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Recipe #3: A Strong Foundation
Recipe #3: A Strong Foundation The WRONG Questions: Will my needs get met? What’s in it for me? Will I be happy? The RIGHT Question: Am I demonstrating the image and character of Jesus Christ? 1. Promise your mate that you will not expect them to meet all of your needs. “My God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19 2. Promise your mate that you will learn to love God “with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength” Mark 12:30. 3. Promise your mate that you will look to God alone to charge your battery to full. (vs. 16-19 on screen) “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us…” Eph.3:16-20 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another . . And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” Colossians 3:15-17 4. Promise your mate that you will take 100% responsibility for your journey. “It is not good for the man to be alone,” he said. “I will make a helper suitable for him” Genesis 2:18 “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it” Genesis 3:12 5. Promise your mate that you will assist him or her on their journey. “conformed to the likeness of his Son” Romans 8:29 “the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed” Genesis 2:25 “This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.” Ephesians 5:32-33
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