Marriage Preparedness
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Maximize Your Marriage
$22.99Add to cartThis is a book intended to assist couples in identifying what the Bible has to say about marriage. It is not intended to represent the opinions of the author, but simply to provide a structured and concise view of what the Bible has to say about marriage. Since God created marriage, He is clearly the one to know how best to live out married life to accomplish the purpose for which God created this institution. Most couples who have been exposed to this teaching have felt that their eyes were opened to Biblical truths that were previously unknown to them, or not discerned as applying to marriage. The purpose of the book is to strengthen current marriages (even mature ones) as well as better prepare young people entering into a committed relationship to help them start off on a strong and solid foundation of truth and understanding of the roles of a man and a woman in this wonderful institution ordered and blessed by God.
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Maximize Your Marriage
$7.99Add to cartThis is a book intended to assist couples in identifying what the Bible has to say about marriage. It is not intended to represent the opinions of the author, but simply to provide a structured and concise view of what the Bible has to say about marriage. Since God created marriage, He is clearly the one to know how best to live out married life to accomplish the purpose for which God created this institution. Most couples who have been exposed to this teaching have felt that their eyes were opened to Biblical truths that were previously unknown to them, or not discerned as applying to marriage. The purpose of the book is to strengthen current marriages (even mature ones) as well as better prepare young people entering into a committed relationship to help them start off on a strong and solid foundation of truth and understanding of the roles of a man and a woman in this wonderful institution ordered and blessed by God.
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Before You Say I Do
$12.99Add to cartIs marriage on your mind? Have you found “the one”? This popular and helpful interactive workbook is designed to strengthen your love relationship and deepen your bond. You’ll find all you need for fun and thoughtful discussions as you explore vital areas, including:
-What does the Bible teach about marriage?
-What makes you feel loved?
-How do you handle conflicts?
-Do you plan to have children? Why or why not?
-What are your priorities when it comes to money?Drawn from years of marriage preparation seminars and counseling sessions, these insightful questions will help you build a solid future together. With Jesus as your cornerstone, your partner and you can create a loving, successful marriage.
More than 500,000 couples helped!
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Marriage Preparation Workbook
$9.95Add to cartLife is filled with choices, but one of the most significant choices a person will ever make is the decision to marry someone. The questions in this marriage preparation workbook are designed to help you explore a number of issues that couples face as they contemplate life together.
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Yes Only To The Right Person
$16.99Add to cart“Yes only to the Right Person: A guide to Choosing the Right Partner” answers these questions by guiding you in making an honest appraisal of a person/relationship before handing over your heart. After reading this book; you can only be in a romantic relationship with the wrong person, by choice.
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Getting Ready For Marriage Workbook
$19.99Add to cartThe saying goes “When you marry, you don’t just marry an individual, you marry a whole family.” But more specifically, you are marrying the influences that family has had on your spouse. Our families have shaped our views on everything from religion to finances to sex, and, whether helpful or harmful, these views are brought to our marriage and can unknowingly affect it.
Getting Ready for Marriage Workbook helps engaged couples and newlyweds:
*learn what “ghosts” they bring to marriage
*examine their family backgrounds
*determine guidelines for their own marriageThrough interactive exercises, couples discover the roots of their beliefs, sight potential problem areas, and learn how to successfully work through problems. Couples are then encouraged to make their own covenants in specific areas such as financial matters, resolving conflict, religious orientation, and family planning & children-essential in building a strong marriage partnership.
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Picture Of Love Convalidaiton Participants Workbook
$11.95Add to cartPicture of Love is a marriage preparation program for Catholic parishes originally released in 2002 by Living the Good News. It has been a steady seller, mostly because it is the program for marriage preparation used by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, though it sells throughout the U.S. to Catholic parishes and dioceses. The program includes everything a marriage preparation team needs to facilitate sessions. Activities for couples include personal reflection and journaling, sharing with their partner, and small-group or large-group exercises. Topics include: Communication and Conflict Resolution Finances, Budgeting, and Money Management Married Intimacy Dreams, Goals, and Decision Making Spirituality Family Planning Ecumenical and Interfaith Marriages Cohabitation Why a revised edition? Here is the rationale provided by the authors: The Program was originally published in 2002, and although the foundation concepts are still valid, the world has changed dramatically in the past 13 years. The recent focus of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, which includes all bishops from across the United States, has been to make “marriage and family life” a priority, especially in the area of spirituality and prayer. The engaged couple’s evaluations have also been asking that more prayer and reflection be added to the program. Some of the areas to be addressed to bring the program into the 21st Century are: – Today’s Communication, including the use of technology and the need to address how these changes are affecting the couple’s relationship: Texting, Facebook, email etc. – Pornography and its influence on today’s relationships, especially in the area of intimacy – Dual-Career Couples and setting priorities – Increase of scripture and moments of prayer It is also important to incorporate more engaged couple activities as well as group interaction. The teaching component of the Presenting Couples is critical; however, it has always been the authors’ belief that the more the engaged couples participate, the more “ownership” they take in the process. Last, but not least, a revised edition provides an opportunity to update the look of the resource, including making the couples’ workbooks contemporary and more appealing.
