Marriage

This is a list of marriage content from NAME (National Association of Marriage Enhancement) Canada. NAME no longer functions as an entity, yet this material is Biblical and timeless and we use it for marriage counseling at Christcity Church.

The material here is being made available so it can help as many people as possible, the way that we believe both God and Pastor Leo intended.

Apologies for the quality, some of the recordings are quite old and don’t sound amazing but the content is outstanding. Each is available in MP3 format.

Please note, there is a password for all of the NAME content (to prevent spambots). The password is christcity (one word, lower case).

Here are some excellent sermons from Christcity that every married person should listen to.

This is the premarital content we use for premarital counseling. Link

A major cause of trouble in relationships is when one or both spouses feel insecure. Security leads to trust and intimacy. That’s why it’s so important to “cover” each other, the way a warm comforter covers us on a cold winter morning. These eight powerful and dynamic and live changing messages reveal God’s truth about the concept of “Covering.” Link

A surprising and powerfully profound teaching on developing properly placed trust will help every marriage. Significant understanding of how trust breaks down and what it takes to rebuild trust in relationships is a vital part of healthy, fear-free intimacy in marriage. Turning trust breakers into trust builders empowers any spouse to take what could be traumas and utilize them to increase confidence and reliance on God to see couples grow through their trials. This teaching series has been life changing for couples who have gone through long periods of broken trust, while also helping newlyweds develop the means to avoid patterns of distrust. Link

Strength Based Marriages: Marriages are not destroyed by differences but by seflish responses to differences. Learn how to appreciate, be thankful for, and enjoy these differences.

Fear Factor or Faith Factor: Be more than a conqueror, most than an overcomer in your marriage. Learn how to stop wandering in the wilderness of “what-ifs” and see the strength, the glory, and the opportunity in situations.

Wired for Strength: Each person is wired by God with specific strengths and His specific purpose. Learn how to be comrades in a mission rather than combatants.

Chooser or Muser?: Accepting each other as unique; unique in approach and uniquely utilized by God for His purpose. Link

The principles of spiritual warfare applied to the marital relationship fend off the enemy in this area of desperate need. Learn how to walk in victory and defeat the devourer in these six sessions. Link

Be angry and sin not.

A totally unique and most effective approach to the challenge of anger in relationships. Anger is a natural emotion. It’s our response to anger that can be destructive or constructive.

Learn how anger comes from the divine nature of God and why some couples experience anger problems together when they don’t have them individually. This pack will also help individuals who struggle with anger learn how to make anger a positive force in their lives.

This teaching has helped many couples experience a breakthrough when nothing else has helped. A four part series, it can be used with the matching couples workbook. Link

Jesus walked in such power that at the end He could say, “It is finished;” He earned the description of “Faithful and True.” That same power is ours, if we are willing. Link

What is keeping you from moving into the supernatural in your life? Self-afflicted boundaries? Self-placed hurdles? We all need to develop intimacy with God by discerning His voice while diminishing the voice of the enemy. Link

Do you seek peace in your life? Do you have only some peace and only in certain circumstance? Are you looking for peace that enables you to live a life of distinction? Link

Most couples today are stressed out – out of time, out of money, out of energy, out of options – simply put – they are overloaded. Learn how to tap into the power of reserve, understanding how to always have a little left over. This teaching will give you powerful keys to reducing stress and increasing your reserves instead of being depleted, you’ll feel completed! Link

Boldness and gentleness can go together, and any couple can learn how to use stress in marriage to develop strengths that they didn’t even know they could have. Learn how to build a blessed relationship for the long run, and in the long run, you will be blessed, and the blessings of God will surprise you and may even overtake you! Link

The 2012 10th annual NAME conference held at Christicity Church in Edmonton, AB. Includes speakers Vince & Cindy D’Aachioli, Molly Godzich, Bob & Audrey Meisner, and Jack & Simone Winnicky. Linkhttps://marriage.annvix.com/name-conf

This is one of Pastor Leo’s most renowned audio sets. Churches all over the nation have gathered couples to hear what has been called “the most graphic teaching on sexual issues ever in a church setting.” This anointed and upfront teaching is a must for every married couple to understand sexuality! Link

