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Sunday, October 29, 2023
October 29, 2023 • Pastor Steve Speer
What are we doing a series on marriage for when so many people in our communities are single and disinterested in getting married? Are we stuck in the past, trying to resurrect a bygone era? A pastor said it this way: "Single people cannot live their lives well as singles without a balanced, informed view of marriage. If they do not have that, they will either over-desire or under-desire marriage, and either of those ways of thinking will distort their lives." So lets jump in this week to connect how a Biblical perspective of marriage applies to singles regardless of whether marriage is in the future or not. See you Sunday!
Sunday, October 15, 2023
October 15, 2023 • Pastor Steve Speer
When we get married we don't really know the person we are marrying. We think we do, but marriage has a way of showing us our partner like no other relationship status can. So what do we do when our spouses change in unexpected and unforeseen ways? How do we build a strong marriage with someone who has become a bit (or a lot) of a stranger? Lets dig in and discover this Sunday!
Sunday, October 8, 2023
October 8, 2023 • Pastor Steve Speer
To be loved and not known is superficial, to be known and not loved is one of our greatest fears. Our greatest desire is to be known AND loved. This Sunday we get to unpack what marriage is for, not just what God says that it is. What is the primary value of being married to the One who created it for us?
Sunday, October 1, 2023
October 1, 2023 • Pastor Steve Speer
People have so many reasons for not getting married but continuing a relationship. We can describe those reasons by reducing them to their lowest common denominator: "My love for you hasn't reached marriage level." Saying that out loud would likely end the relationship and so mask it with more socially acceptable explanations. Ultimately fear is the driver in our lack of commitment. Is this really the best way to live in relationship with a baby-mama or baby-daddy or a never ending "situationship"? Unpack with me the commitment that defines a relationship that is aligned with how God designed marriage to be.
Sunday, September 24, 2023
September 24, 2023 • Pastor Steve Speer
Talking about serving our spouse is all nice and romantic, but it rarely has much staying power in our lives. To maintain a Biblical perspective of our role in marriage requires deep inner transformation. Unpack with me what the Apostle Paul has to say to us next: It is only through learning to serve others through the filling and power of the Holy Spirit that we will have the power to face the challenges in marriage.
Sunday, September 17, 2023
September 17, 2023 • Pastor Steve Speer
Everything in the Bible tells us that marriage, next to our relationship to God, is the most important and profound relationship that there is. That is why, like knowing God himself, coming to know and love your spouse is difficult and painful, but can also be rewarding and wonderful. Unpack Ephesians 5 with me this week, as we apply biblical truth to our relationships so that they can thrive!