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friday february 12, 2010
40-Day Marriage Challenge - Day #40
LOVE DARE - # 40 The greatest testimony about Biblical love is found in 1 Corinthians 13:8, “Love never fails”. It refuses to give up, even when hurt, wounded, challenged, or mistreated…or even if your spouse refuses to receive it. Real, Biblical love just keeps on loving. TODAY’S DARE : Put your unfailing love in the most powerful and personal words you can. Declare that no matter what imperfections exist, your love is greater. Write a letter of commitment to your spouse. Include why you are committed to your marriage until death, and that you promise to love them - no matter what. Give the letter to them as a love gift. CONGRATULATIONS : You have completed our 40-day “Marriage Challenge”. But, the challenge to improve your marriage never ends. Create your own LOVE DARES in the days to come so that you keep the emphasis on building your relationship. Celebration of Marriage: For the couples that registered for the Marriage Celebration, please dress up for the event. The doors open at 7:15 pm with the Celebration beginning at 7:30 pm. See you tonight!
From all of us here at the Chapel – we pray that your marriage is blessed beyond what you could dream or imagine!
*If you miss a day, visit www.thechapel.com/family/BLOG for all of the 40 Challenges.
David Miller Family Pastor The Chapel at Crosspoint
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thursday february 11, 2010
40-Day Marriage Challenge - Day #39
LOVE DARE - # 39 What is something your spouse would really, really love? And how often do you ask yourself that question? Common sense and budget restrictions tell us we can’t give our spouse everything they might like … but, love sometimes needs to be extravagant. And extravagance can often be obtained on a budget. TODAY’S DARE: Ask yourself what your spouse would want if it was obtainable. Commit it to prayer. Put your heart into it and map out a plan for meeting that desire at whatever level you possibly can. Finish by reading Psalm 37:4
Couples, we need your help! Please send us some personal stories from these last 39 days, including your thoughts on the Challenge, stories of how your marriage has been impacted, or even the love notes and poems that you've written to each other during the Challenge.
*If you miss a day, visit www.thechapel.com/family/BLOG for all of the 40 Challenges.
David Miller Family Pastor The Chapel at Crosspoint
wednesday february 10, 2010
40-Day Marriage Challenge - Day #38
LOVE DARE - Day # 38
A great Proverb for marriage is found in Proverbs 15:22 “Refuse good advice and watch your plans fail; take good counsel and watch them succeed.” All of us need wise counsel throughout our journey. It is the wise person who constantly seeks after it and embraces the wisdom. The opposite is a foolish person – they never ask for advice and when it is given, they ignore it.
Do you have an older couple or a friend of the same gender you can turn to for sound and wise advice?
TODAY'S DARE: Find a mentor for your marriage. Find someone that will be honest and loving enough to tell you the truth. Approach this person and establish an open door with them to talk real and authentic with you about your marriage. Seek advice within your same gender and someone that has been down the path you are walking.
Couples, we need your help! Please send us some personal stories from these last 38 days, including your thoughts on the Challenge, stories of how your marriage has been impacted, or even the love notes and poems that you've written to each other during the Challenge.
*If you miss a day, visit www.thechapel.com/family/BLOG for all of the 40 Challenges.
David Miller Family Pastor The Chapel at Crosspoint
tuesday february 9, 2010
40-Day Marriage Challenge - Day #37
LOVE DARE - Day # 37
If someone told you that by changing 1-thing about your marriage, you could guarantee with near 100% assurance that your life together would significantly improve, you would at least want to know what it was. Well ... for many couples, that 1-thing would be the daily practice of praying together.
To tell someone that praying together is a key ingredient to marital longevity and leads to heightened sense of sexual intimacy might seem strange. But the unity that grows between a husband & wife when they pray together regularly form an intense bond and stimulates every area of marriage.
TODAY'S DARE: Ask your spouse if you can begin praying together. Talk about the best time to do this. Even if your spouse refuses to do this, resolve to pray daily for your marriage and for your spouse.
Couples, we need your help! Please send us some personal stories from these last 37 days, including your thoughts on the Challenge, stories of how your marriage has been impacted, or even the love notes and poems that you've written to each other during the Challenge.
*If you miss a day, visit www.thechapel.com/family/BLOG for all of the 40 Challenges.
