A PRAYER FOR YOUR SPOUSE AND FAMILY

Praise the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, You are an awesome mighty God. You are clothed with splendor
and majesty. Great is our Lord and mighty in power; Your understanding has no limit. In the morning, O Lord, You
hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before You and wait in expectation. You heal the brokenhearted
and bind up their wounds. For You will rescue (insert spouse and loved ones names) from the dominion of
darkness and bring them into the kingdom of the Son He loves in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness
of sins. Lord, You are the one who blots out (insert spouse and loved ones names) transgressions for Your
own sake and remembers their sins no more. Let them turn to You Lord, and You will have mercy on them and
to our God, for He will freely pardon. Thank You, God that You saved them for His names sake, to make His
mighty power known. Let us give thanks to the Lord for His unfailing love and His wonderful deeds for men. For
nothing is impossible with God. Amen.
Scriptures taken from: Psalm 104:1, Psalm 147:5, 3, Psalm 5:3, Isaiah 42:19, Colossians 1:13-14, Isaiah 43:25,
Isaiah 55:7b, Psalm 106:8, Psalm 107:31, and Luke 1:37.

TEEN TALK
LORI LASSEN
SMILE!!! Youre on CANDID CAMERA! Fast forward your life and lets pretend it is
15 years from now.that would be 2026!
Are you married? Do you have any kids? Now its time to show the video of your
teen years to your spouse and kids. Are you making choices today that you would be proud to show your
children? Are you proud of the friends you hang out with?
The Lord is watching everything you are doing right now. Is He proud of the choices you are making? Guess
what? You can get a do-over. Today is a new day. You can turn your life over to the Lord and start making
choices that you will be proud of for the rest of your life. You can live for the Savior!

Rejoice
Marriage
Ministries Inc.
Charlyne Steinkamp
Co-Founder
Ministry Office
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Proverbs 13:20

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ideas. I cannot thank the Lord enough for our staff and for having Tim and Lori who
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THANK YOU
We praise the Lord every month as the Lord pays all our monthly expenses. The
only regret is that when we receive your sacrificial gift, I wish I had time to pick up
the telephone and call you personally and say, Thank You. Today, may you know
that our ministry is blessed by you being so faithful with your monies and your many
prayers for our family during our recent difficult days. Yes, we are still proclaiming
loudly that God hates divorce. For nothing is impossible with God!

APRIL 2011
CHRIST AROSE!

CHARLYNE STEINKAMP
Low in the grave he lay, Jesus, my Savior!
Waiting the coming day, Jesus, my Lord
Death could not keep his prey, Jesus, my Savior!
He tore the bars away, Jesus, my Lord!
Up from the grave He arose,
With a mighty triumph oer His foes;
He arose a victor from the dark domain,
And He lives forever with His saints to reign;
He arose! He arose! Hallelujah! Christ arose!
Written by Robert Lowry (SongPublic Domain)
Jesus Christ arose! What powerful words! Resurrection Sunday is on April 24 this year and people around
the world will be worshiping and praising the Lord, singing songs with words that say: Christ the Lord is Risen
Today, Worthy is the Lamb, I Know That My Redeemer Lives, The Old Rugged Cross and many other new
choruses and songs.
Jesus Christ is alive! He arose. Jesus Christ defeated the enemy! Praise the Lord! Regardless of your personal
circumstances today, may you turn your eyes back to your Lord and praise His Holy Name for what He has done
for you, your spouse, your children, loved ones and for ALL sinners around the world, if they will only believe in
Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord of their life.
Jesus Christ paid the price and shed His Blood for each of us to receive forgiveness of our sins and receive His
redemption. Today you have a choice to serve your Lord and continue to pray for marriage restoration daily or
you can give up on your marriage to do what? I pray that you choose to walk in faith, trusting and believing in
your Lord Gods mighty power.
They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the LORD
Jesus... Suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them...but the men said to them,
Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, he has risen! Remember how He told you, while
he was still with you in Galilee: The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified,
and the third day be raised again. Luke 24:2-7
I love Resurrection Sunday. What a victorious day for every Christian. Our God defeated Satan by bringing back
Jesus to life, after His crucifixion! This month as you read your daily devotionals, may you write in your Journal,

