Welcome to the Forever Marriage Podcast! Forever Marriage at Lakewood exists to strengthen families by helping couples discover God’s design for marriage. One of our hopes for the FM Podcast is to provide Biblically based marital advice from experienced marriage counselors, Scott and Dawn Smith, who have been working with couples for 20+ years!
In Season 5 Episode 2 of the Forever Marriage Podcast, we talk about how if we want to rekindle romance, the first thing we have to do is to "remember what’s good about our mate."
We can’t experience…
Welcome to Season 5 of the Forever Marriage Podcast!
If you're new with us, welcome to the show! My name is Emily Lavender and I'm joined by Scott & Dawn Smith. We are on staff at Lakewood Baptist Chu…
In Season 4 Episode 17 of the Forever Marriage Podcast, we conclude this series with the final One Another of Scripture - Forgive One Another. In Ephesians 4:32, Paul says, "Be kind to one another, …
In Season 4 Episode 16 of the Forever Marriage Podcast, we continue to talk about Scripture's imperative to love one another, and specifically about love's empowerment and love's teacher.
1 Thessalon…
In Season 4 Episode 15 of the Forever Marriage Podcast, we continue our talk about Scripture's imperative to love one another. We started this conversation in the previous episode, but we pick back u…
In Season 4 Episode 14 of the Forever Marriage Podcast, we talk about Scripture's imperative to love one another.
But first, by way of teaser for tomorrow night's event, Forever Marriage LIVE, we talk…
In Season 4 Episode 13 of the Forever Marriage Podcast, we cover the last 3 ways of the 10 ways to outdo one another in showing honor.
First, we talk about seeking the good for one another. Out of h…
In Season 4 Episode 12 of the Forever Marriage Podcast, we talk about not judging one another. In Romans 14:13, Paul says, "Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather determine this -…
In Season 4 Episode 11 we talk about being hospitable to one another and how hospitality is a way of honoring one another. 1 Peter 4:9 says, "Be hospitable to one another without complaint." So, why …
In Season 4 Episode 10 we pick up with comfort one another. Our comfort of others will often come from God's grace, mercy and healing of our own personal pain. The gift of having a spouse is the comf…
In Season 4 Episode 9 we are continuing the conversation of what it means to be devoted to one another and we are unpacking 10 ways to outdo one another in showing honor. We began this conversation i…
In Season 4 Episode 8 of the Forever Marriage Podcast, we talk about what it means to be devoted to one another. Devotion is somewhat of a mixture of affection and commitment. In the early church, de…
In Season 4 Episode 7 of the Forever Marriage Podcast, we continue to talk about the pursuit of peace and the 'so far as it depends on you' portion of Romans 12:18. We must ask ourself this question…
In Season 4 Episode 6, we talk about the pursuit of peace. Paul says in Romans 12:18, "If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men." Notice in this verse, Paul gives two condi…
In Season 4 Episode 5, we talk about what it means to be at peace with one another. Paul says in Romans 12:18, "If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men."
What is peace? And…
In Season 4 Episode 4, we continue our discussion of what it means to regard one another. We specifically talk about the mindset required to properly regard one another in the way God would have us …
In Season 4 Episode 3, we discuss what it means to regard one another. Within each one of us runs an unconscious refrain of, " I want what I want, when I want it, no questions asked..." So how do we …
In Season 4 Episode 2, we continuing discussing what it looks like to accept one another. In marriage though, it doesn't take long to figure out the many differences you may have with your spouse. If…
In this episode, we kick off Season 4 of the Forever Marriage Podcast! This season Scott and Dawn are talking about the "One Anothers of Scripture." These statements from Jesus, Paul, John, Peter, Lu…
In Season 3 Episode 17, we bring Season 4 to a close. In our FINISH WELL acrostic, we look at the last to 'Ls' - Learn for All of Life and Live With the End in Mind.
Those who want to FINISH WELL nev…