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You’re in love, and it’s the real thing. You have made a joyous decision together- a decision destined to change your lives forever: You’re getting married! Now, as you plan your wedding celebration, it is time to lay the foundation for a lifetime of love and romance. Today you can begin the important, lifelong task of building a strong Christian marriage.Created by FamilyLife, one of America’s leading marriage and family ministries, Preparing for Marriage is a dynamic, comprehensive program designed to help you prepare for life together after the cake is cut and the guests head home. That is when the real adventure begins—the adventure of creating an intimate, lasting and biblical marriage!Inside you’ll find eight sessions of fun, romantic study that will help you target areas for growth in your relationship. You can work through Preparing for Marriage as a couple, with a pastor or premarital counselor, or with a small group. Don’t just plan your wedding . . . prepare for your marriage!
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It can be tempting, for couples who are engaged, to focus on planning their wedding day and ignore preparations for the lifetime commitment that begins after the cake is cut. Now, with this revised and updated edition of Preparing for Marriage from FamilyLife, couples can do both! Created by one of Americas leading marriage and family ministries, this dynamic program is designed to help Christian couples lay the foundation for a strong, lasting and biblical marriage. Preparing for Marriage includes eight sessions of fun, romantic study that will help couples identify areas for growth in their relationship and start them off on the right foot before they walk down the aisle. Couples will learn how to discern Gods will for their relationship, to handle finances and plans for the future, to clarify their roles and responsibilities, to develop a loving sexual relationship, to deal with family histories and past issues, and much more!
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Married couples begin their lives together with a vow of lifelong love and devotion . . . but many walk down the aisle unaware of all that promise entails. Now you can help engaged couples make their vows with open eyes and hearts, fully prepared for the hard and rewarding work of building a strong and lasting Christian marriage.Created by FamilyLife, one of America’s leading marriage and family ministries, Preparing for Marriage is a dynamic, comprehensive premarital education program designed to lay the foundation for a biblical, fulfilling marriage. As a supplement to Preparing for Marriage, the Preparing for Marriage Leader’s Guide is an invaluable tool for pastors, premarital counselors, mentor couples and small-group leaders. Inside is everything you need to help engaged couples establish a lasting relationship built on an unshakeable foundation: Jesus Christ.
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What is the true secret to spiritual growth for couples? Dennis and Barbara Rainey know from experience that the secret is moments spent with the one you love. When you are lifting up your relationship and the rest of your life together to God, you wont be able to keep the spiritual growth from happening. In the pages of Moments with You, Dennis and Barbara Rainey offer inspiring Scripture and insights to get you started or to continue growing in your quiet times together. All it takes is a few moments to connect with God and each other during your busy days. Enjyable, interactive and easy to use, the 365 all-new biblical devotions provide a daily discussion point, prayer and Scripture reference. Each reading touches on central issues facing married couples of all ages and at all stages of life. If you desire a deeper spiritual connection with God and with your spouse, you will come to treasure Moments with You.
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In the midst of the stress and pressure of everyday life, Moments Together for Couples will give you and your mate a chance to pause, relax and draw upon the strength of the Lord. This easy-to-use devotional helps you set aside anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes every day with your spouse to grow closer to God and closer to each other.
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Busy couples will draw closer to God and to teach others through this 30 day devotional that inspires a greater sense of closeness and meaning to the quality time they spend together. The result is restoration of romance, trust and true intimacy.
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This book presents 30 days of devotionals for married couples focusing on emotional, spiritual and sexual intimacy together. Reading the selections together allows busy couples a focused, purposeful means of spending quality time together to improve their communication and produce a greater sense of closeness. The result is restoration of romance, trust and true intimacy.
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We all talk about intimacy in marriage, but few of us know what it really means. While sexual relations are an important part of intimacy, there are many other equally important parts that are often overlooked. If you want greater intimacy in your marriage, Dennis and Barbara Rainey advise you to spend more focused time together! Specifically, set aside regular time for devotions as a couple. In just 10 minutes of quality time a day for 30 days, you can share Moments Together for Intimacy— focused readings chosen from the bestselling Moments Together for Couples. You’ll read Scripture, discuss spiritual topics and pray together as never before. Do that, and this small book will make an enormous impact in the way you communicate with each other and with God. Find the time—before it’s too late!
