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Below you will find Focus on the Family Australia's most popluar marriage resources. With books and dvd's for both the general and faith-community you are sure to find a resource or two that inspire your marriage. For further information or to purchase please click on the Buy Now button. If you would like to order mutilple products please come back to this page to use the links provided and add each item to your cart, or contact us on 1300 300 361 or response@families.org.au to place your order. For more marriage resources click here.

  Red Hot Monogamy
Making Your Marriage Sizzle
Bill & Pam Farrel 
Studies show that married couples have the best sex. Relationship experts Bill and Pam Farrel will help enhance or put the sizzle back into your marriage with proven advice and techniques based on biblical truth.
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  21st Century Marriage
DVD/Workbook
Rob and Diane Parsons

Every couple who marries hopes for love that will last, yet in the 21st century the pressures on relationships are greater than ever. In this compelling film he lifts the lid on what can make and break those relationships.
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  Complete Guide To The First Five Years Of Marriage
Launching a Lifelong, Successful Relationship
Counselling Staff of Focus on the Family

Introducing the most helpful new resource for newly married couples! Marriage isn't easy. That's why thousands of couples have asked the counsellors at Focus on the Family for insight into money, communication and a host of other issues. Now, their collective wisdom is available for you in this volume.
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Love and Respect
The Love She Most Desires - The Respect He Desperately Needs
Emerson Eggerichs 

Successful couples know that harmony and happiness in marriage are not achieved by love alone. There is the other side of the Ephesians 5:33 equation - respect. A wife needs love. But a husband needs respect. Based on extensive Biblical and scientific research, "Love and Respect" reveals the secret of meeting each other's deepest needs.
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  Love and Respect Workbook
Emerson Eggerichs

Cracking the communication code between husband and wife involves understanding one thing: Unconditional respect is as powerful for him as unconditional love is for her. You and your mate can truly start afresh with the groundbreaking guidance provided in this interactive guide.
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Before you get Engaged
David & Brent Gudgel & Danielle Fitch

Authors David Gudgel, his son Brent, and Brents girlfriend Danielle interact in a discussion that not only reveals 12 relational indicators indispensable to a healthy, lasting marriage, but fleshes them out with dialogue and insight straight from Brent and Danielles journals.
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Your Marriage Masterpiece
Discovering God’s Amazing Design for Your Life Together
Al Janssen

As a beautiful masterpiece is created by an artist, so it is with marriage, created and designed by the ultimate artist, God Himself. "Your Marriage Masterpiece" takes a fresh look at the exquisite design God has for your marriage and brings to light the reasons your union was intended to last a lifetime.
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  For Women Only
What You Need to Know About the Inner Lives of Men
Shaunti Feldhahn                        

Get Inside a Man's Head
Here's a woman-to-woman conversation about men you'll never forget.
In this unique and straightforward audio book, you'll go beneath the surface into the inner lives of men. Based on findings from a groundbreaking survey and personal interviews with more than 1,000 men, "For Women Only" is full of eye-opening revelations you need to understand, support and really love the man in your life.
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  For Men Only
A Straightforward Guide to the Inner Lives of Women
Shaunti & Jeff Feldhahn

Women: complicated and impossible to understand? Do you love and want to please the woman in your life, but just can't seem to figure her out? That was before FOR MEN ONLY. Now at your fingertips is the tool that will unlock the secret to her mysterious ways. Through hundreds of interviews and the results of a scientific survey of women, this book demonstrates that women are actually not random and that they really can be systematised and "mapped."
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  Capture Her Heart
Lysa TerKeurst

This book is a practical "tool box" that will be a quick daily read that will open a husband's eyes to the needs of his wife. It will help him move past frustrations and into a fulfilling marriage as he learns eight key things every husband should know.
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  Capture His Heart
Lysa TerKeurst

Having a great marriage takes time, creativity and willingness. This practical guide will open your eyes to the needs, desires and longings of your husband. "Capture His Heart," offers eight essential criteria, plus creative tips for winning and holding your husband's heart.
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  I Promise
How 5 Commitments Determine the Destiny of your Marriage
Gary Smalley 

America's foremost marriage expert comes to a startling new conclusion: Great marriages are built on a foundation of trust, not behavioral skills. Based on ten years of research, Dr. Smalley shares five heartfelt promises guaranteed to build trust and help one's spouse become a true soulmate, lover, and friend.
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  Five Essentials for Lifelong Intimacy
Dr. James Dobson 

Five of 10 American marriages will end in bitter divorce. The other five will stay together in varying degrees of intimacy, with only one or two developing really deep levels of intimacy. Make your marriage one of those!

Discover thoughtful, practical advice for singles, newlyweds or longtime marrieds who want to build a relationship based on mutual respect and lifelong love.
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  The Way to Love Your Wife
Creating Greater Love and Passion in the Bedroom
Dr. Clifford & Joyce Penner

This popular book on marital sex is directed to men with the purpose of changing their attitude and approach toward sex. It helps take the pressure off of both spouses to perform or achieve certain results, and gives the man the confidence he needs to know and understand how to meet his wife’s needs. By doing so, both husband and wife will find sex more fulfilling. 
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  Savvy Bride's Answer Guide
Swihart Phillip J, Wooten Wilford 

Are you walking into marriage with your eyes open? Your bridesmaids might not tell you, but the price of your wedding dress isn't the only thing that may shock you about wedded bliss. During the first year of marriage, you're likely to face all kinds of surprises. That's why getting good advice early can help you manage expectations and encourage communication about key issues you may face as an engaged or newly married couple.
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  Before You Live Together
David Gudgel 

Will living together bring you closer; or drive you apart? Half the couples who marry today will live together before the wedding. "You wouldn’t buy a pair of shoes without trying them on," they insist. But this book presents a compelling, loving and biblical response that shows that the ancient blueprint for marriage is still the best.
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  Divorce-Proof Your Marriage
6 Secrets to a Forever Marriage
Dr. Gary & Barbara Rosberg 
Marriage — Handle With Care

Is your marriage facing an emotional divorce — that gradual process of leaving each other emotionally and relationally prior to a physical divorce? Here's a marital road map from relationship experts who share from personal experience how to strengthen your marriage with six key types of love — and stop a potential divorce in its tracks!
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  Love Must Be Tough (New Hope for Marriage in Crisis)
Dr. James C. Dobson

Have you tried everything to save your marriage? You?'ve forgiven a thousand times. You?'ve bent over backwards to make your partner feel loved and accepted. But the only reward for your loyalty has been anger, indifference, infidelity, or abuse. Your spouse may even be ready to walk out the door. Do you feel like all is lost? There is still hope. Dr. James Dobson's 'tough love' principles have proven to be uniquely valuable and effective. Unlike most approaches to marriage crisis, the strategy in this groundbreaking classic does not require the willing cooperation of both spouses. Dr. Dobson offers guidance that will give you the best chance of rekindling romance, renewing your relationship, and drawing your partner back into your arms.
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 Focus on the Family Australia
is proud to once again
support the
National Marriage Coalition
with this very special
Essentials of Marriage
DVD offer.

Special Price for
September Only
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 A great resource for
churches, small groups
and couples!

 




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