Below you will find our 6 most recent articles relating to marriage and family from Marriage Australia.
Dive into our previous articles for valuable insights and practical tips that are aimed at building and strengthening Christ centred marriages.
Join with others to honour and celebrate marriages during Marriage Week, the second week in September each year, we make available many resources to help you promote your event and your effective ministry to marriages of Gods design.
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
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
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
Prayer for marriage ~ June
This month the prayers are for marriages where either the husband, wife are working or involved in the area of religion or philosophy. Religion is composed of a set of morals and rules. Religions generally have a set of dogmatic beliefs and practices that are designed to help a person achieve a spiritual goal. A religion is about believing and doing the right thing in order to be ‘right’ with the spiritual universe. However, Christianity is a relationship
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
Prayer for marriage ~ May ~ for those working in Law & Justice
These prayers are a suggested guideline and reminder of what law enforcement officers do to serve our communities every day. Pray for their safety, courage, and discernment. Police help protect our communities and ensure that the law is followed. For help for them to be humble, self-controlled & honest, treating all persons with respect. They put themselves at risk every day. Attacks on persons in public places have drawn attention to such risks. Pray for the police, and
