MARRIAGE COMPATIBILITY

OUR NEED TO CHECK AND NURTURE OUR COMPATIBILITY

Every year countless couples Get divorced on grounds of incompatibility. Before marriage, we need to check for compatibility. After marriage, we should nurture our compatibility. In this lesson we will examine seven keys. But only one is the master key.

IN EDEN
WHEN GOD CREATED THE FIRST COUPLE, HE ENSURED THEIR COMPATIBILITY

GENESIS 2:18, NIV It is not good for man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.

KEY NO. 1
AGE
1. At different stages of the life cycle, our needs are different. 2. Big differences can result in the inability of one to satisfy the needs of the other. 3. This can result in marital conflict.

KEY NO. 2

1. Different levels of education can cause a couple to do fewer things together. 2. Separate activities can create different circles of friends, drawing couples apart. 3. Instead of drawing closer, couples draw further apart.

EDUCATION

KEY NO 3
HEALTH
3 John 2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. With the prevalence of transmittable diseases, health status is crucial. Health habits are also vital because our habits today determine our status tomorrow.

KEY NO. 4
CULTURE
ANSWER TRUE OR FALSE 1. Some cultural differences are simple and can be resolved easily. 2. Others are complex and should be addressed to ensure success.

KEY NO. 5
Ezekiel 16:44,45 The adulterous daughter Adopted the value system of her Mother. 2 Timothy 1:5 The godly youth adopted the Values of his grandmother and Mother. IT IS IN THE HOME THAT CHILDREN SEE MODELS AND ASSIMILATE STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOUR.

FAMILY VALUES

KEY NO. 6
TEMPERAMENTS
1.

2.

THERE ARE FOUR BASIC TEMPERAMENTS The Sanguine, like Peter, is out going, talkative, and charismatic. The Choleric, like Paul, is hard-working, practical and decisive.

3. The Phlegmatic, like Abraham, is easy going, supportive, and peaceful. 4. The Melancholy, like Moses, is analytical, emotional, and creative.. I THINK THAT I AM ....., AND MY SPOUSE IS .....

NOT MARRIED YET? Weigh the differences carefully. MARRIED ALREADY? Accept and respect my spouses Differences.

KEY NO. 7
SPIRITUAL UNITY
Deuteronomy 7:1-4 Gods fearing Israelites were not to marry idolatrous Canaanites.

2 Corinthians 6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers; for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? And what communion hath light with darkness?

WHEN ONE PARTNER SERVES SATAN, AND THE OTHER SERVES GOD THERE IS TROUBLE. WHEN BOTH SERVE SATAN, THERE IS BIGGER TROUBLE. BUT WHEN BOTH ARE SINCERELY SERVING GOD, THEY HOLD THE MASTER KEY TO MARRITAL COMPATIBILITY.

THREE BIG QUESTIONS

(1) Am I a part of the family of God? (2) Is my partner a part of the family of God? (3) How can we become part of the family of God?

HOW TO ANSWER QUESTION NO. 3

THE EXPERIENCE OF JACOB
GENESIS CHAPTERS 27-32

1. Jacob lied and deceived 2. Running away from home, he was lonely, miserable, and discouraged 3. That night God visited him with the dream of a ladder and a message of his love 4. Arriving at Haran, Jacob spent 20 years raising a family and becoming wealthy. 5. But deep down inside he still was not right with God.

BAD NEWS
ESAU WAS ADVANCING WITH 400 SOLDIERS 1. He must make a decision 2. Esau was to catch up with him the following day 3. He must get right with God without delay THATS THE KIND OF DECISION YOU AND I SHOULD MAKE NOW

LEAVING FAMILY AND FLOCKS

Jacob went out into the desert To make things right with God

THE TOUCH
SUDDENLY, somebody touched him, and the fight of his life Began. The being is called man and is Called God. This God man was JESUS

THE MIRACLE
Then Jacob experienced a Miracle! Genesis 32:27,28 Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

IT CAN BE DONE FOR YOU

Just as Jesus did a miracle for Jacob that night, He is ready to do a miracle for you and me tonight.

MY PRAYER
MY PRAYER: Create in me a Clean heart, O God, and renew a Steadfast spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 GODS ANSWER: I will give you A new heart and put a new Spirit within you. Ezekiel 36:26

MIRACLE FOR ME
GOD WILL DO A MIRACLE FOR ME
1.The drunkard becomes sober! 2.The drug user becomes drug free! 3.The smoker becomes abstainer! 4.The abuser becomes caregiver!

1. 2. 3. 4.

Adultery gives way to purity! Revelry is turned to sobriety! Gambler becomes money saver! Hurter is changed into healer!

ITS A RADICAL CHANGE ANSWER TRUE OR FALSE

NEW CREATURE
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

HOW QUICKLY?
HOW QUICKLY IS JESUS READY TO PERFORM THIS MIRACLE IN MY LIFE? 2 Corinthians 6:2 ... Now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.

THE MASTER KEY

THE SAME JESUS WHO CHANGED JACOBS LIFE IN A MOMENT STANDS READY TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE THIS VERY MOMENT! THIS IS THE MOMENT FOR GODS MIRACLE! THEN YOU HOLD THE MASTER KEY TO MARITAL COMPATIBILITY!

END OF LESSON