NOTE: Adult topics

This series goes into detail and boldly faces topics many are afraid to touch: including lust. It fills a need to examine scripture concerning issues that face today’s church but are often ignored. This is a learning tool that will help strengthen your mind and spirit. Link

An in-depth eye-opening, heart-revealing study in the motivational gifts listed in Romans 12 and how they pertain to you and your marriage. Discover what motivates your spouse and how God wired you to motivate each other. Learn which motivational gifts both you and your spouse are predisposed to as primary and secondary gifts and how they affect your purpose and productivity in life and marriage. A unique teaching draws on the parallel structure of the original Greek language to show which attitudes are related to each gift. Many call this a truly life-changing series. Link

A few months after the sudden passing of her husband, Molly Godzich produced this series. It is an inspiring blend of personal experience with the Biblical principles of trials and tribulations from the book of James. We are all bound to experience despair and heartache during our lifetime. Molly’s timely message may be what you need to hear right now. Will you wait on God in faith until the darkness gives way to light? Will you endure the hardship to gain the wisdom and rewards that God has around the corner? This four-part series will challenge you! Link

The attitude that makes the difference. This three part series is designed to help you develop and grow the Love Attitude in your marriage.

A Better Covenant: Learn how to develop the Love Attitude by understanding your marriage as a Better Covenant, not just a contract. Coming to an understanding of what your marriage vows really mean can take you both towards a new attitude: the Love Attitude.

Put Off By Put Ons: In the world today there is a new and incorrect standard: ““who ever is slicker, wins!”” Unfortunately many people today have extended this wrong-headed notion to their marriage relationship. Too many people are ““putting on”” their spouses in an attempt to manipulate. What we need to be ““putting on”” is the Love Attitude!

Understanding Compassion: A cousin to Mercy and Empathy, Compassion is different in an important way: Compassion moves you to action. Learn to understand compassion and you will start to see actions in your own life and marriage: actions that can make the difference. Link

Most couples spend more time, energy, and resources planning for their wedding than they do for their marriage. Problems surface when couples look at life as a series of events, rather than as a process. Jesus clearly calls for our marriage mantality to be counter-culture. Discover the joy of embracing process and avoiding the emotional rollercoaster of event-based living. Link

Most people know they need breakthroughs in their life, but they don’t know what to do when they get one. This eye-and-heart-opening series unlocks the scriptural keys to not only living with breakthroughs but developing the mastery of going from breakthrough to breakthrough as God accelerates vision and faith in your life. Learn why David named a previously unnamed mountain (read “obstacle”) The Lord Who Breaks Through. This teaching outlines the principles God sets forth for breaking through obstacles, enemies and hindrances to our goal of ever-increasing faith. Link

The Rebellious Marriage: Learn if you and your spouse are walking in obedience with regard to your marriage or if you are in rebellion. This message will challenge you to seek God’s plan for your relationship.

I am not a Doormat: How do you treat your spouse? Do you feel you are better than your spouse? Learn how to build up a healthy environment in your home.

Juggling or Balancing: Do you feel out of control or hectic with how you are managing the details of life? This message will help you learn to balance your priorities.

Taming Turmoil: Learn how to overcome feeling down. Most Christians don’t want to admit that they can feel depressed but it is a reality. This teaching will inspire you to not dwell on those moments but to move on. Link

Your marriage vows weren’t just for your wedding, they apply today. Your Vow is for Now! This two-part series will enlighten you to the true meaning of your marriage vows and the importance of a kept vow. In a time when people break their word and their vows easily, thinking there are no consequences, you will learn how vitally important vows really are. Link

From the Tabernacle of the wilderness to the Tent of Meeting to a tent “not made with human hands,” the imagery of the tent as a place to meet with God and each other has profound implications for experiencing the presence of God in your life and marriage. You’ll be enthralled by God’s majesty and glory as you glean from these teachings that will help you behold His glory in your life and marriage. You will learn to expect and experience a glorious change of scenery each time you enter and leave the tent! Link

In a world that emphasizes self esteem learn that it is Self-Image that is Scriptural. A poor self-image can make you miss God. A proper image of who you are in God will stir up gifts and anointing. Learn to see yourself as God sees you. Link

In our world today all sorts of advice is given to married couples. But what does God require? These six messages will show you three forgotten values that God requires in all of our relationships. Link

