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
August Prayer Points for marriage
For those working in Education
Religion plays major role in economic growth, new research finds
Religion has had a far greater influence on economic development than many economists have recognised, according to a new study examining why some nations prosper while others struggle. (Published by RFBerlin in May and based on a review by economists Professor Sascha Becker of the University of Warwick, Professor Jared Rubin of Chapman University and Professor Ludger Woessmann of the University of Munich.)
The influence of postmodern thought has left its mark on twenty-first-century education, introducing concepts such as pluralism, sexual confusion, and marriage between any two people, and seeks to embed gender theory into school curriculum, regardless of the sexual identity of children. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Education Policy Outlook provides a concise analysis of the current Australian education system, compared to international education systems, including ongoing policy and reform
Honouring Marriage
The theme of Marriage Week this year is “Honouring Marriage”. When we hear “honour marriage” or “honouring marriage”, most will relate firstly to Hebrews 13:4, where it is written “Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit adultery.” [NLT]
Chronological LASB NLT Study Notes for this verse are:
“Giving honor to marriage will require the utmost in Christian conviction and sensitivity. Modern social theory may redefine the family, and the new definitions may be far from its biblical foundation. What can you do? Witness to the depth of God’s love for you by keeping your marriage happy and strong. Remain faithful—in body and in mind. Pray for your spouse. Honor biblical marriage (man–woman unions) by resisting political pressure to recognize and legalize other sexual preferences. Teach children the biblical meaning of marriage. Pray early