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Picture Of Love Engaged Participants Workbook
$11.95Add to cartPicture of Love is a marriage preparation program for Catholic parishes originally released in 2002 by Living the Good News. It has been a steady seller, mostly because it is the program for marriage preparation used by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, though it sells throughout the U.S. to Catholic parishes and dioceses. The program includes everything a marriage preparation team needs to facilitate sessions. Activities for couples include personal reflection and journaling, sharing with their partner, and small-group or large-group exercises. Topics include: Communication and Conflict Resolution Finances, Budgeting, and Money Management Married Intimacy Dreams, Goals, and Decision Making Spirituality Family Planning Ecumenical and Interfaith Marriages Cohabitation Why a revised edition? Here is the rationale provided by the authors: The Program was originally published in 2002, and although the foundation concepts are still valid, the world has changed dramatically in the past 13 years. The recent focus of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, which includes all bishops from across the United States, has been to make “marriage and family life” a priority, especially in the area of spirituality and prayer. The engaged couple’s evaluations have also been asking that more prayer and reflection be added to the program. Some of the areas to be addressed to bring the program into the 21st Century are: – Today’s Communication, including the use of technology and the need to address how these changes are affecting the couple’s relationship: Texting, Facebook, email etc. – Pornography and its influence on today’s relationships, especially in the area of intimacy – Dual-Career Couples and setting priorities – Increase of scripture and moments of prayer It is also important to incorporate more engaged couple activities as well as group interaction. The teaching component of the Presenting Couples is critical; however, it has always been the authors’ belief that the more the engaged couples participate, the more “ownership” they take in the process. Last, but not least, a revised edition provides an opportunity to update the look of the resource, including making the couples’ workbooks contemporary and more appealing.
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Ready To Wed
$15.99Add to cartRings. Dress. Cake.You’re engaged, and the checklist for the day of your dreams is a mile long. In the who, what, where, and how of planning, the why can be forgotten.
Ready to Wed discusses 12 Traits of a thriving marriage and offers a variety of topics to guide and advise those preparing to say, “I do!”
Learn to:
*Define a vision statement unique to your marriage.
*Positively engage conflict to build a foundation of trust and forgiveness.
*”Leave and cleave,” even if you are a child of divorce.
*Manage expectations-and your in-laws!
*Navigate hot-button issues including, sex and the chore wars.
*Cope with change, stress, and crisis-especially in your first year.
*Build a community of support and find mentors.
*Assess your progress using the Couple Checkup.Loaded with advice, tips, and instructions, this valuable resource is ideal for soon-to-be-newlyweds and those who support them!
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Mentoring For Marriage
$14.95Add to cartIntroduction
A Message To Pastors
A Word To The Mentoring Couple
Course Guidelines For The Mentoring Couple
Mentoring Couple’s Guide
Session 1: How Do You Know This Is The One?
Session 2: Pulling Together With Christ
Session 3: One + One = One
Session 4: The Unique Assignment
Session 5: Financial Feuds Can Fuel Failure
Session 6: My Body Is Not My Own
Session 7: The 3-D/3-C Marriage
Addendum: Marrying Again — A Time For ReflectionAdditional Info
While it’s true that marriage can be a great adventure, it is also true that a successful marriage takes hard work, honest communication, and faith.Before entering into the marriage covenant, couples should consider the finer details of their relationship: How does Christ fit into the relationship? How will finances be handled? How should a husband love his wife, and how should a wife love her husband?
Those questions and many more like them are asked in Mentoring for Marriage, a seven-session study designed for engaged couples seeking pre-marital guidance and challenge. Believing that no study can exhaustively cover the topic of marriage, Daryl G. Donovan has created a resource that fosters critical discussion and thought among engaged couples who have sought out the careful mentorship of a pastor, counselor, or married couple.
Firm in his conviction that every marriage must be sustained through Christ, Donovan provides plenty of space for a couple to work through individual differences and uncertainties. Mentoring for Marriage is an excellent resource for pastors, counselors, engaged couples, married couples, and mentors. This resource enables a reliance upon wisdom and encourages open and honest discourse for any couple wanting a God’s-eye view of marriage before they say “I do.”
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How To Be Found By Your Spouse
$10.99Add to cartHave you been looking for love in all the wrong places? Are you on the brink of giving up on having a fulfilled and Godly marriage?
