Dennis Rainey's Strategies To Build A Spiritually Strong Marriage And Family

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When Dennis Rainey was discussing who would be the builder of one’s home, he was talking about how to build a spiritually strong marriage and family. He was talking about the need for a strong home (marriage and family) must be built upon the rock of Jesus Christ and according to His blueprints. Rainey was referring to the need for spouses to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ so that their marriage and family can be established upon the firm foundation a relationship with Him in which unity/oneness is built. This unity with Christ first and then with each other is what keeps a marriage strong in the storms of life and when the enemy attacks the marriage and/or family.

One of the enemy’s main strategies to attack marriage is

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