http://www.new-life.net God's family reaching up, reaching in, reaching out. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:06:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Solving Problems and Disagreements 1 Peter 2:17 Show proper respect to everyone. . . . There are many ways to try to solve problems and come to agreements. This method (called the 3Ps) is one way that many couples have found helpful. Great marriages are characterized by an abiding sense ... http://www.new-life.net/fighting-for-your-marriage-session-7/ Forgiveness No couple could make their marriage last with joy and intimacy without a commitment to forgiveness. And yet forgiveness in marriage is seldom actually stressed. There is no magic formula, but Jesus Christ's teaching does point the way for moving through forgiveness when needed. Defining Forgiveness Jesus uses financial ... http://www.new-life.net/fighting-for-your-marriage-session-6/ Fine-tuning the speaker/listener technique In the book Fighting for Your Marriage Rule #1 for the Speaker is stated as follows: Speak for yourself. Don't try to be a mind reader. Talk about your thoughts, feelings, and concerns, not your perceptions of the Listener's point of view or motives. Try ... http://www.new-life.net/fighting-for-your-marriage-session-5/ A Biblical Pattern of Communication Communication: A Topical Approach from Proverbs How should we communicate with one another? Here is the wisdom from the book of Proverbs on communication . . . The Power of Our Words Don't Talk Too Much With his mouth the godless destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge ... http://www.new-life.net/fighting-for-your-marriage-session-4/ Danger Signs in a Marriage Researchers at the University of Denver have identified 4 traits that will destroy a marriage relationship. They have achieved an 95% success rate in predicting if a marriage will succeed or fail based on these four criteria! They call them the Four ... http://www.new-life.net/fighting-for-your-marriage-session-3/ What Causes Conflict? Sin and Desires Although conflict existed prior to the fall, this conflict was not negative. There was a oneness and an openness toward one another that we have a hard time understanding today. Genesis 2:24-25 says, "For this reason a man will leave his father ... http://www.new-life.net/fighting-for-your-marriage-session-2/ Your Opinion on Communication and Conflict STATEMENT AGREE DISAGREE 1. It is sometimes necessary to nag another person in order to get them to respond. 2. Too much talking is more of a problem in marriages than not enough talking. 3. We communicate more through our nonverbal behavior than through the actual ... http://www.new-life.net/fighting-for-your-marriage-session-1/ These are notes from a marriage class that we held at New Life Community Church in the fall of 1996. There is some excellent material on marriage, communication, and problem solving that will be very helpful to your marriage. Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Session 5 Session 6 Session 7 http://www.new-life.net/fighting-for-your-marriage-class/ by Alan Marshall - January 2001 (This is an essay which originally appeared on Alan Marshall's web site and is used with his permission.) Sex in Today's Culture The changes in society's attitudes to love, sex and marriage in the last few decades requires the church to review ... http://www.new-life.net/the-nature-of-marriage-and-its-pastoral-implications/ by Douglas Jones Who would have thought that men loving real women was a sign of Christian cultural progress? But in tracing views of love from the ancient period through the middle ages and the Reformation, we find just that. In the golden era of ancient Greek thought, Socrates, said ... http://www.new-life.net/loving-real-women/