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Today we begin a series called Awesome Relationships.

In it, Pastor Rick Warren will show you how to take your relationships with family, friends,

co-workers, and even God from average to awesome.

You don't want to miss a second of this relationship building series.

Now in just a few minutes, we're going to tell you how you can take all of your relationships

to a level you never dream possible.

With the Awesome Relationships DVD Study Kit, you can find out more right now by going to

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Right now, here's Pastor Rick with Part 1 of a message called Fighting for an Awesome Marriage.

Take out your notes and look at the first of the top.

Paul says this.

Now, Paul was not married.

Paul was a single adult.

And St. Paul says this, 1 Corinthians 7 and 7.

We're all given different gifts.

God gives the gift of marriage to some and to others, He gives the gift of singleness.

So that everybody's supposed to be married.

God says in His Word that we get different gifts from Him.

Some He gives the gift of marriage and some He gives the gift of singleness.

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