How to Be Found By Your Spouse offers a Bible-based guide on how to prepare for a Godly marriage.
Dr. Woodard uses her experience and inspiration to help you find peace on the journey to Holy Matrimony.“So many people desire to be married but are going about it the wrong way. I believe I have been given nuggets of Spirit-inspired wisdom that will illuminate the path to what can be an exhausting and tumultuous journey…the path to marriage.”-Charlye Woodard
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Tale Of True Love
$12.49Add to cartARE YOU GOING THROUGH LIFE HOPING TRUE LOVE WILL FIND YOU?
How many days, months, or even years has your heart been aching and longing for real love? The 100% genuine even on your worst day kind of love? How long have you been longing for someone to see how smart you are, how kind you are, how beautiful you are inside and out? For someone who will love, accept, and treasure all of you with all your quirkiness, idiosyncrasies, and unique personality? For someone who will love all of your voluptuous curves or your sexy slenderness? Someone who will stand by you through thick and thin, sickness and health, poverty or wealth…UNTIL your natural end?! Someone who will encourage you when you are weak and celebrate with you in every victory? If you really want to have this kind of love. If you’re ready to set yourself in the safety of healthy boundaries out of the paths of all of the “relationship pirates,” lurking in the scenes of life waiting to rob and exploit you of your “good treasures.” If you are ready and willing to roll up your sleeves and put in some real work, then you don’t have to be a victim of loneliness, unappreciated, overlooked, unloved and single any longer. Join Sadira on a journey from disappointment and pain to a romantic fairytale love and a solid, loving, life-time relationship. There IS a “yellow brick road” that can lead you right into the arms of your God-given mate. So, let’s get to work, let’s take the RIGHT steps down the RIGHT roads to make you “relationship ready” for your RIGHT mate.
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Look Before You Leap
$10.99Add to cartThe concept in this book was born out of over 25 years of experience working with couples. Many couples said they saw red flags while dating but thought things would get better and change once they got married. Being in love blinded their eyes (or better judgment) of how marriage only intensifies those red flag issues. There is a real need for an understanding of what the dating and courtship experience is all about. We do more research when buying a car than we do in choosing a lifetime partner. “Look Before You Leap” is a simple and easy to understand guide to help single men and women know the different phases of dating so that they can make the best possible choice for their mate. You’ll never look at dating the same.
Regina Stafford has written a practical book on dating that is based on her experience with her husband Thomas, as well as much time spent counseling couples in our local church. She has seen firsthand the heartbreak and devastation that takes place when people mimic the world instead of the bible as their guide for healthy relationships. I especially pray that young people would embrace these principles!
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Preparing Couples For Love And Marriage
$20.99Add to cartGood preparation enables couples to take a first step together in facing their future challenges. While no one can smooth away all the rough spots in the marital road ahead, couples can be coached to pay attention to warning signs, see the bumps before they hit them, and deal more skillfully with inevitable conflicts. This book provides pastors with a framework and tools for this ministry. The good news is that you don’t need any formal background in counseling, because the kind of work we’re talking about isn’t counseling-it’s coaching-a coach who can help couples to respond positively to the differences between them. It’s not about having the answers; but is it about helping couples manage difficulties before they become serious threats to the marriage.
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Marriage Ministry : A Guide To Effective Teaching And Faith Development
$16.00Add to cartChapter 1: A Framework For Marriage Ministry
A Missional Overview For Marriage
Enrichment In The Church
Missional Marriage Ministry In The Church
A Biblical Perspective
“It Takes A Village”Chapter 2: Going To The Chapel-Premarital Ministries
What’s The Hurry?
Tasks Of Premarriage
Why Multi-session Premarital Counseling?
Integrity Issues For Ministers
Issues For Newlyweds
Can We Really Help Them?