David Miller Family Pastor The Chapel at Crosspoint
monday february 8, 2010
40-Day Marriage Challenge - Day #36
LOVE DARE - Day # 36
Psalm 119:105 tells us, "Thy Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path". If it is not already a habit in your life, now is the time to begin reading a portion of it everyday. Why? David said in Psalm 119:11, "Your Word have I treasured in my heart that I might not sin against You." In the Bible, we find the right plan for everything ... marriage included. Wise couples build theirs lives on truths found in God's Word. Then, you can sustain life's storms - no matter how serious they become.
TODAY'S DARE : Commit to reading the Bible every day. Find a devotional book that will give you some guidance. Begin submitting each area of your life to its guidance and start building your marriage on the solid rock of Christ and His Word.
Couples, we need your help! Please send us some personal stories from these last 35 days, including your thoughts on the Challenge, stories of how your marriage has been impacted, or even the love notes and poems that you've written to each other during the Challenge.
Devotional Books and Ideas: Ø My Utmost For His Highest by Oswald Chambers Ø Our Daily Bread Ø Focus on the Family http://www.focusonthefamily.com/ Ø Let’s Strengthen Marriage http://www.letsstrengthenmarriage.org/ Ø A good study Bible that has a reading track Ø Word of Life http://www.wol.org/
*If you miss a day, visit www.thechapel.com/family/BLOG for all of the 40 Challenges.
David Miller Family Pastor The Chapel at Crosspoint
sunday february 7, 2010
40-Day Marriage Challenge - Day #35
Today is the first day of the week – dedicate your week to honor God in your marriage. This is the National Week of Marriage and we have a great week ahead for you. Stay focused on building a great marriage! LOVE DARE - Day # 35 We can learn much about how to treat our spouse from 1 Corinthians 13. And, verse 6 reminds us: “Love does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth.” From the moment you close your Bible after reading each morning, nearly everything else will be luring you away from the truth. Opinions of people, media, web sites, will all work overtime to slant your view of “real life”. Stop the lure! Instead, review what makes you most proud of your spouse. You are the most influential person in your spouse’s life. So . . . TODAY’S DARE: Think of a recent specific example when your spouse demonstrated Christian character and commend them for it at some point today. Add today: Read 1 Corinthians 13 in the New Testament. Couples, we need your help! Please send us some personal stories from these last 35 days, including your thoughts on the Challenge, stories of how your marriage has been impacted, or even the love notes and poems that you've written to each other during the Challenge.
*If you miss a day, visit www.thechapel.com/family/BLOG for all of the 40 Challenges.
David Miller Family Pastor The Chapel at Crosspoint
saturday february 6, 2010
40-Day Marriage Challenge - Day #34
You are in your final week of your Marriage Challenge. Are you ready for Day #40? Today is the registration deadline for the “Celebration of Marriage” event this coming Friday night. If you are in the Western NY area…you will not want to miss this great night! Don’t give up – the finish line is just ahead.
LOVE DARE - Day # 34 There is an eye-opening verse in Ecclesiastes 4:11, "If two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone?"
Love can function on its own if there is no other way ... but there is a "more excellent way" (1 Corinthians 12:31). God so designed us that our spouse "completes" us. We are made for each other. Our temperaments compliment each other and provide a balanced relationship. One is strong in the area of the other's weakness.
Scripture says, "Two are better than one ... for if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But, woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him (her) up." Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
TODAY'S DARE: Recognize how much your spouse means to you. Let them know that you realize that importance. Assure them that you value their wisdom and counsel in decision making ... whether it directly affects them, or not. If, in the past, you have ignored their insight and wisdom, admit you know you were wrong and ask them to forgive you. February 6 (Saturday) NOTE: This Saturday will be the registration deadline for the Marriage Celebration taking place on Day #40. Please note that this is a separate registration from the 40-Day Marriage Challenge. The Marriage Celebration Event taking place on Friday, February 12, 2010 is only for those who have participated in the 40-Day Marriage Challenge. This event has a separate registration and can be found at: www.thechapel.com/MLL. A Celebration of Marriage February 12, 2010 @ 7:30 pm Jacket & Tie Event $30.00 per couple Registration Required
*If you miss a day, visit www.thechapel.com/family/BLOG for all of the 40 Challenges.
David Miller Family Pastor The Chapel at Crosspoint
friday february 5, 2010
40-Day Marriage Challenge - Day #33
Today is Friday and we have one week from today left! Make this a great last week of your Marriage challenge.
LOVE DARE - Day # 33 The Bible has much to say about the blessing making love can be to both a husband and a wife. God created it. He says to celebrate it ... inside our marriage, only. In so doing, we join our hearts to each other in an expression that no conversation can match.
