Sunday, October 28, 2007
This week's message is entitled "Crossing the Line" (Philippians 2:1-7) by Pastor Dave Kaiser
Marriage is like a fine car; one must do constant upkeep and maintenance on the car to keep it running well. It takes constant maintenance on the part of both spouses to keep things working as a marriage should. If the marriage is neglected, over time cracks, worn spots, and rust begin to take a toll. Is that a picture of your marriage, looking respectable on the outside, but behind the closed front door of your home it is getting pretty rusty? There are little maintenance things you have to do on a marriage to keep it in tune. The first in the sermon series we talked about the need to look for the positive in your mate. The second in the series was to take charge of what you can do to make your side of the marriage work. And finally, today we want to look at the third key to a successful marriage, which is learning to listen to and validate your spouse. Most of the time, as we talk in conversation, we are not really listening. We are thinking what we will say next. We stay in our own little world and do not venture out to see what is going on in the other person’s head. Once we cross the divide that separates each of us from the other, we begin the process of paraklesis. How do we cross the line? Listen and find out.