Money Management
Family Roles And Patterns
Genograms
Conflict Resolution Skills
Communication
Feelings
Sexual Intimacy
Bible Study For Nearlyweds And NewlywedsChapter 3: Coaching Couples In Ongoing Issues
The Healthy Marriage Moving Through Life
Nurturing The Romance
Coaching Couples In Sexual Intimacy
Creating A Place For Purpose And Fulfillment
Nurturing Six Essential Intimacies
Proactive Parenting
Childless Couples
Midlife Issues And Marriage
Avoiding Boredom And Affairs In Marriage
Crises, Death, And MarriageConclusion
Appendix
A. The Wedding Ceremony
B. Sample Wedding Services
C. A Marriage Enrichment Weekend
D. A Money Management WeekendAdditional Info
Healthy marriages do not simply happen, though our culture’s marriage landscape suggests otherwise. Married couples need a strong foundation that the majority of people cannot build on their own. How can ministers best prepare engaged couples for the altar? And how can ministers help provide the needed material for healthy growth among married couples in their cultures?Marriage Ministry: A Guidebook by noted pastors, authors, and seminar leaders Bo Prosser and Charles Qualls provides a ready help for ministers who provide premarital counseling, perform wedding ceremonies, and generally care for married couples and their families. Full of information and ideas that encourage conversation, communication, and interaction, this book will help ministers respond to the many needs of couples in the church. Whether your ministerial needs are with the newly married, the successfully married, or the struggling married, Marriage Ministry will surely help you help them
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Considering Marriage : Are You Fit To Be Tied
$5.99Add to cartWhat does the Bible say about Christian marriage? Should we get married now or wait? Are we really ready? When is the timing right? What if one of us is unsure? This 96-page mini-book, Considering Marriage, provides premarriage counseling that will help you on your journey of making the decision and preparations before you say, I do.” Marriage is a beautiful covenant made between a man and a woman, so how do you know when it’s right to get married? Includes Christian marriage counseling and premarital counseling questions, such as Will his quirks drive you insane? Will her weird habits become a daily annoyance? Are you becoming more confident in your direction, or less?
Included in this easy-to-read marriage counseling handbook are dozens of exercises that are excellent tools for opening the door to meaningful communication. Learn what each partner’s definition of love is, or their concept of the role and responsibilities of a wife and husband. These marriage quizzes will help you and your significant other maneuver through potentially tough and thought-provoking questions with ease.
Get biblical answers from a Christian counselor to questions like:
*Is it important to be romantically attracted to the person I want to marry?
*When does age difference matter?
*What is the root causes for marrying the wrong person?
*What if my non-Christian parents disapprove of my Christian fiance?
*Will God stop a marriage if it’s not His will?
*And many more.Knowing why marriage was created and what a Christian marriage is will make life after the wedding so much more fruitful and satisfying.
This christian marriage counseling guide covers the basics: More than just “tying the knot,” Christians need to know-
*The biblical requirements for faithfulness within marriage
*Why marrying someone who is an unbeliever is a problem
*What the Lord says about marriage between a Christian and a non-Christian.Learn the secrets to a Christian marriage, and the ups and downs to expect as you travel through the reality of marriage after the honeymoon. Includes a checklist of unrealistic expectations about marriage, such as:
*Myth: Romance will sustains a marriage forever
*Myth: Engaging in premarital sex will have no effect on a marriage, or the far other extreme myth: Premarital sex is the unforgiveable sin.
*Myth: My spouse will always make me feel loved.
*Myth: We will never have serious disagreements.
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For This Reason Gods Word And Your Marriage
$12.95Add to cartJesus tells us that a holy love is sacrificial, forgiving, and unconditional. He knew that loving like this would not be easy, but he did promise us that if we pursued his love, our hearts, our minds, and our spirits would be transformed. This is the essence of relationship: a love that changes everything.
It should come as no surprise, then, that when we enter into a marriage covenant, our greatest commandment is to love one another. But how do we put that love into action when life gets tough? How do we remember to sacrifice for one another when the outside world demands everything we’ve got? According to Gary Fehring, it always comes down to Jesus.
In just nine short devotionals, For This Reason challenges new and experienced marriages with holy scripture, reminding couples that a marriage centered on godly principles always strives for contentment, surrender, sacrifice, forgiveness, and humility. Author Gary Fehring’s poignant questions at the end of each devotional have been carefully crafted to expose the fears and dreams of each reader, and he always points back to prayer as a way to navigate our way through the paths of life. For This Reason is a Jesus-centered devotional with a timeless simplicity and relevance that will consistently encourage and challenge couples throughout any phase in their marriages.
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Growing Love In Christian Marriage Pastors Manual
$17.99Add to cartThis resource is ideal for clergy to use during pre-wedding counseling sessions. Pastor’s Manual includes guidelines for mentoring couples. will help couples learn more about themselves and their future spouse and address potential problem areas before, rather than after, the wedding. This official United Methodist resource includes worksheets to be completed by each person, Scripture references about marriage, and interactive exercises. For use with couples of all ages, whether they are entering their first marriage or remarrying. A pack of two (identical) books, Growing Love in Christian Marriage Couples Manual is also available for purchase. Pastors can present this resource to the couples for personal use during the counseling sessions. Includes everything you need to have a comprehensive marriage ministry: The Ministry of Marriage Preparation The Pastor’s Role (expectations and perceptions; coaching and problem solving; experiences and attitudes) Theological Perspectives (personal responsibility and christian community; God’s purposes for marriage; divorce and remarriage; marriage as vocation and covenant) Basic Goals for Marriage Preparation Ministries (religion, money, and sex; communication skills) Working with Couples First Session (wedding details, assessing the couple’s preparation for marriage) Sessions with Individuals (premarital questionnaire responses, surfacing potential disagreements) Additional Sessions (finalizing wedding plans) Nurturing Marital Growth After the Wedding Mentor Couples (selecting and recruiting mentor couples; leadership team; training mentor couples) Marriage Preparation in Groups Comprehensive Marriage Ministries (relationship education for children, youth, and young adults; enrichment opportunities for married couples; support for couples in crisis)
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Where Did All The Good Men Go
$15.99Add to cartLADIES, HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED:
*Why you can’t find a good man?
