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Explore the significance of proper communication with your partner. Discover hindrances like ungodly schedules, demanding kids, captivating TV, and fear of disagreement. Learn helpful strategies such as listening, understanding your partner's communication style, and offering genuine praise. Enhance your relationship through effective communication and strengthen your bond with your loved one. Let this comprehensive guide transform your communication skills and deepen your connection with your mate.
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“Communicate, Communicate, Communicate!” 1 Peter 3:1-12
A girl was trying to communicate with her boyfriend. She said, “After directory assistance gave me my boyfriend’s new telephone number, I dialed him and got a woman…
“We Earn Our Wings Daily.” “We Fly You in Leather.”
Purpose: to see how significant it is to properly communicate with your mate
I That Which HAMPERS Good Communication A. Ungodly Schedules
Recent poll has revealed that 61% of Americans would trade money for more….
Ephesians 5:15-16 “Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil.” (NASB)
I That Which HAMPERS Good Communication A. Ungodly Schedules B. Demanding Kids
What happens when kids leave (a.k.a. empty nest syndrome)? Husband and wife are left with whatever relationship whey built while the kids lived at home…
I That Which HAMPERS Good Communication A. Ungodly Schedules B. Demanding Kids C. Captivating TV
Can you function without television? Stephen Seplow and Jonathan Storm said, “40% of all the hours not committed to… Go on to note the average American at death will have spent…
I That Which HAMPERS Good Communication A. Ungodly Schedules B. Demanding Kids C. Captivating TV D. Fear of Disagreement
If a husband and wife seldom or never have any disagreement or conflict, they probably are not communicating…
John Gray Suggests that men and women think/react differently to the same situations – that men and women are “wired” differently when it comes to communication…
II That Which HELPS Good Communication A. Listen and Talk Straight
James 5:12 “Above all, my brothers, do not swear – not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. Let your ‘Yes’ be yes, and your ‘No,’ no, or you will be condemned.”
Les and Leslie Parrott “…98% of good communicating is listening.” “Nonverbal communication accounts for 58% of the total message…”
II That Which HELPS Good Communication A. Listen and Talk Straight B. Know How They Are Wired
How does your mate best give and receive messages? 1. Auditory… verbal in nature 2. Visual… mental pictures 3. Feeling… discern messages
II That Which HELPS Good Communication A. Listen and Talk Straight B. Know How They Are Wired C. Praise When Possible
Communicate “praise” to your mate whenever and however you can… When communicating praise always make sure it is genuine – in other words avoid flattery…
Married couples have nothing more to say to each other after eight years, according to a study…
Speaking at a banquet, quoted the estimate that the average man speaks 25,000 words a day and the average woman speaks 30,000 words a day… Astronaut Michael Collins
The Harry S. Truman Library recently made public 1,300 newly discovered letters the late President wrote to his wife, Bess. Truman had a lifelong rule of writing his wife… Harry and Bess Truman’s wedding picture
Summary and Conclusion: Communicate, communicate, communicate! Can you see how this text makes clear the principles covered today which identify that which hampers good communication? Do you see how this text also reveals the principles covered today which identify that which helps good communication? May God help us to be the kind of communicators our mates need!