Download or read book Prior to Tying the Knot Christian Marriage Essentials written by Saundra L. Washington D.D. and published by Saundra L Washington. This book was released on 2011-03-10 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The important purpose of this marriage preparation e-Book is to help you assess your personal readiness for marriage and to increase your repertoire of tools necessary to grow and maintain a healthy, loving, spiritually satisfying marriage. I will guide you through serious issues to consider about your relationship and alert you to those vital areas that you need to explore with your intended “prior to tying the knot.†Planning for your wedding is a wonderful and exciting adventure. But, it is not nearly as important as planning for your marriage life.In the society in which we live, it is paramount that couples learn as much about each other as possible before tying that “until death do us part†knot. With divorce rates escalating each year, it seems, couples need every advantage to succeed in today’s marriages. Thus, this marriage preparation guide functions as a booster shot that will boost your capacity to predict and handle potential difficulties and to accentuate awareness of the inevitable challenges of a committed relationship.This e-Book further seeks to help prepare you to enter into a long term relationship based upon sacrificial love for one another, and to place the needs of your beloved before the needs of self. The Christian couple is encouraged to invite Jesus Christ to be the third cord in the marital relationship: “Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.†Ecclesiastes 4:12.
Download or read book Before We Tie the Knot written by Dave Powers and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-02-01 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2006, a million couples stood before a pastor, or a justice of the peace and committed themselves to each other in matrimony. Studies show there are two-million additional couples planning on doing the same. For the vast majority, their wedding day has been given a lot of thought and preparation. Their hope is that their wedding day would fulfill all the hopes and expectations they hold for that day. Before We Tie The Knot addresses a few of the issues that couples tend to overlook, things that may have gone unnoticed. The intention of the author is to help couples get everything out of their wedding day they had hoped for, and more. And to share just a little insight from the thirty-seven years as a pastor, conducting wedding ceremonies and some of the good and not so good decisions couples have made along the way. So get a cup of coffee, find a comfortable chair, get a note pad and sit down with a pastor that loves to talk with couples about marriage and making the most of their wedding day.
Download or read book Tying the Knot written by Rob Green and published by New Growth Press. This book was released on 2016-01-13 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tying the Knot by Rob Green offers soon-to-be-married couples a practical vision of Christ-centered marriage that is realistic, hopeful, and actionable. With homework to help any counselor or couple put crucial lessons into practice, Tying the Knot is a highly relevant premarital counseling book. This eight-session study guides couples through issues like conflict, expectations, communication, finances, and intimacy, showing how each can be successfully resolved with Christ at the center of the marriage. Knowing the stresses and needs of a couple in their season of engagement, Green has helpfully designed the study to require a manageable (and healthy) 60 minutes of at-home work per session, with questions and exercises to build communication and intimacy at the end of each chapter. Tying the Knot also includes an appendix for mentors, making it easy for a married couple, lay leader, or counselor to lead an engaged couple through the book. Field-tested and recommended by multiple counselors in a thriving counseling practice, Tying the Knot has already guided many couples into a stronger and more joyful union. Let this eight-week premarital study reorient your life and marriage around Christ, so you both will experience all the blessings of marriage as God designed it.
Download or read book Before You Tie the Sacred Knot written by Angela B. Chester and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-06-17 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before You Tie The Sacred Knot (workbook) is for Christian couples serious about beginning their marriage on a solid foundation. This premarital counseling workbook isn't just filled with compatibility test questions, but questions about real world issues. Christian point of view exercises included for both bride & groom. Before You Tie The Sacred Knot the 2nd book in the series on premarital counseling, provides a do-it-yourself, counselor-guided alternative to office counseling. Before You Tie The Sacred Knot provides framework by reinforcing your relationship foundation. Its' interactive format with space for journaling makes it a great reminder for you and your fiancee - to remind you of what you worked on in planning for your marriage.
