• God sets the priority of the marriage relationship (Eph. 5:23-33)• Your marriage and your spouse are more important than your:

• None of these should relegate your marriage to second place

AmbitionsBelongingsComputerDollarsEducationFriends & FamilyGame(s)

HobbiesIdiosyncrasiesJobKidsLifeMobile DeviceName

Online ActivitiesParentsQuiltingRecreationSocial MediaTelevisionUnpaid Bills

Video GamesWorkoutXylophoneYogaZoom-Zoom

• Married couples are to be glued, cemented, welded together (same Hebrew word in 2 Kgs. 5:27; Job 41:17, 23)• God specifies the glue that holds marriages together =

agape love (Col. 3:12-14)• Agape love is a personal choice to unselfishly and

unconditionally seek to fulfill what is best for another• The epoxy strength of a married couple practicing agape

love never fails (1 Cor. 13:4-7)

• God unites husband and wife as one (Matt. 19:4-6)• Husband and wife are one physically – in body – one energy• Husband and wife are one emotionally – in heart – one spirit• Husband and wife are one mentally – in mind – one focus• Husband and wife are one spiritually – in soul – one hope• “They are no longer two but one…Let not man separate!”

• Believe Jesus is God’s Son – John 8:24• Repent from sins and turn to God – Acts 17:30• Confess your faith in Jesus – Romans 10:9• Be immersed into Christ – Acts 22:16

− God will forgive all of your sins – Acts 2:38− God will add you to His church – Acts 2:47− God will register your name in heaven – Hebrews 12:23

• Walk daily in one accord with Christ – 1 John 1:7