Marriage …
…… is for life a covenant relationship made between a man and a woman before God. Include Him, the designer of marriage, in your marriage each day by praying together and for each other. Continue to daily invest in your marriage through prayer, time together and speaking out words of life –
you will see great returns.
Increase The Investment In Your Marriage
Join the Marriage Investment Bank (MIB) today to receive:
- A monthly email which may contain
- Discussion ideas or points to start meaningful conversations with your spouse
- A suggested date night for you to plan with your spouse
- A challenge for you and your spouse
- A prayer for you both to pray over your marriage/family
- through Marriage Week the second week in September each year you will receive a daily investment letter
There are no costs involved (you will not find anywhere on our website a request for funds) – just the commitment of you and your spouse to take your marriage and family to the next level. Your privacy is not invaded; we do not share/sell any personal data, and we maintain our own mailing system and its data on our own secure, dedicated server.
MIB was founded in 2011. Since that time 100’s of couples, both in Australia and overseas, have joined as investors. They are investing in part of the critical infrastructure of their nation, their church, their community – their own marriage and family!
Join us all in celebrating the beauty of covenant marriage as designed by God.
Marriage is Important
The Importance of Marriage – primarily from the perspective of Scripture.
God’s Creation
“So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.” (Genesis 1:27 NKJV)
Right from the start God made men and women equal, in “the image of God” but with complementary differences as men and women.
On the creation of man God placed him in the garden and gave him His vision for life in the world that He, God had created. God then saw that something was incomplete and said “Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.” (Genesis 2:18 NLT). God had seen that it was not good for the first man, and for most of us, to be left by himself.
God then created/crafted woman out of the rib of that first man ( Genesis 2:21-22). Then, God presented and entrusted this remarkable gift to the man.
What we know as marriage had been instituted by God. A man and a woman becoming one new entity and, as we are told later being “one flesh”. That entity of one man and one woman being the fundamental human relationship in God’s created world. This human relationship being the basis for family — a relationship that is there ahead of the parent-child relationship.
Genesis 2:24 tells us
Prayer for marriages ~ July
The Sphere of Arts has the potential to touch lives in a powerful way and can be, and often is, used to communicate the gospel message. Drama, dance, story, jewellery, pottery, embroidery, music and visual image can be expressions both of the reality of our brokenness, and of the hope that is centred in the gospel that all things will be made new. In the world of mission, the arts are often an untapped resource. It is an important means for believers to engage with society, whether through the performing arts, visual arts or other creative arts.
- Thank God for the many singers and musicians who have used their God given gifts to encourage people and for those who have made their music resources freely available. Pray that all in this sphere would humbly model purity and chastity and not yield to any temptations that
Equipping Marriages For Sustainability
Much is written these days about sustainability, usually in terms of the environment. For us, this should be a natural part of good stewardship and the dominion which we were given (Gen. 1:26-28), which, although lost through Adam’s sin, was restored to us through Christ.
Marriage between a man and a woman, as designed by God, should be the image of sustainability. Marriage is a covenant relationship for life, no matter what lies before us – God is always with us (Psa 23; Heb 13:5-8).
There are two foundational ways in which we can equip those who are married and also those who will be married in the future:
- Speaking out the Word (2 Tim 3:16), whether through a sermon message or other meetings. The Word that speaks of the design and purpose of marriage, the roles of husband/wife and father/mother. The Word on how we should forgive, communicate, etc., is all-important
