Making Your Marriage a Masterpiece

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Making Your Marriage a Masterpiece

• Week 2
• Roles and Responsibilities

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Seven Stages of the Married Cold

• 1st year - The husband says, "Oh, sweetie pie,
  I'm really worried about those nasty sniffles you
  have! There's no telling what that could turn
  into with all the strep that's been going around.
  I'm going to take you right down to the hospital
  and have you admitted for a couple days of rest.
  I know the food is lousy there, so I'm going to
  bring you some takeout from China Garden. I've
  already arranged it with the head nurse."

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Seven Stages of the Married Cold

• 2nd year - "Listen, honey, I don't like the sound
  of that cough. I called the doc and he's going to
  stop by here and take a look at you. Why don't
  you just go on to bed and get the rest you need?"

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Seven Stages of the Married Cold

• 3rd year - "Maybe you better go lie down,
  darling. When you feel lousy you need the rest.
  I'll bring you something--do we have any canned
  soup around here?"

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Seven Stages of the Married Cold

• 4th year - "No sense wearing yourself out when
  you're under the weather. When you finish those
  dishes and the kids' baths and get them to bed,
  you ought to go to bed yourself!"

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Seven Stages of the Married Cold

• 5th year - "Why don't you take a couple aspirin?"

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Seven Stages of the Married Cold

• 6th year - "You oughta go gargle or something,
  instead of sitting around barking like a dog!"

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Seven Stages of the Married Cold

• 7th year - "For Pete's sake, stop sneezing. Are
  you trying to give me pneumonia? You'd better
  pick up some tissues while you're at the store."

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Questions From Last Week
What are the specific blocks that build the wall
between husband and spouse?
The Type of Church to Attend Church
Attendance/Ministry Involvement Goals for Your
Children Millionaire or Missionary Finances
Spending habits, Philosophy on going into debt,
Savings, Credit cards Working
Wife/Mother Household Chores Friends/Relatives
(In-laws) Rules and Discipline of
Children Entertainment Physical Relationship
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Roles and Responsibilities Within Marriage

• Foundational Principles
• Character
• Love

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Responsibilities of the Husband

• Husbands are to LEAD the home
• Be a Leader not a dictator!
• Husbands are to PROVIDE for the home
• Husbands are to LOVE their wives
• 1. His love is to be sacrificial love he gave
  himself
• 2. His love is to be purifying love That he
  might sanctify it.
• 3. His love is to be caring love verses 28-30
• 4. His love is to be an unbreakable love verse
  31

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Responsibilities of the Husband

• Check list
• Do you tear down instead of build up your wife?
• Do you make decisions without consulting her?
• Do you buy major ticket items without her
  knowledge?
• Do you consider her needs?

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Responsibilities of the Husband

• Husbands are to LEAD the home
• Husbands are to PROVIDE for the home
• Husbands are to LOVE their wives
• Husbands are to STUDY their wives
• Husbands are to HONOR their wives
• Husbands are to be FAITHFUL to their wives

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Responsibilities of the Husband

• Comments
• Questions or
• Love Offerings?

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Responsibilities of the Wife

• Wives are to love their husbands
• Wives are to submit to their own husband
• Wives are to keep the home
• Wives are to be an help meet to their husband

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Specific ways to complement and be suitable to
your husband.
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Specific ways to complement and be suitable to
your husband.
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Specific ways to complement and be suitable to
your husband.
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Responsibilities of the Wife

• Wives are to love their husbands Titus 24
• Wives are to submit to their own husband
• Wives are to keep the home
• Wives are to be an help meet to their husband
• Wives are to be examples to younger women

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Questions or Comments
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Feedback Sheet

• Take time to write out your comments
• What do you want next weeks lesson to cover?

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Homework

• In what area can YOU improve?
• Have you confessed it to the Lord? Your Spouse?
• Discuss with your spouse areas that you believe
  need to be adjusted or changed.
• Make it a matter of prayer!

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THANKS for Coming!

• See you next Sunday night!