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Preparing for Marriage, along with the accompanying Leader’s Guide, were developed to help engaged couples prepare for the important task of building a Christian marriage. This resource provides engaged couples opportunities to develop good communication skills and deal with issues of personal expectations, family histories, role responsibilities, communication, finances and the traits of a biblical marriage. It encourages the development of a mentoring relationship with an older married couple. Each session includes informative Bible study, discussion questions and special projects to be completed by the couple to reinforce the topic of the session. The study can be used by counselors, groups or individual couples. Has 6 sessions
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It can be tempting, for couples who are engaged, to focus on planning their wedding day and ignore preparations for the lifetime commitment that begins after the cake is cut. Now, with this revised and updated edition of
Preparing for Marriage from FamilyLife, couples can do both! Created by one of Americas leading marriage and family ministries, this dynamic program is designed to help Christian couples lay the foundation for a strong, lasting and biblical marriage.
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Congratulations, youre about to take the next step in life with the one you love: Youre getting married! As both of you prepare to embark on this wonderful journey, you want to make sure this will be lasting marriage. But how do you begin to build a foundation for a committed and loving marriage? Now you and your intended can begin your marriage fully prepared to face the challenges, while growing deeper in love and intimacy with each other and God.
As you read through this devotional together, you and your intended will develop an intimate and Christ-centered marriage. Each reading has verses, action steps and discussion topics that will guide you in building a solid foundation for the rest of your lives.
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This book is one in a set of small gift hard cover books that present 30 days of devotionals for parents to read together. They will be challenged to learn how to become a unified team with their children. The selections focus on the challenges and rewards of parenting and a parent's responsibility as God's earthly custodians of the childen He entrusts to us. This book is a tool that will help parents communicate better with each other and their children.
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In "Moments Together for Living What You Believe" focused readings chosen from the best-selling "Moments Together for Couples", a husband and wife will learn how to make their actions correspond with their belief in Jesus Christ. This final book in the "Moments Together" series reveals how the Holy Spirit empowers us to love one another! When our actions honor God, we spread His love and light to everyone we meet!
About the Author
DENNIS RAINEY is the President and the cofounder of FamilyLife, a ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ. He is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary. He holds an honorary doctorate from Trinity Evangelical University and Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. Since 1976, he has overseen the rapid growth of FamilyLife, which is the family division of Campus Crusade for Christ, and holds conferences on marriage, parenting and
Rekindling the Romance (the one day conference on the marriage covenant). He is the senior editor of the HomeBuilders Couples Series® and the daily host of the nationally syndicated radio program “FamilyLife Today.” Dennis was the recipient of the National Religious Broadcasters Radio Program of the Year Award for both 1995 and 2003. He was also presented the Distinguished Alumnus award from Crowder Community College. Dennis has served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.
Dennis and Barbara have spoken at FamilyLife Conferences across the United States and around the world. Dennis continues to be a speaker for Promise Keepers. In addition, he has testified on family issues before Congress and appeared on numerous radio and television programs.
Dennis and Barbara co-authored Staying Close. It was selected in 1990 as the outstanding book on marriage and family and was presented the Gold Medallion Book Award by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. Dennis received a second Gold Medallion Award in 2002 for Ministering to the Twenty-First Century Families (The Swindoll Leadership Library). Dennis and Barbara also wrote Two Hearts Praying As One, Growing A Spiritually Strong Family, The New Building Your Mate’s Self-Esteem, Moments Together for Couples, Parenting Today’s Adolescent, Two Hearts Are Better Than One, Starting Your Marriage Right and the recent Moments with You. Barbara and oldest daughter Ashley compiled and wrote A Mother’s Legacy – Wisdom from Mothers to Daughters. Her most recent writing project is Barbara and Susan’s Guide to the Empty Nest, co-authored with Susan Yates.
Dennis has also written:
--The Tribute --Building Your Marriage (of the HomeBuilders Couples Series) --Building Your Mate's Self-Esteem ( HomeBuilders Couples Series, coauthored with Barbara --A Call to Family Reformation --One Home at a Time --So You Want to be a Teenager (with his wife Barbara and children Samuel and Rebecca)
-Interviewing Your Daughter’s Dates Dennis has been on the staff of Campus Crusade since 1970, and Barbara since 1971. Dennis and Barbara were married in 1972. Their proudest achievement has been six children (5 more grafted in by marriage- three sons, two daughters), and fourteen grandchildren. They are both graduates of the University of Arkansas and live near Little Rock, Arkansas.