There are many people in the world today who have loved and lost in love. The pains are deep seated and tend to linger – so much, that we are afraid to try to love again. This four part series will help you overcome your hurts. Learn to become all God wants you to be. Link

Many were blessed and had their eyes opened to what God says about our positions together in marriage. You’ll be edified and pleasantly surprised and informed as you get in the right position to be blessed. Warning: “Laying Together” contains graphic (but not explicit) material for mature, married audiences only. Link

Included in the Beatitudes, Christ says that the pure in heart will see God. In this teaching series, we learn how to purify and posture our hearts towards God and our spouse. The following teachings deal with issues of the heart that we all could grow in. Pastor Leo’s timeless teachings continue to inspire us all to watch and guard our hearts. Link

This six part series brings new perspective to the meaning of love. You’ll be inspired by Pastor Leo’s insights as they are explained with the framework of a Biblical format. This set will help you see ways to react and things you can change to build a happier, healthier relationship. Link

The mighty prophet Elijah was so afraid of the evil Queen Jezebel that he ran and hid and asked God to take his life! Learn how the Spirit of Jezebel lives in our nation and churches today; a “must listen” if you want to understand our times. Link

This much needed, popular series has three messages on one of the most forgotten, vital parts of communication in marriage – the art of listening. Link

Cyrus was anointed and appointed by God to receive supernatural blessings in a more extreme way than others. Learn how God can use you to further his purposes as you realize the blessings God has for you. Link

This three teaching series by Molly Godzich identies one’s propensity to distractions, showing how distractions move into our lives to keep us from focusing on God’s best in our lives and families. Learn to safeguard your time and life and what common distractions plague us all. Molly then provides practical points on how to continually refocus and reprioritize so that you can maximize God’s benefits and favor in your life. Link

This three part study will help you measure, adjust and set the temperature of your home so that your family will not only survive, but thrive. Based on scripture from the Psalms concerning marriage and family, this set will encourage you to develop a Godly and fruitful home. Link

Developing the personal freedom to succeed in your walk with God.

Worry No More!: This message gives you the Scriptural keys to overcoming worry. Learn to live without tormenting or disturbing thoughts. Practical advice for worry-free living.

Developing Trust & Confidence: Do you know that the verse in the exact middle of the Bible presents God’s central theme for living a bold and free life? Learn to place your focus and trust on God and develop the confidence to achieve His purposes in your life.

H.O.W. to Have Courage: Learn H.O.W. to have courage, an easy to remember way to overcome discouragement. Listen and grow to encourage yourself in the Lord. Link

Knowing your spouse’s needs, understanding his or her emptional capacity and dealing with our annoying habits are all important parts of a great marriage. These three messages are presented in a humorous manner that will help you deal with your spouse (and your spouse to deal with you!) Link

In our busy world today, how can a woman do all she has to do and be supportive of her husband? This three message series by Molly Godzich explores the attitudes and actions women can take to improve their marriage. Link

You can’t share with another what you don’t have. So it is with Intimacy. The three messages will revolutionize your closeness and confidence with both God and your spouse. You will not only learn what Intimacy is, but what it is not. Some of today’s mistaken nations of true Intimacy are debunked. A “must have” series for any couple desiring incredible intimacy. Link

Discover three keys to a close, personal, and continous relationship with the Holy Spirit.

Why the Anointing: Different people have different definitions of ““the anointing.”” Yet the Bible is very specific on this overused and undervalued term. Find out what God wants the anointing of the Holy Spirit to mean to you.

Know the Comforter: The Holy Spirit has different roles for different times in our lives. Many believers never reach the point where the Holy Spirit as Comforter is a continual presence. Follow the steps to this wonderful reality for your life.

Be Being Filled: The in-filling of the Holy Spirit is not a one-time experience but a daily process. Learn how the New Testament compares the physics of sail boats to reveal the personality of the Holy Spirit; a prompter not a pusher. This message will help you grow closer to God. Link

God is speaking. Are you listening? More importantly, do you how how to hear together? This powerful yet practical teaching explores God’s desire to have us hear, the differing ways He speaks, and how to understand and agree about what God’s plan for you and your family is. Many have said this teaching revolutionized the way they talked about their future as a couple, and how they were able to formulate agreement on a day-to-day basis. Learn the joy and excitement of knowing God’s voice together, and learn how to recognize and honor each other’s strengths while doing so. Link