But, when this legitimate need goes unmet, or is treated selfishly or demanding, our hearts are drawn away and tempted to fulfill this longing somewhere else, and in some other way. Sex is not something to be used as a bargaining chip, or something God allows us to withhold ... without consequence. To protect this from happening, God set standards, saying, "The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; and likewise also the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does." (1 Corinthians 7:4).
You are the one person called and designated by God to meet your spouse's sexual needs. Don't allow a distance to grow between you. But the path to getting there must not be by sulking, guilt trips, arguing, or demanding. Love is the only way to ignite the union between a husband and a wife.
TODAY'S DARE If at all possible, try to initiate making love with your spouse today. Do this in a way that honors what your spouse had told you about what they need from you in your relationship. Before hand, ask God to make this enjoyable for both of you, and a path to greater intimacy. February 6 (Saturday) NOTE: This Saturday will be the registration deadline for the Marriage Celebration taking place on Day #40. Please note that this is a separate registration from the 40-Day Marriage Challenge. The Marriage Celebration Event taking place on Friday, February 12, 2010 is only for those who have participated in the 40-Day Marriage Challenge. This event has a separate registration and can be found at: www.thechapel.com/MLL. A Celebration of Marriage February 12, 2010 @ 7:30 pm Jacket & Tie Event $30.00 per couple Registration Required
*If you miss a day, visit www.thechapel.com/family/BLOG for all of the 40 Challenges.
David Miller Family Pastor The Chapel at Crosspoint
thursday february 4, 2010
40-Day Marriage Challenge - Day #32
LOVE DARE - Day # 32 Are you familiar with Genesis 2:24? "A man shall leave his father and mother, and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh."
That's God's blueprint for how marriage must be to work God's way. It involves tearing away, and gluing together. Couples who do not "practice exactly" the leaving & cleaving will reap the consequences at some point ... and the problems are difficult to repair after someone has been hurt.
TODAY'S DARE Is there a "leaving" issue you haven't been brave enough to conquer? Confess it to your spouse today, and let your spouse be a part of you making it right. The oneness of your marriage is dependent on it. Every spouse needs the assurance that they are the "Top" priority over every other human relationship. February 6 (Saturday) NOTE: This Saturday will be the registration deadline for the Marriage Celebration taking place on Day #40. Please note that this is a separate registration from the 40-Day Marriage Challenge. The Marriage Celebration Event taking place on Friday, February 12, 2010 is only for those who have participated in the 40-Day Marriage Challenge. This event has a separate registration and can be found at: www.thechapel.com/MLL. February 12, 2010 @ 7:30 pm Jacket & Tie Event $30.00 per couple Registration Required
*If you miss a day, visit www.thechapel.com/family/BLOG for all of the 40 Challenges.
David Miller Family Pastor The Chapel at Crosspoint
wednesday february 3, 2010
40-Day Marriage Challenge - Day #31
February 6 (Saturday) NOTE: This Saturday will be the registration deadline for the Marriage Celebration taking place on Day #40. Please note that this is a separate registration from the 40-Day Marriage Challenge. The Marriage Celebration Event taking place on Friday, February 12, 2010 is only for those who have participated in the 40-Day Marriage Challenge. This event has a separate registration and can be found at: www.thechapel.com/MLL. February 12, 2010 @ 7:30 pm Jacket & Tie Event $30.00 per couple Registration Required LOVE DARE - # 31 Nothing makes a marriage relationship sweeter than: Unity, Togetherness, Oneness. Remember at your wedding ceremony? The one who officiated said something such as: “And the two became one. And what God has joined together, let no man separate.” (Mark 10:9). Too often, we (man and woman) are guilty of “separating” our Oneness. What would happen if we did everything to promote oneness and make sure there was nothing “separating” us? Today’s Dare: Choose one area of division in your marriage and first ask God to reveal anything in your heart that caused the division. Then choose today as a new opportunity to make “oneness”
*If you miss a day, visit www.thechapel.com/family/BLOG for all of the 40 Challenges.
David Miller Family Pastor The Chapel at Crosspoint
tuesday february 2, 2010
40-Day Marriage Challenge - Day #30
LOVE DARE - Day # 30 Your spouse will not always motivate your love. In fact, sometimes, they may not even receive it when you try to express it. Moods and emotions change. But, when God is your reason for loving, your ability to love is guaranteed. That's because, "love comes from Him”!
