Marriage on the Rock


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There's good news: You have a 100 percent chance of succeeding in marriage! But it all depends on what you are willing to put into it--and Whom you have at the center. Relationship experts Jimmy and Karen Evans know this firsthand. Here, they weave their own personal experience together with what Jimmy has learned through more than two decades of counseling other couples. Whether engaged or married, you'll find that God's principles detailed in Marriage on the Rock will help you prepare for marriage or strengthen a good marriage. You'll also discover how to turn what may be a disillusioned, divorce-bound marriage into a satisfying, dream relationship. Learn how good things like children, work, or hobbies can stand in the way of your relationship. Discover who can meet your deepest needs. See what makes a destructive husband or wife. Find out how to make your spouse a priority in your marriage, and how to make time and energy for the two of you. By following the four fundamental laws of marriage Jimmy and Karen Evans outline here, you'll find new peace and satisfaction in your marital relationship, even if you are the only one trying to improve your marriage. The honeymoon doesn't have to be over! Discover God's design for your dream marriage today. BUILD YOUR MARRIAGE ON A SOLID FOUNDATION From communication to money to sex, Marriage on the Rock is the best-selling book that clearly deals with all the major issues a couple will encounter. Leading marriage authority Jimmy Evans discusses practical real-life challenges and offers easy to understand solutions even if you are the only one willing to work on the relationship.




Marriage on the Rock: 25th Anniversary Edition


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Marriage On The Rock 25th Anniversary The Comprehensive Guide to a Solid, Healthy and Lasting Marriage While many people desperately want a marriage that works, fewer of them really believe they can experience success. In this book, leading marriage expert Jimmy Evans discusses practical real-life challenges and offers solutions on how to have a healthy and thriving marriage. Whether you’ve been married for years or are just preparing for the journey, Marriage on the Rock is the essential resource that will transform your relationship.




Marriage on the Rock - Discussion Guide Wkbk


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Society requires years of preparation for almost any significant career endeavor, but demands no real preparation for one of the most crucial undertakings in life: marriage. In an age of disposable marriage and information overload, where can couples turn for real answers that will make their relationships work? Only to God. Marriage on the Rock clearly details God's principles that will turn disillusioned, divorce-bound marriages into satisfying dream relationships.




Marriage on the Rock- Small Group


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Marriage on the Rock by Jimmy Evans has a proven record of helping marriages succeed and become the dream relationships that God intended them to be.




Creating a Successful Christian Marriage


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This classic text, written by a father-and-son team, looks at the nuclear family as a social institution and provides guidance for interaction and adjustment during dating, engagement, and early marriage. The authors treat such practical matters as communicating, working through interpersonal differences, and growing in relationships within the family. They also discuss the impact of cultural expectations on family patterns and define ideal family roles developed in Scripture. Other topics covered include parenting, extended family relationships, finances, and nontraditional families. Now available in paperback.




Our Secret Paradise


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Marriage was meant to be a healing journey to Paradise. Teaching how-to's to thrive (not just survive), Evans' straightforward and humorous style helps readers realize that Paradise in marriage is not only God's intent, but that it's truly attainable.




Marriage on the Rock


Book Description

Society requires years of preparation for almost any significant career endeavor, but demands no real preparation for one of the most crucial undertakings in life: marriage. In an age of disposable marriage and information overload, where can couples turn for real answers that will make their relationships work? Only to God. Marriage on the Rock clearly details God's principles that will turn disillusioned, divorce-bound marriages into satisfying dream relationships. This discussion guide will show you: Why no human being can meet your deepest needs The secrets of a solid marriage The four foundational laws of marriage What the Bible says about the roles of husbands and wives How to understand and meet your spouse's needs The five essential skills for maximum sexual pleasures This Marriage on the Rock discussion guide is designed for couples to be used in conjunction with the DVD SERIES or CD SERIES.




The Right One


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When looking for a marriage partner, how can you tell the right one from the wrong one?Finding the right marriage partner is the second most important decision any of us will ever make, trumped only by our decision to become followers of Jesus. It's a decision that affects every aspect of life, and has a profound impact on our future happiness-not only our future, but the future of our children, and their children, and every generation to come. If there's one decision in life you want to get right, it's this one.The Right One is for those who are intent on finding and marrying the person that God desires for them. It is for people who believe they may have found their true love, but are committed to going into marriage with their eyes wide open. It's for those who are contemplating marriage and excited about their future, but care enough about themselves and their partner to make their relationship all that it can possibly be. It is also for those who have yet to find the "right one," but are intent on not wasting time on the wrong one. In The Right One, Jimmy Evans and Frank Martin give biblical, no-nonsense advice to singles on successfully dating and marrying the right person. Whether someone is single and still looking for the right dating partner, is engaged to be married, or in a new dating relationship, they'll find practical answers to the most critical questions people face regarding their future.




I Still Do


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Lasting marriages are built one defining moment at a time. The moment of blame. The moment of weakness. When your spouse suffers. When dreams disappoint. When the kids leave the nest. It's how we think and behave toward one another in moments like these that determines whether our marriage endures or falters. Ultimately, these are invitations from God to consider our direction and pursue transformation. With 37 years of marriage and 33 years of pastoring under his belt, Dave Harvey has identified those life-defining moments of a post-newlywed marriage. He wants to help couples recognize them in their own relationships so that they can take a proactive, godly approach to resolving conflicts, holding one another up as change inevitably happens, and ensuring that their marriage survives and thrives. Whether your relationship is maturing gracefully, just needs a tune-up, or you and your spouse are locked in conflict and your future seems uncertain, Dave Harvey has encouragement and practical tools to help strengthen what remains and build a rock-solid union for the days to come.




The Four Laws of Love


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The Four Laws of Love represents the culmination of Jimmy Evans’ influential career. In this deeply personal book, Jimmy Evans outlines the foundational pillars upon which God designed marriage. Without holding back, he tells the story of his own marriage, which was hurtling toward divorce until this self-proclaimed “bad husband” came to recognize and put into practice these four laws. This book sounds a wake-up call for every kind of marriage, including those that are barely surviving and those that seem to operate on autopilot. Couples who follow these simple guidelines ― recognizing the original intent and purpose of marriage―will inject new life into their unions. They’ll see hurting marriages find healing and watch good marriages become great. Each revitalized relationship will play a part in restoring marriage to its sacred role at the center of human civilization.