Four potent lessons; learn about dealing with conflict, how to handle tensions, and the origins of tensions and conflicts. Link

This four-part message is for those who want to understand the deeper challenge of getting the hart of God in intercessory praryer. Learn how to pray in God’s will to produce change and realize God’s purposes. Link

If we want to get our marriage right, we have to get our minds right. Are You in Your Right Mind? has four messages to help you understand your thinking and how to get into “Your Right Mind.” Link

It’s a subtle and small step to all of a sudden discover contention in a marriage where there was contentment. On this set, Pastor Leo succinctly reveals the distinction between contention and contentment and how narrow the path may actually be. Molly teaches powerfully on what a Contentious Spirit is and does, and then keys to walk in contentment are poignantly described so that a holy satisfaction becomes the hallmark of your marriage. Link

Everyone wants a marriage of integrity, but few find the path to get there. This series will help every couple identify areas of self-examination to assure they continue to guard the integrity of their covenant relationship before God and each other. You may be surprised by some of the biblical principles outlined in this deep teaching. Link

Strength of Supernatual Favor: Learn how to operate in natural favor towards your spouse and expect supernatural favor.

Ever Increasing Favor: Learn to move from faith, to forgiveness, to grace, to supernatural favor and an explosion of blessing.

Character Leads to Favor: Discover areas of character that, when developed in yourself, lead not just to a season of favor in your marriage but to a lifetime of favor.

Respect: The Road to Favor: Learn how to give respect to your spouse even in times of difficulty and reap a harvest of favor. Link

This series of six inspiring messages will help you burst forth in wisdom and power. Especially recommended for people in ministry, considering ministry or even ministry volunteers. Based upon Pastor Leo’s extensive experience of working with numerous outreaches as Pastor of Special Projects at Phoenix First Assembly church. Link

This package explores the nature of interpersonal relationships and how we communicate. It explains why meen need to learn to talk to other men, and why women need to guard their conversations with other women. This package will be of help to every couple…from those who struggle to communicate to those who love to improve their marriage. Link

This revolutionary approach to prosperity as a couple features family budgeting using percentages, understanding God’s path ro prosperity as a couple and even keys to financial decision-making as husband-and-wife. These eight sessions are replete with very practical, and yet spiritual approaches to understanding the difference between mammon and money, prosperity and poverty, and generational increase versus immediate consumption. One of the most acclaimed teaching series Pastor Leo has ever done, numerous couples have been blessed by this teaching… and you will too! Link

This best-selling series covers wife-ranging marriage subjects and is a must-have for couples who want to take their marriage and make it marvellous. Includes: The Mystery of Motivation, What About the Weaker Vessel?, Three Steps to a Delightful Marriage, Getting Three into One, How to Avoid Hard Times, The Value of Submission, How to be a Warm Spouse in a Cold World, Giving Sex Link

Suffering, while difficult and treacherous, highlights God’s ability to redeem and restore. This sermon series by Paster Leo Godzich explores the biblical principle of the honor of suffering. This enlightening teaching will help you embrace the Christian calling of suffering and rejoice in the opportunity to bring Glory to God through it. Link

This inspirational series told from the perspective of a woman will enlighten like no other. Learn the screts from scripture on a woman’s innermost desires and how she can be fulfilled. In “Who’s Changing Who?” women will learn the importance of letting God change your husband’s faults and challenge them to look at their own areas they need to improve on. Link

Rejection & Abandonment

The audience wept and cried out to God, receiving freedom when each of these related messages was taught. Each message contains deep scriptural insight into understanding the subtle deception that the spirits of Rejection and Abandonment, cousins of Fear, weave into peoples’ lives to keep them from living a confident, overcoming life. Learn how your reactions to people both indicate and are affected by this onslaught from the enemy of your soul. Link

We have all heard the scripture that “Love is Kind.” But do we practice it? This two part message will teach you how to apply the Law of Kindness in your marriage. Link

On these two sessions by Pastor Leo, you will hear keys to powerful prayer as a couple. Thirteen reasons why most men don’t lead their wives in prayer are explored, and ways to realize ten times the spiritual power in your walk together as a couple. Link

