering reminder for us to choose the easy way versus going against God’s plan for us.

For many who’ve grown up in the Church, as well as some other religious traditions, God is a distant, harsh judge. He’s not seen as a loving Father and Creator. They may even sing songs that describe Him that way, but in their hearts, they fear His judgment and wrath for their failures. As Pastor Chris will encourage us today, that isn’t the heart of God for His Creation. He loves us dearly and sent His own beloved Son, Jesus, to suffer unimaginable pain so that we could be made right with Him.