Lasting Love How to Avoid Marital Failure

by Begg, Alistair; Hendricks, Howard G.

• ISBN13: 9780802434050
• ISBN10: 0802434053
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: Moody Publishers

Summary

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Months, even years, before the wedding, couples start planning their special day. She finds the perfect dress; he refines the details of their honeymoon get-away. They test the caterer's delicacies and listen to endless music choices. This will be the first day of the rest of their beautiful life together. Yet even with all that planning, statistics say their marriage has only a 50% chance of surviving. While no one takes that blissful walk down the isle with a mapped-out plan to destroy their marriage, most of us will never take the time and effort required to preserve our marriages before they hit rock-bottom. In Lasting Love, Alistair Begg urges all married couples and those contemplating marriage to take to heart what God has told His people about creating and preserving a fulfilling marriage. Realize that marital failure can happen to anyone - even you Listen to your spouse Don't take your mate for granted Be daring and imaginative in displaying your affection Work hard to make your marriage a success Let Alistair Begg teach you how to guard your marriage and stand firm against anything or anyone that would draw your attention away from your spouse. God created marriages to last. Will yours?

Author Biography

ALISTAIR BEGG has been the senior pastor at Parkside Church in the suburban Cleveland, Ohio, since 1983. He is the daily speaker on the national radio program Truth for Life, which airs on 700 radio outlets, and travels extensively in a ministry of evangelism and Bible teaching. Alistair and his wife, Susan, have three grown children. 2004

Table of Contents

Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction: What More Can Be Said About Marriage? 1. When Marriage Doesn't Go According to Plan 2. Before We Say "I Do" 3. Sealed with a Vow 4. The Role of a Wife 5. The Role of a Husband 6. Pulling Weeds 7. Planting Hedges Conclusion Notes Study Guide for Spouse and Group Discussion