*Why “I Do” turns into “I Don’t”?
*Why first sex together changes a good man forever? (And not in a good way!)
*Why when you seek a good man’s commitment, you prevent his devotion?
*Why submission to your husband as described in scripture is actually optional?
*Why you fail in your relationships because you are searching for “Mr. Right”?
*Why once you find a good man, he ends up leaving you?
ARE YOU PREPARED LADIES?
If you become wives, you eventually face a Two-Year Glitch, Seven-Year Itch, and Twenty-Year Ditch & Switch. Plus, you must daily navigate and negotiate hundreds of situations described throughout this book. You can find, capture, and keep the good man of your dreams-if you first learn how to restore and refine your natural relationship expertise that has already been provided to you by a loving God. -
Wait Hes Coming
$13.49Add to cartIt’s time for the singles to take their position, in the Body of Christ, and be holy, righteous women of God, working in the kingdom and waiting patiently for the Lord to unite them with their future husband. The world is contaminating the minds of females, encouraging them to find their own mate and to do whatever it takes to get one. But Christian females have to follow God’s way to get godly results, and the result is, a man chosen by God and God alone.
Wait…He’s Coming is a book for all females, whether young or older, divorced, widowed or single with children. This book gives biblical guidance about her responsibility and what to do while waiting for God to send the man of her dreams.
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From This Day Forward Couples Edition
$9.99Add to cartFrom This Day Forward will become a good friend to busy pastors in their premarital counseling program.
Written from the viewpoint of the authority of the Scriptures
Counseling material for six premarital and one follow up session after the wedding.
Practical tests and assignments that are easy to use
Three brand new wedding ceremonies with many ideas for special features
Godly ideas that will make the reception a blessing
Extra notes that pastors will enjoy and use in their ministry -
From This Day Forward Counselors Edition
$19.99Add to cartFrom This Day Forward will become a good friend to busy pastors in their premarital counseling program.
Written from the viewpoint of the authority of the Scriptures
Counseling material for six premarital and one follow up session after the wedding.
Practical tests and assignments that are easy to use
Three brand new wedding ceremonies with many ideas for special features
Godly ideas that will make the reception a blessing
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Breaking The Yoke Of Unwanted Celibacy
$13.49Add to cartThis is a book that talks about real issues of the modern single adult who struggles with finding a life partner. It is written first to address the problem of prolonged celibacy among older men and women. You will also read advices for the struggling married couple, the unhappily married, as well as the tolerated marriages. You will learn Scriptures and prayer points, that can be used daily to help you break free from whatever situation you find yourself in, concerning your need for a mate or your marriage relationship. You will hear things that are not typically preached from the pulpit in churches on a Sunday morning service, but are godly counsel for the teachable. May you find answers in this book that no one has been able to provide to you before now. Enjoy, and may you be blessed!
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Right From The Start
$14.99Add to cart1. Money – Your Premarriage Experience With Finances
2. Money – Your Premarriage Expectations About Finances
3. Sex – Your Premarriage Experience With Sexuality And Intimacy
4. Sex – Your Premarriage Expectations About Sexuality And Intimacy
5. Power – You Premarriage Experiences With Power And Control
6. Power – Your Premarriage Expectations About Power And Control
7. Faith – Your Premarriage Experience With Faith And Values
8. Failth – Your Premarriage Expectations About Faith And Values
9. Family – Your Premarriage Experience With Family Life
10. Family – Your Premarriage Expectations About Family LifeAdditional Info
This book explores the art of conversation, and the process of good listening and counseling. Right From the Start: A Premarital Guide for Couples is full of real-life stories and advice to help couples prepare for and thrive in married life. Through story-telling, David and Lisa Frisbie open up the doors for couples to hash out their ideas, differences, and misunderstandings before anyone is hurt in the future. A little drama now is better than a lot of trauma later. Marriage is for life, and it is your duty as a couple to deal with the issues now before you find out it s too late. -
In Search Of A One Womans Man
$15.99Add to cart……HANDBOOK OF MARITAL GUIDANCE FOR THE SINGLE CHRISTIAN WOMAN………
Kenyan by birth, French by education and American by marriage,
one woman tells of how she got to meet the one-woman’s-man, the story of how she finally met him after a real wilderness in the pursuit of a mate.
