Weekend to Remember is HERE!!!

This is a really big weekend for Team Church…but not for the reasons you normally think.  Much time, money, and a long period of fasting weekly is all about what will be happening in Concord this weekend at the Weekend to Remember Marriage Conference.

For months we’ve been offering the couples we know to go to the Family Life Marriage Event held this weekend in Concord, NC.  This is the same event that our Lead Team attended last Novemeber.  I can’t stress enough what this has meant to our marriages.

In fact, it meant so much that we decided to make a way for others to go.  We knew that most would not go simply because of the costs involved, so we offered to take that out of the equation for them.  We wanted to give every reason for the couples we know to make their marriages solid and founded on God’s Word.

Please, Please, Please pray for the couples who attend this weekend event.  Pray for the speakers too.  So much depends on the Spirit in this conference.  It is very likely that couples will be driven by so many emotions like bitterness, hurt, and selfishness.  Pray for the Holy Spirit to overcome!

Marriage crumbling behind the scenes?

 

“I hate plumbing.”  I said that at least 50 times between Sunday and Tuesday.  We had a kitchen faucet problem, but when it comes to plumbing, it’s not just one problem.

One problem always reveals another underlying problem, and then another and another.  

For example, in order to disconnect the supply line, you need to turn off the valve under the sink.  Well that valve wouldn’t turn off completely.  The gaskets inside the valve had disintegrated over time, and there was no way it would stop the water from shooting out.

No one thinks about the integrity of the valve until a crisis comes.  In other words, you won’t notice it until you need it.

Our relationships with our spouse are similar.  Problems in relationships come time and time again, but they often reveal larger underlying problems.

Just like that valve, spouses aren’t really paying attention to maintaining the real foundational needs of the marriage.  They don’t notice them until they are needed.  They forget about communicating love and respect; they have wandering eyes and affections for others; they stop being concerned with the spiritual nature of the family.

If all is going pretty well the relationship is manageable.  But then the crisis hits and what we expect should be there has crumbled behind the scenes.  

If you and your spouse were to face a crisis today, would there be enough of a commitment and love to sustain you?

We have another session of the Art of Marriage conference coming up at the end of March.  Also there will be the Weekend to Remember Conference in Concord in April.  These conferences are great ways to make sure the foundational elements of your marriage are not slowly crumbling away.

But for today, why not speak to your spouse about how you’re doing as a couple.  download this pdf for a “Do It Yourself Marriage Retreat.  It has tons of questions that will help you monitor your marriage.

Art of Marriage this weekend

We are really excited to offer the Art of Marriage Conference this weekend, Feb 10-11.  This conference and the weekend Family Life retreat that my wife and I attended made such a wonderful difference in our marriage.  I am sure that this conference will have long lasting impact for those coming.

Next Sunday at Team Church, we’ll hear from some of the attendees.  And the following Sunday Feb 19 I will begin a new series on relationships as God talks about them in the book of Proverbs.

As a way to get prepared, let me suggest that you read a chapter of Proverbs every day.  There are 31 chapters so most months you will read it all the way through.  Of course this is the shortest month, so go ahead and get started.

today you can read the seventh chapter, and tomorrow the eigth, and so on…

Comment here if you would like to share which proverb out of the chapter was the most meaningful to you.  To help you get started, I’ve included Proverbs 7 below (see if you find anything that would be helpful to marriage!):