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FixerUpperMarriage.org/restore An older house may need some restoration work in order to make it into a desirable place to live. Likewise, after some time, it becomes necessary in marriage to do some restoration work. Today, we will learn about some principles for restoring the love in your marriage. Everyone’s marriage is at different stages or conditions, but you can use these principles regardless to offer some restoration of love and commitment in your relationship. 1. Observe the Golden Ru...

FixerUpperMarriage.org/view The view from your house can add tremendous personal and financial value. Therefore, it may be necessary to add a window or glass doors to accentuate the view of a lake, lawn, or even a wooded area. Also, you may need to add landscaping or a water feature in order to create that view. The idea for this lesson came from our recent family vacation in the Blue Ridge Mountains where we enjoyed an amazing view from our cabin. It is also important to create a view in your ...

FixerUpperMarriage.org/Electrical Faulty electrical wiring can cause serious problems in a house that range from annoying to dangerous. You may have to add wiring or a special receptacle for certain appliances like a stove, a dryer, or a hot tub. Recently, my parents had a some lights and small appliances that were not working. After investigating and a couple of phone calls, I discovered an electrical outlet that was completely blown out, it was even charred and burned. According the Electrica...

Cleaning Out Your Fixer Upper FixerUpperMarriage.org/ThrowOut Cleaning up a house involves throwing useless and unnecessary things out. To do this you must go through everything and make many little decisions about what to keep and what to throw out. In fact the time of this lesson (May of 2019) there is a social media and television phenomenon called the KonMari method. It is based on the teaching of author and reality TV star Marie Kondo and includes going through your possessions after you p...

Nothing makes a house look nicer faster than a fresh coat of paint. The outside of a house may be painted and the inside walls can be painted and can really make a huge different in the way a house looks. Likewise, you can make your marriage better by painting over resentment and hurt. You bring things into your marriage and you create things in marriage that may cause damage in your marriage relationship. Prepwork I have a friend who is a professional painter by trade. He told me that the key...

How You Can Open Up the Floor Plan in Your Marriage Learning How to Communicate with Your Spouse FixerUpperMarriage.org/openup One excellent thing you can do to a fixer upper house is to create new open spaces by tearing down walls and expanding living spaces. For example, instead of having a living room, dining room, and breakfast room, you could open up one large living area. Even opening up the kitchen can do amazing things to a home, because while working in the kitchen, you could still be...

One of the most basic structural requirements of a house is the roof. Its materials range from banana leaves to architectural shingles. It protects its occupants from rain, wind, snow, and sunlight. Your house must have a functioning roof in order to be a house. Likewise, your marriage relationship must have a functioning roof in order to survive as a home. Today, learn three reasons you need a roof in your marriage FixerUpperMarriage.org/roof I Peter 3: 8-12 1. Your Marriage Needs Protection ...

When fixing up a house, sometimes things go wrong. You may find broken pipes, termites, or other hidden problems that you previously did not expect. Unexpected problems and setbacks can really mess up your budget and your plans. In marriage, you can expect unexpected problems to occur, because they will. These problems come in all shapes and sizes. The following are some examples: Broken marriage covenant Grief/ loss Physical/ emotional problems Faith/ church problems You can restore and re...

Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. Psalm 127: 3-5 The decision to add on to a house can be both challenging and rewarding. Also, adding on to your marriage with children can be both challenging and rewarding. It all starts with an amazing love sto...

Doors are an important part of any house or building and are used on the exterior as well as the interior to separate rooms. They come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. The bronze doors of the National Archives Building in Washington DC are over 37 feet tall and weigh over 6 tons. Many homes even include tiny doors to allow pets to go in and out. Doors provide access, privacy, security and add to the decor of a building. The Bible describes the magnificent doors to Solomon’s Temple as made of ol...

Fixing up a house requires updating and upgrading many of its features. You must see and find the better house in the house that you already own. In a similar way your marriage relationship may require you to identify and update many of its features and find the better things in what God has already given you. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word. Ephesians 5: 25-26 ...

FixerUpperMarriage.org/romance Romance is the fuel that feeds the flames of passion and love. Romance is the yearning of the young heart and the ambition of the aged. Romance is the key that turns the lock of loneliness and liberates the secrets of the soul. Listen in as we uncover the mystery of romance from the pages of the Bible. Ephesians 5: 31,32 and Genesis 2: 23,24 In the beginning, God gathered the dust of the ground, shaped the body of a man, and breathed into him the incredible brea...