Download or read book Ready or Knot written by Scott Kedersha and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wedding day is just one day in the life of a couple. But God's design is for marriage to last a lifetime. So how can someone know that the person they're with is the one they can truly build a life with--especially when so few marriages around them work? Pastor Scott Kedersha has worked with more than 5,000 premarital couples to prepare them for the biggest decision of their lives. In Ready or Knot? he offers practical and Christ-centered guidance for couples for all of the days after the wedding day. Through authentic stories from real couples about the decisions they made (or wish they'd made), Scott asks the hard questions so his readers can break free from the watered-down Hollywood version of marriage and build their lives together on the right foundation--the unchanging Word of God.
Download or read book The Order of Celebrating Matrimony written by and published by Catholic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2016-10-15 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this highly anticipated English translation according to the Second Typical Edition, the Ordo Celebrandi Matrimonium \"is presented with an enrichment of the Introduction, rites and prayers, and with certain changes introduced in keeping with the norm of the Code of Canon Law promulgated in 1983\" (Decree of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments). The revision of this Ritual Edition, which is divided into four chapters and includes three Appendices, incorporates changes in accord with the Third Typical Edition of The Roman Missal, updated Lectionary texts, and The Revised Grail Psalms. This Clothbound Edition includes all the enhanced features that celebrants have come to know and trust from Catholic Book Publishing: large, easy-to-read type; printed and reinforced end papers; a sturdy cover; and satin ribbon markers to add an elegant finishing touch. Specially produced acid-neutral cream paper from established, quality mills ensures a high level of opacity and consistency of the highest degree. While providing highly readable type for text and music, this volume also boasts a proven layout that respects functional page-turns.
Download or read book The Complete Book of Christian Wedding Vows written by H. Norman Wright and published by Bethany House. This book was released on 2003-08 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers help and inspiration to couples who desire creative and Christ-honoring wedding vows.
Download or read book Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts written by Les Parrott and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD! With this updated edition of their award-winning book, Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott help you launch lifelong love like never before. This is more than a book--it's an experience, especially when you use the his/her workbooks filled with more than 40 fun exercises. Get ready for deeper intimacy with the best friend you'll ever have. Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts, which has been translated into more than 15 languages, is the most widely used marriage prep tool in the world. Why? Because it will help you . . . Uncover the misbeliefs of marriage Learn to communicate with instant understanding Discover the secret to resolving conflict Master the skills of money management Get your sex life off to a great start A compelling video, featuring real-life couples, is available, and with this updated edition, Les and Leslie unveil the game-changing SYMBIS Assessment. Now you can discover how to leverage your personalities for a love that lasts a lifetime. Make your marriage everything it is meant to be. Save your marriage--before (and after) it starts.
Download or read book Untying the Knots Before Tying the Knot written by Rose Enyioma and published by Suburbanbuzz.com. This book was released on 2016-01-31 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no right age per se for marriage, but for it to have a fighting chance in our age, when fifty percent or slightly higher will end in divorce, there has to be a level of readiness for those who want to go into it. There is no perfect individual, and so there will never be a perfect marriage. However, when we walk according to the guidelines of the original author of marriage, it ensures a level of preparedness and safety. This preparation involves identifying those issues in individuals which are like knots. These knots can undermine and actually undo marriage relationships. Most of those proverbial "little foxes that spoil the vine" in marriage are identified in this book and dealt with from Biblical perspectives.
Download or read book The Marriage Knot written by Ron Zappia and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What exactly does it take to make marriage strong? Ron and Jody Zappia were on the brink of divorce. It was their first year of marriage and already things were falling apart. They desperately searched for anything that would help. And then, suddenly, everything changed. Today, the Zappias lead The Knot Marriage Conference where they present seven transformative principles that saved their marriage. The Marriage Knot teaches these same principles to new audiences. Full of wisdom, humor, and refreshing transparency, The Marriage Knot unpacks the choices successful couples make. Marriage, like a knot, has to be kept tight. Left to itself, it loosens over time and can completely unravel. This highly practical book focuses on the everyday decisions you can make to rejuvenate and restore your marriage. Delving into topics like communication, sex, conflict resolution, and more, it offers the tools you need for life-long marriage health. Whether you’re engaged, newlyweds, or seasoned marriage veterans, this book will help make your marriage strong, no matter what pressures attempt to unravel it.
