This Day Forward
Week 2: The Right Foundation for Marriage & Dating

(Psalm 127:1) Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain.

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Building Block #1:

(John 15:1-9) ‘I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful … 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. 5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing … 9 ‘As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.

(2 Corinthians 6:14) Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?

(Colossians 2:9-10) For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form. 10 And you have been made complete in Christ.

✓ Insecure people need and settle for . 

✓ Secure people need and expect . 

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Building Block #2:  

(Proverbs 13:20) Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.

(Proverbs 27:17 NLT) As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.

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Building Block #3:  

(Amos 3:3) Can two people walk together without agreeing on the direction?

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Building Block #4:  

(Proverbs 4:23) Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.

(Jeremiah 17:9) The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?

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Building Block #5:  

(John 15:10-11) If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.

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