As you fix up a house, there is a temptation to compare what you are doing with others. This can create a problem which we call, “keeping up with the Jones.” Meaning that you do things or buy things that you can’t afford just because someone else does it. Moreover, comparing your marriage to others can create similar problems. Join the Fixer Upper Marriage Class as we learn how to avoid this “keeping up” problem in marriage. FixerUpperMarriage.org/compare (10) For his letters, say they, are wei...

Many marriages are broken. This is a brokenness that can only be repaired by the God of Heaven. Therefore, you must look to Him in prayer and the pages of the Bible to find the “fix” for the problems in your marriage. Join the Fixer Upper Marriage Class as we learn about things you should be praying for in your marriage from Galatians 5: 22-23. This is the final installment in a three part series about this subject. FixerUpperMarriage.org/prayer3 For part one of this series: FixerUpperMarriage...

Marriage is filled with challenges that are beyond our knowledge and ability to navigate alone. Just like the many problems that can come with fixing up a house, you will experience many problems in your marriage as you seek to “fix up” your love. However, there is help available from the great Designer of love and marriage, God. We find this help through prayer and the awesome Word of God! Join us via live recording as we continue learning about things you should be praying about in your marria...

Sometimes you have to consult a specialist when you are fixing up a house. This is someone who has knowledge or capabilities that are beyond your own. A specialist may have access to equipment, tools, and resources that you don’t. Likewise, there is a specialist for marriage, and He is the God who designed it! Listen along with the class as we learn some things you should be praying about in your marriage. We find these things identified in Galatians 5:22-23. FixerUpperMarriage.org/prayer 1. Pr...

Fixing up a house may require you to see past what a house is and realize the potential that it has instead. Likewise you may have to look past the problems in your marriage and take deliberate steps to change things. Many marriages today have a broken and useless love, a love defined by selfishness and unrealistic expectations. Join us as we learn together how to change the love in your marriage with thoughtful and calculated ways! FixerUpperMarriage.org/deliberate How You Can Become Deliberat...

When fixing up a house, there are many things that may need to be replaced or upgraded. The appliances may be worn out, the kitchen cabinets may be falling apart, or the garage door may be broken down. Also, your love could be filled with things that are worn out, falling apart, or broken down. Discover some of those “things” that need replacing in your marriage. Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unsee...

Getting Power to Your Fixer Upper Attaining a Spiritual Power Connection for Your Marriage A power connection is one of the most important things for a house to have. Its where an outside source of electricity is connected to house into a fuse or breaker box. Without it, many features in the modern home are useless. Also, a Christian marriage must have a strong connection to its power source. Join us live in the Fixer Upper Marriage Class to learn how to get your marriage hooked up to the most...

Live recording of the Fixer Upper Marriage Class. In this episode learn how to manage all the technology that impacts marriage today. Find out how to turn your marriage into a “smart” marriage. This is Part 2 of How to Manage Technology in Your Marriage. For part 1 click here. How to Manage Technology in Your Marriage Turning Your Fixer Upper into a Smart Home All Things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the pow...

Modern homes have technology built into them, these houses are known as “smart homes”. The modern marriage is also filled with technology which can become a serious problem if not managed according to Bible principles. In this episode learn how to turn your marriage into a “smart marriage”. How to Manage Technology in Your Marriage Turning Your Fixer Upper into a Smart Home All Things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought...

FixerUpperMarriage.org/fences 3 Reasons to Put Up Fences in Your Marriage Proverbs 25:28, “He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.” What Can a Fence Do for a Fixer Upper? A fence can clarify your property lines between yourself and your neighbor, and add beauty to a property. For example, a wrought iron or a picket fence. It can provide privacy for things like a pool, to hide an air conditioner, or just to keep out nosy neighbors. Fences ar...

Join us via live recording as we learn how to own your marriage. Just like the moment when you sign the papers, get the keys, and take ownership of a property, you can take ownership of your marriage. You can learn where the lines of ownership are in your marriage and how to use them to make your marriage amazing! Three Ways to Own Your Marriage Finding the Property Lines of Your Fixer Upper Part 2 Song of Solomon 2:16 Introduction Marriage is an amazing union that God designed to populate the ...

Romantic love is an incredible gift from God, but it can only be healthy within the right boundaries! Today, we will learn about setting those healthy boundaries in your marriage. Just as it is important to find the property lines of your fixer upper, even more so to find the right right boundaries in your love life. This is the Fixer Upper Marriage Podcast where each week we learn something new about love and marriage. Setting Boundaries in Your Love Life Finding the Property Lines of Your Fixe...