S.S.

Hey Team,

 

Thanks for helping to make this past Sunday a very memorable one.  Let's continue to pray for our new pastor, Bro. Rick Stevens, and his family, as they prepare to lead us and minister to and with us beginning in January.  Also, we had 393 in Sunday School this past Sunday.  Thanks, Max, for your leadership, and thanks to all of you who were there.

 

I thought our session on "Conflict" this past Sunday was so important, and the material was so good, I wanted to share the following with you one more time.  Remember, wisdom is the correct application of knowledge.  I pray that we would be wise in our marriage relationships (i.e. if we know what to do and don't do it then what good does it do us to know it?).

"The 17 'Nevers' of Communicating with Your Spouse"

 

1.  Never raise your voice in your home.

2.  Never publicly embarrass your mate.

3.  Never quarrel before the children.

4.  Never use the kids to win an argument.

5.  Never talk about your spouse outside your marriage.

6.  Never use sex to win.

7.  Never touch in anger.

8.  Never call names.

9.  Never get historical and call into account a wrong suffered.

10. Never stomp out.

11. Never freeze your mate out.

12. Never use the in-laws.

13. Never reason in the face of pain.

14. Never let the sun go down on your wrath and give the devil an opportunity.

15. Never reverse an argument.

16. Never fail to listen to your mate.

17. Never harden yourself towards your spouse.

 

Thanks . . . and press on.

 

Andrew