Family Under Attack — Practical Pointers For My Family

This message takes the form of a candid conversation between a husband and wife, set against the series verse from Psalm 127 — unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. The premise is honest from the start: degrees and ministry experience do not exempt a marriage from struggle. Working from 1 Corinthians 13 , the central claim is that love is a verb, not a feeling that survives every morning intact. Practical pointers follow: learn a spouse's love language, recognize how each person's childhood shapes conflict, and understand biblical submission as mutual, grounded in Ephesians 5:21 . Sex is presented as a God-given good and a relational glue. On parenting, the counsel is to guard the marriage as the priority relationship, control the family's schedule rather than be controlled by it, and engage children with specific, attentive presence.