Download or read book Weddings and Wives written by Dale Spender and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book Dale Spender brings together the views of some remarkable women writers in challenging and provocative insights. The social revolution that has taken place over the last 30 years in relation to weddings and wives from biblical texts to New Age ceremonies is discussed. Contributors include Nadia Wheatley, Susan Mitchell, Kate Grenville and Kaz Cooke.
Download or read book Strengthening Your Marriage written by Wayne A. Mack and published by P & R Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This valuable counseling aid for pastors can also be used with great benefit by couples on their own.
Download or read book Tying the Knot Or Tied in Knots written by Charles Maluleke and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Preparing for Marriage God s Way A Step By Step Guide for Marriage Success Before and After the Wedding written by Wayne Mack and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The decision to marry a certain person is one of the most important you'll ever make. It's vital to go into that marriage informed and prepared! Preparing for Marriage God's Way is a marriage counseling resource that uses thoughtful self-examination to reveal the personalities, background, and expectations that you and your partner are bringing to your union. Through rigorous Bible study, you will learn about God's expectations for marriage and be equipped with his solutions for dealing with typical marriage conflicts. Three follow-up lessons after the wedding help you to reflect on all that's happened after you said, "I do."
Download or read book Ex Etiquette for Weddings written by Jann Blackstone-Ford and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weddings rarely go off without a hitch, and when ex-spouses, children from previous marriages, and multiple sets of in-laws are involved, couples definitely need brand-new guidelines to politely maneuver their nuptial plans. Whether you are remarrying and attempting to combine two families or a first-time bride or groom dealing with feuding divorced parents, Ex-Etiquette for Weddings helps you navigate a host of emotionally charged situations, such as: how to announce your engagement when your parents are divorced, how to tell your ex and children about your remarriage, how to set the budget when your divorced parents are at odds, how to word invitations for second marriages or marriages of children with divorced parents, how and where to seat ex-relatives at the reception. Recognizing that tension and anxiety are extremely high around weddings, especially when the family situation is complicated, Jann Blackstone-Ford and Sharyl Jupe offer trusted advice for raking a blissful trip down the aisle.
Download or read book Marrying a Widower What You Need to Know Before Tying the Knot written by Abel Keogh and published by . This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Drawing on a decade of experience as a remarried widower, Abel Keogh gives you unique insight into what it takes to make any long-term relationship with a widower successful." -- Page [4] of cover.
Download or read book Things I Wish I d Known Before We Got Married written by Gary Chapman and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OVER 500,000 COPIES SOLD! “Most people spend far more time in preparation for their vocation than they do in preparation for marriage.” With more than 45 years of experience counseling couples, Gary has found that most marriages suffer due to a lack of preparation and a failure to learn to work together as intimate teammates. So he put together this practical little book, packed with wisdom and tips that will help many develop the loving, supportive, and mutually beneficial marriage they envision, such as: What the adequate foundation for a successful marriage truly is What to expect about the roles and influence of extended family How to solve disagreements without arguing How to talk through issues like money, sex, chores, and more Why couples must learn how to apologize and forgive Ideal for newly married couples and those considering marriage, the material lends itself to heart-felt, revealing, and critical conversations for relational success. Read this bookand you’ll be prepared for—not surprised by—the challenges of marriage. - Bonus features include: Book suggestions and an interactive websites to enhance the couples’ experience “Talking it Over” questions and suggestions to jumpstart conversations over each chapter Appendix on healthy dating relationships and an accompanying learning exercise