If you ask most women why they are still single, they will disclose to you that the largest number of men they met are unfaithful. ‘Just when you are in a relationship that looks like it is headed in a positive direction the man dashes off with another woman, marries her and leaves you there looking like a zombie’.
What this book enlightens you about is that pursuit of marriage is more spiritual than it is physical. Blessed are those who pursue matrimony by using the Christian path and woe to them that pursue it using physical methods…..
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Preparing For Marriage
$16.99Add to cartYou’re in love, and it’s the real thing. You have made a joyous decision together–a decision destined to change your lives forever: You’re getting married! Now, as you plan your wedding celebration, it is time to lay the foundation for a lifetime of love and romance. Today you can begin the important, lifelong task of building a strong Christian marriage.Created by Family Life, one of America’s leading marriage and family ministries, Preparing for Marriage is a dynamic, comprehensive program designed to help you prepare for life together after the cake is cut and the guests head home. That is when the real adventure begins–the adventure of creating an intimate, lasting, and biblical marriage!Inside you’ll find eight sessions of fun, romantic study that will help you target areas for growth in your relationship. You can work through Preparing for Marriage as a couple, with a pastor or premarital counselor, or with a small group. Don’t just plan your wedding . . . prepare for your marriage!
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Preparing For Marriage Leaders Guide
$12.99Add to cartPoint Them in the Right Direction Before They Walk Down the AisleMarried couples begin their lives together with a vow of lifelong love and devotion . . . but many walk down the aisle unaware of all that promise entails. Now you can help engaged couples make their vows with open eyes and hearts, fully prepared for the hard and rewarding work of building a strong and lasting Christian marriage.Created by FamilyLife, one of America’s leading marriage and family ministries, Preparing for Marriage is a dynamic, comprehensive premarital education program designed to lay the foundation for biblical, fulfilling marriage. As a supplement to Preparing for Marriage, the Preparing for Marriage Leader’s Guide is an invaluable tool for pastors, premarital counselors, mentor couples, and small group leaders. Inside is everything you need to help engaged couples establish a lasting relationship built on an unshakable foundation: Jesus Christ.The Preparing for Marriage Leader’s Guide will help you:
Counsel an engaged couple or lead a small-group study for couples
Share God’s unique blueprints for marriage and the home
Help couples discern God’s will for their relationship
Provide practical guidance on finances, responsibilities, and intimacy
Evaluate a couple’s readiness for marriage after counseling
Create a mentoring couples program and develop mentoring relationships
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Making A Success Of Marriage
$39.00Add to cartIn a crowded field of marriage self-helps, author and pastoral counselor Yount (America’s Spiritual Utopias) crafts a fresh entry full of excellent insights, as well as above-average inspirational quotes from luminaries like John Donne and Tolstoy. Yount covers all the bases in one volume, from the decision to marry to the decision to divorce, but always emphasizing the importance of taking marriage vows seriously to keep a marriage strong, or at least sustained, through complicated situations such as troubled children or long-term illness. Though his approach doesn’t present a new set of solutions, Yount’s text is full of vivid examples that demonstrate his ideas working in real marriages. Sticking close to the topic of wedded bliss (rather than, say, salvation), Yount keeps his Christian perspective on marriage apparent but far from overwhelming; a useful 101-question “compatibility test” offers a serious inventory of issues that every couple should consider for their long-term health.
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How Do I Fall In Love Today
$14.99Add to cartFor the reader who is interested in getting results in life, learning how to build purposeful relationships with family and friends of the same and of the complementing sex through the fundamental principle of giving the advantage is paramount. How Do I Fall in Love Today? takes you step by step from being single and whole, to stepping out of selfishness, to qualifying a mate, to being truly intimate, to evaluating your current perspective on love, to assessing where you are today based the decisions you have made. This book will challenge your current perspective on love and lay a blueprint of how to walk in love in a practical and accessible manner.
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12 Biblical Steps To A Successful Marriage
$16.49Add to cartMarriage is one of the most satisfying and yet one of the most difficult relationships on earth. God places a great importance on this relationship and gives very clear principles on how it is to be lived out in the daily life using the Word of God. In Twelve Biblical Steps, these Biblical principles will be carefully analyzed and clearly explained so that every Christian couple can grasp their significance and begin to carry them out in their marriages.
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Good Man Is Hard To Find
$13.49Add to cartThank you for your interest in A Good Man is Hard to Find, Even in the Church. I believe this book will help you with the task of finding a suitable mate and the wait that comes along with it. This book takes a few-holds-barred approach in sharing the perks and quirks of dating and will help people avoid unnecessary drama in their spouse-finding/keeping efforts. What makes this book unique is its approach – pure honesty! Things I did not want to include, I included just to make my point clear through example. Experience is a good teacher, but I don’t believe we have to learn from our own experiences. We can also learn from the experiences of others. Why burn yourself on the stove when Momma can already tell you that the stove is hot? I dare to expose the truth since it’s the truth that sets us free!