Satan was defeated! You need to walk in victory everyday knowing, understanding and believing this strong
truth! Jesus died on the cross for ALL sinners which includes your beloved husband or wife. When you think
about, nothing is too hard for God, when you think about Easter. How big is your God? My God is awesome and
mighty. I love Him more each day. I believe in His power by evidence of His presence every day. I pray that you
will desire and seek the Lord much more this month of April. Bill and Gloria Gaither wrote a song in 1984 titled,
Ive Just Seen Jesus. This song has a total new meaning to me this year as I know Bob is walking the streets
of gold with Jesus, Paul, Moses, Noah, and Joshua. The last few words in the song say, Ive just seen Jesus,
and Ill never be the same again. Oh, if only every one of our loved ones would know Jesus Christ as Savior
and Lord of their lives, they would never be the same again. Your marriage would be resurrected from the dead
and be restored by the Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. Please be faithful in praying and fasting for your husband
or wife and others to be touched and transformed by the Lord Jesus Christ.
Go to the bottom of the cross crying out to our Lord Jesus thanking Him daily for dying for you, your husband or
wife, your children, your loved ones and friends. We have eternal life because of it. We are not worthy to receive
such a gift, but He loves each of us that much. Never doubt the power of God when you think of Resurrection
Sunday as He triumphed oer His enemies. Walk in victory every day! Seek the Lord this month with a new
desire, new commitment, and tenacity. He Arose! He is Alive! He defeated the enemy! Walk in faith knowing
His power lives within us! How blessed we are!

GOD STILL MOVES

TWO TOMBS
One of the meaningful symbols of Easter is the empty tomb, with the stone rolled away. We would have no
hope if there were only a cross. We would have no hope if there were only a sealed tomb. Jesus left the
tomb empty.
The Gospel of Mark tells us of two tombs. In Mark 6:16 we read, Dont be alarmed, he said. You are
looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they
laid Him. That empty tomb is the story of Easter! But, what about the other tomb? It is related in Mark 5:2,
When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an evil spirit came from the tombs to meet Him.
We read in that Chapter of the Lord healing that demon possessed man. How does this relate to Easter?
We read of two tombs; one blessed and one cursed. We know that many reading this message have
spouses who are absent from the home, leading ungodly lives. Jesus left His tomb for your spouses
tomb. Where is your spouse today? Standing in the tomb of a resurrected Jesus or living among the
tombs of demons? May you stand strong until your spouse hears the words, as did the demon possessed
man, of verse 19, Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how He
has had mercy on you. Mark 5:19

SONDRA ANDREWS

AN EMPTY TOMB INSTEAD

Years ago, when I was standing for Andy, I came across the verse, Song of Solomon 8:7, Many waters
cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it. It had meant so much to
me, speaking of the powerful strength of love. It not only spoke to me of my new
love God had given me for Andy, but also Jesus awesome love for him that would
never fail. I asked my daughter to write the scripture out and frame it. All these
years I have kept this framed scripture. Andy was not aware of it.

They came to the quiet garden

in the early morning gloom,
And there in the shadowed darkness
they found an empty tomb.

This year our church was selling homemade Valentines Day cards, with the
proceeds going to the troops overseas. Andy decided to purchase one of these
cards for me instead of going to the store to get one. When I opened the card he
had picked for me, I was stunned at what I saw! On the front of the card was the
same scripture that I had framed for myself so many years ago, Song of Solomon
8:7!
Valentines Day was the day after we took part in the Rejoice Marriage Ministries
phone conference. I wanted to share with you what my husband wrote in my
cardMy Dearest Wife, Going through the RMM phone conference yesterday made me once again realize
and appreciate your great love. Thank you so much for your lifetime of devotion. I love you very much. Your
Husband, Andy.
Sondras Framed Scripture

They brought their scented spices

to anoint the hallowed dead,
but found to their amazement
the Living Lord instead.
Their hearts were heavy laden
bowed down with deep despair,
but when they lifted tear-dimmed eyes Lo,
Jesus was standing there.
They thought all hope had ended
with Calvarys dying breath,
but they found a powerful Saviour
triumphant over death.
On that wonderful Easter morning
in a garden sweet with dew,
He came from the graveA world to saveto live and reign anew.
So oft in the midst of sorrows
when hope seems cold and dead,
with lifted eyes we too may
see an empty tomb instead!

This comes from a man who once told me, Sondra, I dont love you
anymore, my love for you has diedits dead. I want to find happiness
before I die, I have found someone else and I want a divorce.
I am here to tell you that God; the Creator can create a new love where
the love has dried up.never give up on our amazing God! Never
believe Satans lies.
One day you can say like DavidCome and hear, all who fear God.
And I will tell of what He has done, what awesome miracles He does for
His people. Psalm 66:5 Like David, I am doing the same.

Valentines Day Card From Andy

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