Helping a Man Thrive in Marriage by Henry Reyenga


A Man Needs his Own Walk with God

His Love for his wife comes out of his love for the Lord.

Humble

Masculinity

Thrive as a single, thrive in a marriage

Eph. 5:8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light


A Man: Stay Busy

Work and Job distinction

Ecclesiastes 11:6 Sow your seed in the morning, and at evening let not your hands be idle, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both will do equally well.


What a Wife Needs From the Husband

  • A man who takes Spiritual initiative of his vital walk

Psa. 112:1 -2 Praise the LORD. Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who finds great delight in his commands. His children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.

  • Affirmation, love faithfulness from her husband

Proverbs 30:21 "Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: a servant who becomes king, a fool who is full of food, an unloved woman who is married, and a maidservant who displaces her mistress.

  • Active Communication (Honestly sharing your feelings)

Colossians 3:9 Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices

  • Considered as an indispensable partner in the marriage

Gen. 2:23 -24 The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman,' for she was taken out of man.” and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.

  • Safety and Security

Ephesians 5:28 In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it,

  • Relational Sizzle often proceeds sexual response (Sex” Begins in the Kitchen” Dr. Kevin Leman)

Colossians 3:19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.


Practical Steps for Helping Men to Thrive

Help men start men's meetings

Get men involved in ways that help them thrive in your church

Hold a men's retreat and go through this material

Create men mentoring relationships in your church

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