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Are You Ready For True Love
$12.49Add to cartDiscern between relational fits, misfits, and counterfeits. There are a lot more counterfeit men than money. About the only exercise some guys get is running out of money and after women. Brains are what a man looks for in a wife, after not using any in selecting one. If a man tells a woman she’s beautiful, she’ll overlook most of his other lies. Courtship is that period during which the female decides whether or not she can do any better. The trouble with marriage is not the institution. It’s the personnel. One reason why so many marriages are failing is that so many inexperienced people get into them. Avoid cupidity meeting stupidity. It is better to be single and happy than married and miserable. Most girls seem to marry men like their fathers. Maybe that’s the reason so many mothers cry at weddings. Romance often begins by a splashing waterfall and ends over a leaky sink. For many an adult education begins with marriage. Don’t get into the sea of matrimony on a wave of enthusiasm. Beyond love at first sight, get divine insight. Learn a lot before tying the knot.
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Now That Youre Engaged
$14.99Add to cartNow that you’re engaged, how do you build a strong, lasting relationship? Trusted Christian counselor and marriage therapist Dr. H. Norman Wright offers straight talk to couples of all ages about this important step they are taking. As Wright knows and counsels, your level of commitment is the most vital factor in determining the success or failure of your relationship. Backed with biblical wisdom and providing the tools for a rock-solid plan, this practical book asks the right questions and helps you build on a strong foundation of commitment that can stand the test of time. Make your marriage the best it can be, starting with Now that You’re Engaged.
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Lady In Waiting
$16.99Add to cartWith humor, honesty, and biblical truths, the authors help point women to being the right woman and not just finding the right man. By studying the biblical character Ruth, women learn the characteristics that every woman of God should develop. This expanded edition of the original best-seller includes a personal journal and study guide.
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How To Choose A Life Partner
$15.99Add to cartThis insightful book deals with practical aspects of marriage and relationships, based on God-given principles. It deals with issues such as abuse, communication, temperament, finances and infidelity head-on, and points out how they influence the relationship between a man and a woman.
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Date Or Soul Mate
$15.99Add to cartIn Date or Soul Mate? author Neil Clark Warren, founder of eharmony.com, offers practical advice for those wanting to know if the one they are dating is “the one.” Dr. Warren encourages readers to hold out for God’s best and not settle for the first one to come along.
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Sex And The Single Christian
$21.99Add to cartFORNICATION: CONSENSUAL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE BETWEEN TWO PERSONS NOT MARRIED TO EACH OTHER What does God say about fornication? To avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. (I Corinthians 7:2 kjv) In her book, Pastor Alexis Soberanis explores the dangerous and devastating effects of fornication. She reveals that when God instructed the human race to avoid fornication at all costs, He provided a beautiful alternative-the covenant of marriage. “Marriage is honorable, and the bed is undefiled, but fornicators and adulterers God will judge” (Hebrews 13:4 nkjv). Pastor Soberanis demonstrates how the act of fornication will continue to affect generations unless the cycle of pre-marital sex is broken by the power and blood of Jesus Christ. Fornication is a forgivable sin, but it has disturbing consequences, including incurable sexual diseases; mass murder (by abortions); unplanned and unwanted children, resulting in hundreds of thousands of them having to be placed in the foster care system (many of these foster homes are incompatible and abusive); and most recently, many newborns being disposed of in garbage dumpsters by unwed teenage girls not emotionally and psychologically prepared for motherhood. Pastor Soberanis’ desire is that every single who reads this book will make the decision to accept God’s alternative to pre-marital sex, which is to wait for their Godordained spouse, leading into the confines of marriage, and in the process, canceling the generational iniquity of fornication and fatherlessness and starting a new blessing of sexual abstinence until marriage, resulting in strong and lasting family units.
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Sex And The Single Christian
$13.49Add to cartFORNICATION: CONSENSUAL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE BETWEEN TWO PERSONS NOT MARRIED TO EACH OTHER What does God say about fornication? To avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. (I Corinthians 7:2 kjv) In her book, Pastor Alexis Soberanis explores the dangerous and devastating effects of fornication. She reveals that when God instructed the human race to avoid fornication at all costs, He provided a beautiful alternative-the covenant of marriage. “Marriage is honorable, and the bed is undefiled, but fornicators and adulterers God will judge” (Hebrews 13:4 nkjv). Pastor Soberanis demonstrates how the act of fornication will continue to affect generations unless the cycle of pre-marital sex is broken by the power and blood of Jesus Christ. Fornication is a forgivable sin, but it has disturbing consequences, including incurable sexual diseases; mass murder (by abortions); unplanned and unwanted children, resulting in hundreds of thousands of them having to be placed in the foster care system (many of these foster homes are incompatible and abusive); and most recently, many newborns being disposed of in garbage dumpsters by unwed teenage girls not emotionally and psychologically prepared for motherhood. Pastor Soberanis’ desire is that every single who reads this book will make the decision to accept God’s alternative to pre-marital sex, which is to wait for their Godordained spouse, leading into the confines of marriage, and in the process, canceling the generational iniquity of fornication and fatherlessness and starting a new blessing of sexual abstinence until marriage, resulting in strong and lasting family units.
