Northland Church
How to Lose Your Family in 10 Easy Ways: Criticize Your Mate (and Your Children)
A message from Senior Pastor Josh Laxton
Locations & Times
Northland Church
522 Dog Track Rd, Longwood, FL 32750, USA
Saturday 5:00 PM
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 11:00 AM
Welcome to Northland!
Northland Church exists to glorify God as we participate in His mission of redeeming a people from all peoples by engaging neighbors and nations to be fully alive in King Jesus through the power of the Spirit.
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Northland Church exists to glorify God as we participate in His mission of redeeming a people from all peoples by engaging neighbors and nations to be fully alive in King Jesus through the power of the Spirit.
NorthlandChurch.net
Criticism:
The verbal (or mental) expression of disappointment and disapproval of someone or something by offering up judgmental or unfavorable comments directed at their faults, flaws, or shortcomings that didn’t meet our needs or expectations.
The verbal (or mental) expression of disappointment and disapproval of someone or something by offering up judgmental or unfavorable comments directed at their faults, flaws, or shortcomings that didn’t meet our needs or expectations.
If you want to lose your marriage (your family): CRITICIZE YOUR MATE!
Slowly, over time…the celebration of your date turns to criticism of your mate.
How Criticism Works:
- Blame
- Absolutes
- Attack
- Comparison
- Sarcasm
- Blame
- Absolutes
- Attack
- Comparison
- Sarcasm
Celebrate your Mate!
Celebration should be a pattern in the covenant not just a practice while courting.
Celebration should be a pattern in the covenant not just a practice while courting.
1. I need to see my spouse as God’s GIFT to me, and when I do, I’ll sing.
2. I need to Sacrificially GIVE myself to and for them.
3. I need to LOVE my spouse just as much as (if not more than) I LOVE myself.
What is the foundation needed to treat ourselves well?... LOVE
4. I need to Anticipate our FUTURE together.
Here’s how you know the fire of marriage is dying out:
There’s no longer any excitement, anticipation, expectation, or hope for the future of that marriage.
There’s no longer any excitement, anticipation, expectation, or hope for the future of that marriage.
Rekindle the GIFT of your SPOUSE.
- WHY are they a GIFT to ME?
Rekindle the Sacrificial GIVING to and for your SPOUSE.
- HOW can I Sacrificially GIVE (and invest) to my spouse?
Rekindle LOVE for and towards your SPOUSE.
- WHAT ways do I need to show LOVE for my spouse?
Rekindle an ANTICIPATED FUTURE with my SPOUSE.
- WHERE are we going that EXCITES both of us?
- WHY are they a GIFT to ME?
Rekindle the Sacrificial GIVING to and for your SPOUSE.
- HOW can I Sacrificially GIVE (and invest) to my spouse?
Rekindle LOVE for and towards your SPOUSE.
- WHAT ways do I need to show LOVE for my spouse?
Rekindle an ANTICIPATED FUTURE with my SPOUSE.
- WHERE are we going that EXCITES both of us?
You’ll be too busy CELEBRATING your mate to CRITICIZE your mate!