The Godly Marriage Navigator
Paul J. Bucknell
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Godly marriages are the best marriages.
This is not because of some clever magical maneuvers, but because these couples have been in a greater way influenced by the Creator's pattern and design for them. This is just like our health.
The more we live righteous lives, the stronger, healthier and more joyful lives we will have. It is the same with our marriages! If, however, we ignore His instructions and warnings in His Word, our marital difficulties will increase. These materials focus on strengthening marriages at three different levels by instilling God's life principles found in the Scriptures.
The Marriage Navigator
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Read more exciting and practical articles on marriage. Just click on a link or graphic below.
Marriage Digital Library Video
Unless the LORD
builds the house,
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless the LORD guards the city,
The watchman keeps awake in vain.
(Psalms 127:1).
A marriage modeled after God's design and empowered by His love is the best marriage!
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 The Goal and Design of Marriage: Intimacy
Your Goal for Marriage
What is your goal of marriage? Why is it that the dream of a perfect union so often results in two separated lives?
Five Misconceptions of Good Marriages
Misconceptions give false confidence to couples that keep them from seeking the design God has given for good marriages.
Defending the Design of Marriage
Six evidences of the design of marriage are given. To the degree a couple follows God's design, the more beautiful their marriage will be. The more a person lives apart from God's design in their marriage, the more he or she will suffer pain, loneliness, emotional hardness and spiritual guilt
Defining Marital Intimacy
The goal of marriage is intimacy. Special guidelines are given to understand this goal in its marriage context.
Three Aspects to Intimate Marriages
Discover the three aspects to developing intimate marriages. Has a clear chart.
Marriage Study Sheet
Study questions for each of the above sheets. Feel free to copy and use.
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Developing Love in Your Marriage
 Married but not very happy? Always seem like your fighting? You need the ingredient of love! This mini series will take you right through the steps of implementing love in your life and in your marriage.
THE DISCOVERY OF LOVE
Many marriages are running on human love. This is why they are failing to bring the fulfillment they were supposed to. Discover the difference between human and divine love.
THE IMPORTANCE OF LOVE
God's love sounds great. But how does one bring it into ones own life? See here how we can choose love.
THE SEVEN STEPS OF A GROWING LOVE
Once love is ignited in your own heart, try it on your spouse! We go through seven practical steps.
Study Questions on Developing Love Series
Study questions for each of the above pages. Free to copy and use! |
God's Sexual Design for Our Lives and Marriages
'God's Sexual Design for Our Lives and Marriages' is a special course on instilling in us the right perspective of sexuality and marriage. The only hope we have of gaining a fulfilling and enriching marriage is to understand God's design for marriage. Click on the picture at the right to go to that section.
#1 A Special Design: Sexuality
God designed human beings as sexual beings. He created both male and female as two distinct but complementary sexes. Foundational to a stable life is understanding, accepting and affirming our own gender.
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#2 A Blended Design: Marriage
God designed us for heterosexual marriage. God has defined marriage as a special covenant relationship between one male and one female. When we try to redefine marriage and its purpose, then our lives along with the whole society are broken down.
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#3 An Exclusive Design: Whole-hearted
God has designed marriage for whole-hearted relationships. God has made marriage like ownership. A spouse literally belongs to each other. Straying eyes and hearts strikes right against the foundation of marriage and love.
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#4 A Permanent Design: Enduring
Marriage is for life. The marriage vows hold "until death do we part." God has not given us alternative choices for the crises of life. There are no escape hatches because the life-long commitment is the very thing needed to force us to work through our difficulties with each other.
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Renewing Affections between Husband and Wife
 These special sections encourage husbands and wives to make the best possible decisions when there is loss of mutual affection.
Renewing Affections between Husband and Wife
Husband's Special Guidelines if Wife is Unresponsive
Husband's Special Guidelines if He is Uninterested
Wife's Special Guidelines if Husband is Inattentive to Her Needs
Wife's Special Guidelines if She is Uninterested
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 Marital Breakdown
Hope for Damaged Marriages
This page leads a couple on how they can step by step break through communication impasse in their marriage. – Psalm 107:10-16, 33-35
Strengthening Marriages in a Decadent Society
Many wonder if they can have a strong marriage when so many couples are breaking apart. We share with you why this is happening and how your marriage can be strengthened.
The Marriage Breakdown
Marriage is under siege! Unbiblical views are infiltrating the young bride and bridegroom's mindset. Numerous 'cancer' agents are revealed as well as how to overcome them. |
Building a Great Marriage
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Acquire God's View of Marriage
Keep God's design clearly in focus.
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Enables a couple to get back on track to having a great marriage through strengthening their hope by instruction on the biblical design of marriage. |
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Great Marriages are built on great plans. Learn about unconditional agape love: its description, power and challenges. |
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Great Marriages need great wives. Learn the secret key to being a woman filled with God's power and love. |
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Great marriages are built on God's proclamation that the couple is now one. To the degree a couple builds upon this truth, the marriage will grow and mature. To the degree a couple live out their own independent wills, their marriage will suffer. |
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Recover from Marital Setbacks
Forgive one another in love.
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Great marriages have virtually been able to eliminate conflict. How? Come understand the source of marital conflicts and how to overcome them! |
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Great marriages know how to resolve crises without breaking into arguments and conflict. Want to learn how? Join in on this session complemented by charts. |
 You can order the Building a Great Marriage printed seminar materials including handouts at the BFF Resource Center.Or even better get the BFF Marriage Digital Library which includes all all our marriage articles including powerpoints, audios and videos.
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Learn how bitterness is the number one killer of marriages and how to eliminate it completely from your marriage without the cost of a psychiatrist! |
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Obtain a Great Marriage
Develop a deep and enriching relationship
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#8 Cultivating Intimacy in Your Marriage
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Great marriages are intimate marriages! Learn more about marital intimacy, how to become more intimate and the purpose for marital intimacy. |
#9 Developing Trust & Intimacy
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Intimacy can grow only as mutual trust develops. Learn how trust grows and how to meet the love of God to gain that trust. |
#10 "Love Never Fails"
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Great marriages are filled with God's love. Join with us as we explore how to practically bring His love into our marriages step by step. Remember "Love never fails." It works! |
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The BFF Marriage Training Library offers a wealth of training material for both marriage and parenting including the Building a Great Marriage seminar. eBooks in pdf form can be printed for class and so can the handouts. There are even powerpoints. If you want, you can order many of the materials in printed form. Click the Library to get more information.