TODAY'S DARE Before you see your spouse again today, pray for them by name and for a "specific" need in their life. Whether it comes easy for you, or not, say "I Love You", then express it in some tangible way. Afterwards, go to God again in prayer, thanking Him for giving you the privilege of showing unconditional love to this most special person in your life. NOTE: "Registration Deadline for February 12th event is SATURDAY FEBRUARY 6." Valentine’s Weekend: REGISTRATION IS OPEN at www.thechapel.com/MLL. Friday, February 12th is a special night for those who complete the 40-Day Marriage Challenge. Come and celebrate together this special accomplishment. *If you miss a day, visit www.thechapel.com/family/BLOG for all of the 40 Challenges.
David Miller Family Pastor The Chapel at Crosspoint
monday february 1, 2010
40-Day Marriage Challenge - Day #29
LOVE DARE - Day # 29 You have made it through four weeks and now you are into week #5. For some this has not been easy but your perseverance will reap a great reward! Today is a going to take you some time to stop, think, and reflect on your first four weeks Today’s Dare: Look back over the past 4 weeks. Were there some dares that seemed impossible? Did you miss one or wish you could do that “dare” again? Take a dare from the past 4 weeks and do that one today. NOTE: "Registration Deadline for February 12th event is SATURDAY FEBRUARY 6." Valentine’s Weekend: REGISTRATION IS OPEN at www.thechapel.com/MLL. Friday, February 12th is a special night for those who complete the 40-Day Marriage Challenge. Come and celebrate together this special accomplishment. *If you miss a day, visit www.thechapel.com/family/BLOG for all of the 40 Challenges.
David Miller Family Pastor The Chapel at Crosspoint
sunday january 31, 2010
40-Day Marriage Challenge - Day #28
LOVE DARE - Day # 28 Too often, we go through marriage expecting our spouse to fulfill our wishes and make us happy. Nearly always, giving our spouse an impossible order to fill. And, the greater our expectations, the more likely our spouse will fail you and cause you frustration. Today’s Dare : Eliminate the unrealistic expectations in your marriage. Think of at least one area where your mate has told you that you are expecting too much. Start a new pattern today of loving “unconditionally”. NOTE: "Registration Deadline for February 12th event is SATURDAY FEBRUARY 6." Valentine’s Weekend: REGISTRATION IS OPEN at www.thechapel.com/MLL. Friday, February 12th is a special night for those who complete the 40-Day Marriage Challenge. Come and celebrate together this special accomplishment. *If you miss a day, visit www.thechapel.com/family/BLOG for all of the 40 Challenges.
David Miller Family Pastor The Chapel at Crosspoint
saturday january 30, 2010
40-Day Marriage Challenge - Day #27
LOVE DARE - Day # 27 "When you judge another, you condemn yourself, since you, the judge, do the same thing." Romans 2:1.
Today is about personal responsibility . . . Something we want our spouse to have, but struggle to maintain ourselves. Love doesn't pass blame, or justify selfish motives. Our goal is not to prove how good a spouse we have been, but to admit how much further we have to go.
The Dare: Take time today to examine where you fall short in demonstrating true, Biblical love toward your spouse. Ask God to reveal the hidden areas to you - and He will. Commit to work to overcome them. And, if your spouse responds with criticism, accept it by receiving it as counsel. NOTE: "Registration Deadline for February 12th event is SATURDAY FEBRUARY 6." Valentine’s Weekend: REGISTRATION IS OPEN at www.thechapel.com/MLL. Friday, February 12th is a special night for those who complete the 40-Day Marriage Challenge. Come and celebrate together this special accomplishment. *If you miss a day, visit www.thechapel.com/family/BLOG for all of the 40 Challenges.
David Miller Family Pastor The Chapel at Crosspoint
friday january 29, 2010
40-Day Marriage Challenge - Day #26
LOVE DARE - Day # 26 I hope everyone is ready … because this may be the toughest “dare” of the 40-days. But ~ in order to have the kind of marriages that bring joy and honor God, this is most important. 1 Corinthians 13:5, “… love keeps no record when it has been wronged …”. The Dare : Whatever you haven’t forgiven in your spouse, forgive it today. Un-forgiveness keeps a marriage in prison. Get free. NOTE: "Registration Deadline for February 12th event is SATURDAY FEBRUARY 6." Valentine’s Weekend: REGISTRATION IS OPEN at www.thechapel.com/MLL. Friday, February 12th is a special night for those who complete the 40-Day Marriage Challenge. Come and celebrate together this special accomplishment. *If you miss a day, visit www.thechapel.com/family/BLOG for all of the 40 Challenges.
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