Posts with the tag “marriage”

By Pastor Nikki Bailey | Philippians 2:1–4 (NLT): “Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? Any fellowship together in the Spirit? Are your hearts tender and compassionate? Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose.   Read More

By Guest Author | Tanner Hoyt | “For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of his body, the church. As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything. For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word.” — Ephesians 5:22-26 (NLT)  Read More

By Christy Hubbard | “Are you living out of the curse or the blessing?” Pastor Aaron Kennedy asked this question during his recent message as part of the “How to Have a (not good) Great Marriage” message series. Let me tell you, it checked me big time as I reflected on my own marriage. It’s something I’m still processing, to be honest  Read More

By Guest Author | Brittany Hoyt | He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me the fruit of the tree, and I ate.” Then the Lord said to the woman, “What is that that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” – Genesis 3:11-13   Read More

By Rachael Wynne | “In God there is no hunger that needs to be filled, only plenteousness that desires to give.” C.S. Lewis If we were all honest, how many arguments or frustrations have we had with those we love because we placed unfair expectations on them or expected them to meet a specific need? Probably a lot! God created all of us with basic needs and desires, but those things were always designed to push us back to Him and remind us of our dependency on Him.  Read More

By Meghen Haggard | Before a word is on my tongue, you, Lord, know it completely.” – Psalm 139:4 CSB “I am God, and there is no one like Me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from long ago what is not yet done, saying: my plan will take place, and I will do all my will.” – Isaiah 46:9–10 CSB  Read More

By Pastor Gina Robinson | “Worry doesn’t empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.” — Linda Dillow, Calm My Anxious Heart There is a better way. His way. Whether we are single, married, divorced, or widowed, we all make daily shifts and changes to meet the needs of the relationships and seasons we’re in.   Read More

By Guest Author, Angie Cline | As I have been praying God’s heart over this devotion series on the covenant of marriage, my family has been planning and prepping for our middle son’s wedding day. In all the hustle and bustle of planning the details of the day, my prayer is not for a perfect wedding day for my son and his bride but for a lifelong journey, united in the perfected One, Jesus Christ.  Read More

By Guest Author, Rachel Edwards | My husband and I recently went camping to get away and spend some time together before our 2nd anniversary. I don’t mind camping, but the idea of setting up the tent feels so overwhelming to me. I look at the pile of poles and fabric and clips and wonder how we’ll ever get it to become a structure.  Read More

By Guest Author | Tanner Hoyt: “For husbands, this means to love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word. He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault. In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man who loves his wife actually shows love for himself.” — Ephesians 5:25-28 (NLT)  Read More

By Elliotte Pearson [Elder] | I have said for years that marriage is more about covenant relationship and commitment than anything else. Many couples have come to me over the years and have all asked me some variation of these questions; “What makes a successful marriage?”   Read More