Calling all couples and singles!

“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he has no one to help him up. Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; But how can one be warm alone? Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.” Ecclesiastes 4: 9-12

How many times have you fallen down in life and you found it difficult to get back on your feet? The reason for this many times was because there was no one to offer the help you needed, be it physical, emotional or even spiritual support.

Being single and wanting to get married so much is not a negative thing - if it is done with faith and wisdom. However there are people who “fall” in love and, instead of finding the one who will lift them up, keep them warm, help them withstand overpowering problems, their reward for their frustration and anxiousness is marriage to a constant life-long migraine.

If a couple are happily married, of course they will be in a better position than the one who is single – but when problems arise, how will they deal with news that one of them has a sickness? What happens when there is a death in the family or one of them has lost their job and there is a strain on the finances? Who will they then turn to for support in such a crisis when the ‘experts’ fail.

This is where the threefold cord is crucial in ANY marriage. It does not just consist of two people; husband and wife, but a third person; JESUS CHRIST. He is the other strand in the threefold cord that completes the trinity within a successful, fulfilled and happy marriage.

The third cord should not start life in a marriage when the couple are pronounced ‘husband and wife.’ Jesus needs to be present in the individual who has given up the ownership of their life and will rely on the Holy Spirit to guide them on questions such as: Do I pray for my love life though I’m still hurting from my past relationships? Is it right to date a non-Christian? Should I accept whom my family choose for me to marry?

If you include God, showing you His way to these and other questions you have as a single person, then He will guide you to the right person who will also have Jesus as their first love in their life. Both will have God first above all things, so how do you think that marriage will be? Husband, wife and the Holy Spirit guiding them both, as the Ultimate Head.

That’s why we will be giving a threefold cord to all those who will be attending this NEW Love Purpose starting on 6^th August. It is for both singles and couples who want to have Jesus Christ as the Ultimate Head in their life, or marriage respectively.

This threefold cord will serve as a reminder of the importance of putting Jesus first before all your disappointments, hurts, loneliness—and even your partner.

Each week in this Chain of Prayer, one of ‘The 7 Virtues for a Successful Relationship’ will be revealed to you.


The Holy Spirit will prepare you for success in your love life.

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The One thing they had in common...

If you are one of the 300 that has sacrificed on the altar, having cut down your altar of baal in the process, what is the next step in achieving your transformation of life or the one goal that you desire? Well, let’s see what the following had in common—and did!

When Gideon broke down the altar of baal, cut down the wooden image, built a new altar to God and presented the bull and then went down to the camp of the Midianites, 120,000 men of the enemy died by their own swords. Fifteen thousand fled. Was victory certain for Gideon at this point? Not at all! Those fifteen thousand men years later would regroup and build a stronger army to come against Israel once again. To be certain, Gideon had to do something to ensure victory...

When Abram heard that his nephew Lot, his wife, his goods along with the women and the people of Sodom and Gomorrah were taken captive by Chedorlaomer king of Elam and the four other kings along with him along with all his goods, Abram had to do something to ensure his nephew returned back with all the people to safety...

When David saw that the Amalekites had invaded Ziklag and burned it down and had taken his two wives as well as the wives and children of all his men as captives, David had to do something to ensure their wives and all the spoils were recovered...

What was the one thing these 3 had in common? – THEY PURSUED!

“When Gideon came to the Jordan, he and the three hundred men who were with him crossed over, exhausted but still in pursuit.” (Judges 8:4)

“Now when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his three hundred and eighteen trained servants who were born in his own house, and went in pursuit as far as Dan. He divided his forces against them by night, and he and his servants attacked them and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus. So he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot and his goods, as well as the women and the people.” (Genesis 14-16)

^“So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and came to the Brook Besor, where those stayed who were left behind. But David pursued, he and four hundred men...”
“...So David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away, and David rescued his two wives. And nothing of theirs was lacking, either small or great, sons or daughters, spoil or anything which they had taken from them; David recovered all.”  (1 Samuel 30: 9-10, 18-19)

They did not allow circumstances to get the better of them. Were they exhausted?—YES! However, they had a goal to reach. This is what makes the difference between people who achieve what they want and those who give up when things get tough.

One week has already gone by. Does someone find, date, get engaged and eventually marry someone in one week? Of course not! It is not time to stop. Last Sunday your journey to a fulfilled love just started!

Get yourself up and challenge yourself to do new and exciting things, things you did not think was in you to do; (a) Get a different hairstyle, (b) buy bolder colour clothes, (c) ask God to help you get over your shyness, ATTEND THE ‘LOVE NITE’ ON SAT 30^th JULY AT THE RAINBOW.

Gideon, Abram and David pursued after what they wanted! ...Now it's your turn!

PROMO - The Silent Treatment - Thurs 21st July | www.partners4life.tv

Find out why the silent treatment is not always the best solutionto solving problems in your relationship.

Watch us - Thurs 21st July 2011 | My Sky Ch. 219

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The Revolted vs The Complacent

When it comes to a person’s love life, I have noticed there are two types of people in the church –

The revolted (people who’ve had enough) and the complacent (people who like the idea of being blessed but are not willing to do anything about it). Let’s look at both types based on what I have witnessed.

The revolted person has recognised that their love life needs to exist or that their past was filled with one failed relationship after another. They have been beaten around, rejected,  feel low—with no reason to believe that their love life can ever change, that is, until the day they hear a word to the contrary  and so they to step out of their ‘den’ and ‘stronghold’ they made in their mind.

