Genesis 12:2–3 (NLT) — 2 I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. 3 I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you.”
2 Samuel 7:16 (NLT) — 16 Your house and your kingdom will continue before me for all time, and your throne will be secure forever.’ ”
Three Power Words for Power Couples
1. Stay TOGETHER
- Acts 18:1–3 (NLT) — 1 Then Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. 2 There he became acquainted with a Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently arrived from Italy with his wife, Priscilla. They had left Italy when Claudius Caesar deported all Jews from Rome. 3 Paul lived and worked with them, for they were tentmakers just as he was.
- Genesis 2:24 (NLT) — 24 This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.
- Together in Proximity
- Together in Possessions
- Together in Intimacy
- Together in Decisions
2. Stay TRUE
- Romans 16:3–5 (NLT) — 3 Give my greetings to Priscilla and Aquila, my co-workers in the ministry of Christ Jesus. 4 In fact, they once risked their lives for me. I am thankful to them, and so are all the Gentile churches.
- To our covenant
- To our exclusivity
- To our pursuit
3. Stay TENDER
- Acts 18:26 (NLT) — 26 When Priscilla and Aquila heard him preaching boldly in the synagogue, they took him aside and explained the way of God even more accurately.
- In grace and empathy
- In attitude
- In words