Love Factor Chapter 3

Christ has made it possible for man to love his wife unconditionally if he receives the enabler—the Holy Spirit.

The infilling of the Holy Spirit is not necessary for husbands and wives to live a maximum love relationship.

Women should only be seen as gifts when they honor and respect their husbands.

It is the responsibility of wives to discover ways of showing love to their husbands and keeps their marriage alive.

Husbands need to understand the love relationship between Jesus and the church and model the standard He set.

In the eyes of Christ, husbands and wives are equal.

According to Harville Hendrix, PhD, in his book, Keeping the Love You Find, “Real love is an achievement of conscious¬ness and intentionality, a way of being, a hard-won prize granted only to those who persevere.”

Paul admonishes the elders “teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children” (Titus 2:4, KJV).

By nature, women were created to function at their best in a loving, nurturing environment. Once women get connected to the source of love, they will submit to the loving care in partnership.

A wife should submit to her husband at all times.

The Command given in Ephesian 5:25 to husbands mean.

Biblical Love is:

Silent Suffering…Silent Shame, a video produced by the Church of God Women’s Ministries Department in Cleveland, Tennessee, suggests women are abused in the following ways:

A recent statistic revealed one of every three church leaders’ wives is abused in the following ways: The statistic reveals that…

Women are the happiest when their husbands choose to give them

According to Dr. Harley in his book His Need, Her Needs. Wives number one emotional need is:

Husband number one emotional need is met through:

Oxytocin is only present in:

Oxytocin is:

Generally Husbands and wives emotional needs are usually:

That they may _______ the young women to be _______, to _______ their husbands, to love their children. (Titus 2:4, KJV)

As science reveals, once a wife experiences _____ _____ with her husband through _______ ______ her body releases oxytocin, the bonding hormone, which creates a bond between she and her husband.

Older women were encouraged to teach the younger wives the ______ and ______ of loving their husbands.

Wives show love to their husbands first by fulfilling God’s ______ and ______ in their marriage. Ephesians 5:22–33.

Building a loving and lasting relationship takes daily commitment, prayer, and most of all, a decision to _______ your spouse, no matter what.

If your husband is not a believer, Peter tells us in his epistle the life you lead is an ________ ________ for the conversion of your husband. (See 1 Peter 3:1.)

Love-based needs and desires are generated by _______ _______.

According to Dr. Harley, in his book His Needs, Her Needs, “emotional need: is a ________ that, when ________, makes us feel happy and fulfilled, when unsatisfied, it makes us feel unhappy and frustrated.”

When husbands experience _______ _______ relationships with their wives, it fulfills their emotional and physical needs.

Participating in your husband’s _______ _______ creates memories that, if you do not support them, may be shared with someone else.