They start attending meetings for deliverance, seek the Holy Spirit and are faithful in their Chains of Prayer for the love life. Once one chain is completed, they continue another, not worried about time. They are concerned about getting right on the inside.

Some have already drunk from the water that the woman, who met Jesus  by the well (John 4:1-26), was missing, as they are now married, having waited for the right time to be matched–by the Holy Spirit.

Others are continuing to persevere knowing that as they persist, like the widow did with the unjust judge (Luke 18:1-8), they will be answered; even if it means sacrificing for it. They are prepared for it–All or nothing!

Then we have the complacent person who either goes through the same thing as the revolted person or is someone who has had no serious relationships to speak about. They promise to attend the ‘Love Therapy’ meetings, read these messages, tune in to ‘Partners4life’ or the radio programmes, even ask others how the meetings went.

Some are even waiting for a match made by the church leadership just because they heard someone else was matched in that way. However, the problem with this type of person is that they fail to see things will not budge unless they revolt; they ‘step out.’

Don’t think you are attracting God’s attention by doing the same old thing. God will not send Prince/Princess Charming to you!

You need to run out of the stronghold that is called ‘doubt’ and ‘unbelief.’ You need to follow your own faith and not feel comfortable knowing there are others outside or even in the church who are just like you. If not, you will be heading down to the water to drink from the spring, as the 9,700 men did but will still be thirsty, in your love life.

You may even attend the Love Therapy but if you are not revolted, you will not join the elite group of 300 – people who sacrificed twice on the altar and ended up happily married. The first was in the Campaign of Gideon (or any Campaign) and the second was giving up their single life to be given away,

Where?

On the altar – to their husband or wife-to-be.

PROMO - When your past takes over you - Tues 19th July | www.partners4life.tv

PROMO - When your past takes over you - Tues 19th July | www.partners4life.tv

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PROMO - When a good relationship goes bad - www.partners4life.tv

All relationships need hard work, so we will be revealing to you
things that will keep your relationship  going well.

 

Thurs 14th July 2011 | My Sky Ch. 219
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PROMO - Signs of a nagging partner - www.partners4life.tv

Is your partner constantly nagging you?
Are you the one that is always nagging?
Constant nagging can actually ruin a perfectly good relationship?
Find out what you can do to change this!

 

Tues 12th July 2011 | My Sky Ch. 219

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Even when you think all is OK... Be Aware!

 



King Solomon is known as the richest king that ever walked the face of the earth. There was no one ever like him and there is likely to be no one like him – ever.

Not only was King Solomon credited for building the first temple, which he father David desired to build, he was also known for receiving wisdom that he requested from God after presenting 1000 bulls in one night. However, there is something else that Solomon is also known for – and it wasn’t something to boast about.

Though he asked for wisdom to judge the people and built the temple, Solomon could not contain himself when it came to women. So much so that ‘...he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines...’  The other thing was that Solomon loved all these foreign women so much, disregarding God’s warning not to marry them, that these same women ‘...turned away his heart. For it was so, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned his heart after other gods; and his heart was not loyal to the Lord his God, as was the heart of his father David.’

What were the consequences?  Because they were women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites, they eventually led Solomon to set up images and altars to their gods. These gods among others were goddesses of fertility where its worshippers would perform sex acts, astrology and also human sacrifices involving children. It is no wonder  ‘the Lord became angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned from the Lord God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice, and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods; but he did not keep what the Lord had commanded.’  Read 1 King Ch.11.

“Why does this have to do with me?”

People today are doing the very same thing that Solomon did regarding their love lives. They make compromises in the beginning, thinking it is innocent and will not harm them, but later on these ‘innocent’ and ‘naive’ actions can lead their love life to disaster.

When someone has reached the point of dropping their guard and making compromises, they have already put one foot in that trap that will lead them to ruining their entire life.

If you decide to date a person, who doesn’t share your active faith, you are heading down ‘Disaster Road’ and there will be a point where it will be too late to do a ‘U-turn’.

Example 1: The one you are dating tells you to go out with his friends to the pub. Their argument? “We will look out of place if you don’t go with me. John’s wife is coming. You don’t have to drink alcohol and I won’t make any jokes about church – I promise.”

Example 2:  A few social gatherings later with those same friends, you are starting to feel anti-social and don’t want to be left out, so to please your partner and to ‘fit-in’ you decide to smoke one cigarette. After all, they did say, “one won’t kill you.”

Example 3:  You are so fed-up being alone that you decide to go out with some friends to a restaurant. The night is still young, and so they head off to a bar and then a nightclub. Not to put a dampener on things, you decide to join them – You end up the next morning with a hangover, wondering who is this sleeping next to you.

These may sound like extreme examples to some. Others may think to themselves, ‘there’s nothing wrong with that.’ However this has and continues to occur amongst Christians and if you have been doing these things thinking that you are not hurting anyone or, it’s just harmless fun, then you are following in Solomon’s footsteps. He thought he was OK – until it was too late.

Don’t assume all is OK! You can however do a U-turn and make amends.

That decision is only up to YOU.

PROMO - When a relationship is based on the children - www.partners4life.tv

Why do relationships fall apart once a couple have children?
What can be done to avoid this ever happening to you, or what can you do to change this?
Tues 5th July 2011 | My Sky Ch. 219

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