today on Summit Life with J.D. Greer.

Nothing can replace the centrality of friendship in your marriage.

Your love and commitment to your kids cannot replace the priority of your friendship with your spouse,

but that's usually what happens.

The center of the home is not parent and child.

The center of the home is husband and wife.

Thank you. not parent and child. The center of the home is husband and wife. Welcome back to Summit Life with Pastor Jidi Greer.

As always, I'm your host, Molly Vitovich.

You know, for a lot of us, our views on love and relationships

were shaped by the songs we listened to growing up or the movies we watched as a teen. Lots of

feels and flowery words, right? But the reality is there's only one relationship model we should

care about, and it doesn't come from Hollywood. Today on Summit Life, we're diving deep into what we are calling the friendship of marriage.

We know you don't want to miss a single message here on the program, so if you're a little behind

on any of this Bible-based teaching on relationships, you can always catch up at J.D.Grear.com.

But for now, grab your Bible and let's rejoin Pastor J.D.

as he continues our study in Ephesians chapter 5.

So the core of marriage is friendship.

I got four very practical points, right?

For whether you're single, married, whatever state you're in, I think one or several of these

will apply to you. All right, so here we go. Number one, prioritize friendship in the dating process.

If you are single, what are you most looking for in a spouse? You know, it's kind of a stereotype

that men overvalue looks in a mate and women overvalue earning potential.

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