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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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From one of America's leading marriage and family ministries, this dynamic program features eight sessions of fun, romantic study, designed to help Christian couples lay the foundation for a strong, lasting, and biblical marriage.
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Created by one of America's leading marriage and family ministries, this dynamic program is designed to help Christian couples lay the foundation for a strong, lasting, and biblical marriage. It includes eight sessions of fun, romantic study that will help couples identify areas for growth. (Relationships)
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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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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.
About the Author
Dennis Rainey is President and CEO of FamilyLife, a division of Cru. Dennis and his wife, Barbara, have spoken at Weekend to Remember conferences around the world. Dennis serves as the daily host of the radio program FamilyLife Today. Dennis and Barbara have authored more than two dozen books, including the bestselling Moments Together for Couples. The Raineys have six children and nineteen grandchildren.DAVID BOEHI is a senior editor at FamilyLife and editor of the HomeBuilders Couples Series. He is a gradutate of the University of Missouri jounalism school and has served with campus Crusade for Christ since 1976 and FamilyLife since 1988. He and his wife, Merry, have two married daughters and live in Little Rock. Ark.
BRENT NELSON is a graduate of Trinity College, and earned masters degrees from Indiana University and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He worked for many years with Campus Crusade for Christ and FamilyLife, and is now involved in church, vocational, and adoption ministries. He and his wife, Cass, have four children and live in Franklin, Tenn. with their three children.
JEFF SCHULTE is a fellow and director of the Sage Hill Institute, an initiative for authentic Christian leadership. He is a graduate of Yale University, earned two masters degrees with highest honors from Western Seminary, and speaks nationally and internationally on biblical masculinity, fatherhood, spiritual formation, leadership, and relational authenticity. He and his wife, Brenda, have six children.
LLOYD SHADRACH is a teacher in residence at Fellowship Bible Church in Brentwood, Tenn., which he co-planted in 1997. Previously he worked with FamilyLife for 13 years. Lloyd is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Lisa, live in Franklin, Tenn., with their three children.