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Living Together : A Guide To Counseling Unmarried Couples
$18.99Add to cartOffers a biblical perspective on the explosive and growing social phenomena of couples moving in together instead of marrying-a common trend even among Christian couples. Biblical, practical, and competent help for those who counsel and minister to unwed couples.
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101 Questions To Ask Before You Get Engaged
$12.99Add to cartMore than half of all couples who become engaged this year will never make it to the altar. Why? Leading experts believe it’s because couples fail to really get to know their potential mate before getting engaged. Relationship expert and noted couples counselor Norm Wright steers potential brides and grooms through a series of soul-searching questions to discern if they’ve really met “the One.” A dynamic book with a great message for people who seek God’s guidance in finding a perfect lifetime companion.
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Marriage Journey : Preparations And Provisions For Life Together
$23.95Add to cartThe Sacrament Of Marriage
Extended Families
Being With Others
Living Together
Fighting Fair
Money Matters
Sexual Intimacy
The Gift Of Children
Yes, No, Maybe, Why Bother (Marriage Preparation, Marriage Enrichment)
The Journey AheadAdditional Info
Updated version of this classic resource for couples about to marry, those already married, and the congregations that support them, including new introductory material and a completely revised resources section. -
Before You Marry
$12.99Add to cartIf you are planning to get married, this is the book for you! Containing thought-provoking questions and down-to-earth, realistic advice, Before You Marry will help put your relationship on the right footing to last for a lifetime. Not planning to get married for a while? This workbook will give you valuable skills for your future relationship. Already married? This book will help strengthen the relationship you currently have and will teach you useful new skills too. Practical and insightful, Before You Marry will get you thinking about the real issues in marriage that are seldom talked about. Whether it is dealing with common misconceptions about love and romance, heading off possible relationship problems, planning your new life together as a couple, or exploding popular myths about love and marriage, this workbook will give you the skills you need now to have a healthy and successful future. A special section on stepparenting offers practical advice and proven techniques to ward off the problems that often arise with blended families.
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Preparing Couples For Marriage
$39.95Add to cartWith today’s alarming divorce rate, pastors bear a special burden to get couples off to a good start. This comprehensive guide walks you through the process from the initial counseling session to wedding planning to “You may kiss the bride.” Topics include family profiles; resolving conflicts; finances; interfaith, interracial, and second marriages; and more.
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Counseling Before Marriage Is A Necessity Not An Option
$23.99Add to cartIn the new millennium, the rate of divorce, erosion of family values, and delinquency of parents and children, are menaces staring at us in screaming headlines. I personally attribute this social cancer to the faulty, ignorant, unholy foundation that people build their marriages on. Most people simply do not start their marriages right! I see eye-to-eye with the issues expounded on by my colleague Rev. Isaac Arku in this book, which he has so painstakingly put together, to express his personal knowledge and emphasis on the importance of Bible-based pre-marital counseling. Single persons need to be adequately taught the essentials of family life before they marry. Rev. Arku’s book has a wealth of information for all sectors of our communities, and the rich contents are timely. -Rev. Dr. Samuel Kissesdoo Professor of Biology, Hampton University, VA Lic. Minister, Marriage & Family Counselor, International Evangelist
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Counseling Before Marriage Is A Necessity Not An Option
$15.49Add to cartIn the new millennium, the rate of divorce, erosion of family values, and delinquency of parents and children, are menaces staring at us in screaming headlines. I personally attribute this social cancer to the faulty, ignorant, unholy foundation that people build their marriages on. Most people simply do not start their marriages right! I see eye-to-eye with the issues expounded on by my colleague Rev. Isaac Arku in this book, which he has so painstakingly put together, to express his personal knowledge and emphasis on the importance of Bible-based pre-marital counseling. Single persons need to be adequately taught the essentials of family life before they marry. Rev. Arku’s book has a wealth of information for all sectors of our communities, and the rich contents are timely. -Rev. Dr. Samuel Kissesdoo Professor of Biology, Hampton University, VA Lic. Minister, Marriage & Family Counselor, International Evangelist
