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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

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

Hidden amongst the “bad news” in the last few weeks was a short mention of increased domestic violence in our nation, and it was quickly pushed aside by the other acts of violence occurring around the world. The news publishers’ interest in family and domestic violence being sparked by a media release from the ABS on the 18 March. The media release stated: “There were 97,800 offenders proceeded against by police for at least one family and domestic violence (FDV)

Easter And Marriage A marriage where the husband and wife are totally devoted to each other, communicate well with each other, and have good conflict resolution skills is likely to survive. However, to move to a growing, healthy, and flourishing marriage, the husband and wife need the message of Easter. All around us we see examples of good and bad in communication, conflict resolution, and how to accept the differences

Restore Marriage We in the church are the key force, with God’s leading, to restore marriage to His design within our nation. Australia legalised same-sex marriage on December 9, 2017. The federal Parliament passed the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017 on December 7, 2017, which redefined marriage as “the union of two people to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily entered into for life”. This occurred when

On Earth Peace and Goodwill Toward Men With Christmas approaching, it brings a mix of joy, anxiety, fear, stress and, to some, depression. Shops are filling with Christmas items—food, gifts, decorations, etc and the occasional shop, though getting rarer these days, playing Christmas carols. As we get closer to the 25th, the hearts of some become increasingly heavy. This may be because of the thoughts of the preparation, the possible ramifications of a great family meeting/lunch/BBQ and its