Mark 14:8 ASV, Luke 3:4 ASV, John 14:3 ASV, Ephesians 5:25 ASV, Ephesians 5:25 ASV, Hebrews 13:4 ASV, 1 Peter 1:13-15 ASV and 1 John 4:19 ASV

…Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him...She poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial.And if I go and prepare a place for you…Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as He whoA SUBTLE SHIFT IN UNDERSTANDING GOD• GOD DID NOT MAKE US BECAUSE HE NEEDED US. • GOD MADE US BECAUSE HE NEEDED TO LOVE US.We love because He first loved us.A SUBTLE SHIFT IN UNDERSTANDING RELATIONSHIPS• GOD DID NOT CREATE WOMAN FOR MAN. • GOD CREATED WOMAN FOR MAN TO LOVE.Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church…A SUBTLE SHIFT IN UNDERSTANDING DATING• I WILL WAIT UNTIL MARRIAGE TO SHARE THE INTIMATE BLESSINGS OF MARRIAGE.Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure…• INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON WHAT I WANT, I WILL FOCUS ON WHAT I WANT TO GIVE.Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her.GOD, PREPARE ME TO GIVE:• YOUR LOVE. • SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP. • GODLY RESPONSIVENESS. • EMOTIONAL SECURITY. • MY ULTIMATE COMMITMENT.