Ephesians: In the Heavenly Realms

Gaining Respect for your Husbands

Mrs. Linda Bucknell

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Preparing for Marriage

Strengthening Good Marriages

Renewing Poor Marriages

Preparing the needed biblical understanding, convictions and attitudes that enable singles to prepare for great marriages even if a prospective mate is not in sight!

Singles and sexual Purity Singles and Purity
Explains how a single can be sexually pure by God's power!

Getting Married Right! Getting Married Right!
Build your marriage on God's will for your lives by focusing on five areas of concern.

Getting Married Right! Building a Great Marriage
Special emphasis is on identifying the problems to poor marriages and three keys to great marriages.

Getting Married Right! Adjusting to Marriage
Understand the five critical steps to setting up a great marriage!

Benefits of Sexual Purity Benefits of Sexual Purity
Five great benefits to staying pure!

How shall a man find a good wife - the bad and right ways? Biblical Perspective of Finding a Spouse
How shall a man find a good wife - the bad and right ways? A word to single women.

Understanding Pleasure in Marriage and Life Understanding Pleasure in Marriage and Life
Find out the right place pleasure is to have in your marriage and sexual intimacies. Avoid extremes of rejection, shunning or being ruled by pleasure.

THE DISCOVERY OF LOVE : Human Love and Divine Love The Discovery of Love
Many marriages are running on human love. This is why they are failing to bring the fulfillment they were supposed to. Discover the difference between human and divine love.

Your Goal for Marriage Your Goal for Marriage
What is your goal of marriage? Why is it that the dream of a perfect union so often results in two separated lives?

Defending the Design of Marriage Defending the Design of Marriage
Six evidences of the design of marriage are given. To the degree a couple follows God's design, the more beautiful their marriage will be.

The Problems of a litlle Lust The Problems of a little Lust
A chart shows the many consequences of lust in a marriage. Now is the time for purity!

Fear of God & Avoiding Fornication Fear of God & Avoiding Fornication
Is purity hard? Then think through the way God deals with fornication.

The Marriage Breakdown The Marriage Breakdown
Marriage is under siege! Unbiblical views are infiltrating the young bride and bridegroom's mindset.

Equipping married couples with God's teaching on marriage so that they will pursue greater marital intimacy and withstand the subtle attacks from the world.

Defining Intimacy Defining Marital Intimacy
The goal of marriage is intimacy. Special guidelines are given to understand this goal in its marriage context.

The Intimacy Quiz The Intimacy Quiz
Take this 12 question quiz (and answers) see how 'one' or intimate your marriage is!

Three Aspects to Intimate Marriages Three Aspects to Intimate Marriages
Discover the three aspects to developing intimate marriages. Has a clear chart.

THE STEPS OF LOVE : Clear steps to bring God's love into your life and marriage The Seven Steps of a Growing Love
Once love is ignited in your own heart, try it on your spouse! We go through seven practical steps.

Seeking Full Delight in Ones Wife Nine personal recommendations on overcoming lusts in marriage Seeking Full Delight in Ones Wife
Nine personal recommendations on overcoming lusts in marriage.

Strengthening Marriages in a Decadent Society Strengthening Marriages in a Decadent Society
Many wonder if they can have a strong marriage when so many couples are breaking apart. We share with you why this is happening and how your marriage can be strengthened.

One Great Team: Mom & Dad Shows the importance of oneness in a couple for successful parenting One Great Team: Mom & Dad
Shows the importance of oneness in a couple for successful parenting.

Love is God's Way Love is God's Way
Special instruction on how to really love. See Series on Love.

Marital Love- Ephesians 5:25 Marital Love- Ephesians 5:25 Why does it only tell a man to love his spouse.

Three Life Principles for a Fulfilling Marriage. What is a beautiful marriage like? Three Life Principles for a Fulfilling Marriage
Three key life principles lead us to 'maximized' or fulfilled marriages. The series gives us both a vision about how God's ideal marriage functions as well as practical applications to live out those marriages.

Defending the Design of Marriage 1) Unconditional Love

Defending the Design of Marriage 2) Inner Fulfillment

Defending the Design of Marriage 3) Forever Secure


Enabling a couple to overcome barriers, difficulties, bitterness and other problems so that they can again work together for marital harmony.

THE IMPORTANCE OF LOVE : How divine love makes a difference in your marriage The Importance of Love
God's love sounds great. But how does one bring it into ones own life? See here how we can choose love.

Renewing Affections between Husband and Wife Renewing Affections between Husband and Wife

Husband's Special Guidelines if Wife is Unresponsive

Husband's Special Guidelines if He is Uninterested Husband's Special Guidelines if he himself is Uninterested

Husband's Special Guidelines if He is Uninterested Spirit of Divorce
Finding how Satan starts fights!


Wife's Special Guidelines if Husband is Inattentive to Her Needs Wife's Special Guidelines if Husband is Inattentive to her Needs

Wife's Special Guidelines if She is Uninterested Wife's Special Guidelines if she is Uninterested

Hope for Damaged Marriages Hope for Damaged Marriages
A couple can step by step break through communication impasse in their marriage. –Psalm 107

Harmony in Parenting – Discipline Harmony in Parenting – Discipline
Shows step by step how a couple can stay harmonious whild discussing a difficult issue such as child discipline.

Is there hope for my marriage? Is there hope for my marriage?
We all start at the same place of defeat. We have no purity to boast of. God starts rebuilding our marriages from there. The Readying the Mind series:

Down and up: Is there hope?
Learning well: What do I believe?
Two
perspectives on sexuality
Try out this puzzle
Gaining confidence
Perspective on pleasure
A
Design worth mastering
Living by design
Design and freedom

God's Design of Marriage God's Design of Marriage
#1 A Special Design: Sexuality
Human sexuality
Life applications

#2 A Blended Design: Marriage
Blended Design
Partner Confusion
Being an Overcoming
Escaping homosexuality
Homosexual tendencies

#3 An Exclusive Design: Whole-hearted
Exclusive Design
Loving ones wife
"What if" questions

#4 A Permanent Design: Enduring
Life long marriage


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Paul J. Bucknell


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