The most counter-cultural man in all of history was Jesus Christ Himself. Not only were His teachings the direct opposite of society’s nature, but He also invited people to follow Him in those beliefs. He told the world about the Kingdom of God – a culture so revolutionary that Christians two thousand years later follow His Word. This series by Leo Godzich teaches how to assimilate your marriage to become a Kingdom culture couple, counter to what the world is producing. Not only are our lives to be counter-cultural, but also our marriages. Link

After over twenty years of marriage ministry, Molly releases a two message series of incredible advice for how to have a healthy, Christian marriage. In Molly’s forthright and practical way, she empowers couples to journey back to the basics. In these two foundational teachings, she inspires couples to pursue biblical truths and passionate zeal for one another. Link

Who’s in control? What does God’s Word say about leadership in the home? This three message series explores the questions many have asked for centuries. Are you the head of the house? This will truly inspire and help men to rise up to the role God has intended for them in their marriage. Link

Do you understand the importance of your words? This three part series illuminates the importance of What You Say and how it impacts your marriage. Learn to plant good seed and reap a bountiful harvest in your marriage in this study in the power of your words. Link

A woman’s most important role is her identity in Christ. This inspiriring series encourages all women to embrace their identities in Christ thus releasing them to be the Godly wives God meant for them to be. In the Amazing Women series, Pastor Molly Godzich teaches women to embrace their calling as wives by empowering and liberating them into a positive understanding of their identity and value in Christ. Link

Whether you are married or single, you will be blessed by Pastor Molly’s messages on Faithfulness. In this series, she has highlighted three important areas that we all must remember to be faithful in. The first in the series is about what it means to be a faithful and understanding God’s faithful love for us. Then, you will discover how vital it is to not become stagnant but to continue faithfully learning and growing – not only for your own health and benefit but also for your relationship. We should always be in a state of learning. Finally, Molly identifies the importance of being faithful to serve. We need to avoid selfishness and have hearts of service – serving God, church, community, ministry and, of course, serving our spouse. You will certainly be blessed by this refreshing series, and it will also bless a church in a small group format. Link

This series is so profound that it will revolutionize your life. Everybody has wounds and everybody wounds others. God wants you to walk in freedom while understanding what He wants to do through the wound. How do you heal the wounds of lost love? We must take steps to rebuild love. This series will teach you that you must operate in the hope of the present to avoid the enemy’s tactics of despair and shame. It will give you a new understanding of receiving healing through the wound. You will also learn the incredible importance of operating in mutual submission as husband and wife and the vital importance that will make you live a fulfilled life together. Link

You will be so inspired by these four messages by Pastor Molly Godzich. She will take you on a journey through her own story–losing her husband after 29 years of marriage by a tragic car accident while ministering in Uganda, Africa–to the inspiring encouragement of getting through the storm and moving forward. She will challenge you to press forward toward your destiny and to realize that change is inevitable. It’s how we deal with change that’s important. This series will help you understand that Romans 8:28, “All things work together for the good,” is a scripture that we all must appreciate even when we don’t understand our difficult situations. Finally, you will learn how vital it is to speak words of faith rather than defeat. Pastor Molly is a true example of how to overcome and how to remain faith-filled through the storm. Link

Why is it that we don’t follow the promptings of the Holy Spirit, often justifying our own desires? This teaching series is full of very powerful and deep insights as to why couples develop selfish habits, find each other blameworthy and alienate the ones they love. Most importantly, you will discover how to enjoy serving God as you deepen your relationship together and make the Holy Spirit very personal in your marriage. Change the way you see others, and change your life for the better by this revelatory teaching. Link

Many people have discovered the pursuit of life’s purposes. But few have actually studied the purpose of God’s love in our life and how He purposes for that love to flow through us into the lives of others. This eye opening series will help you view others around you through eyes of love while discovering the various purposes of the various types of love that God describes in His word. Fascinating messages include How to Stave Off Depression, The Purpose of Covenant Love, The Place of Grace, The Purpose of Seasons in Your Marriage, and much more. This is a series of teachings to listen to together for great discussions that will take you closer to each other and to God. Link

This profound series studies the common elements that can move any marriage from being a good marriage to being a great marriage. You’ll learn how to manage and balance the core values that are the key attributes of every great marriage. Link

This dynamic teaching series includes 10 messages of captivating and exciting new material that many have said, is perhaps the most profound teaching on the mystery of marriage ever. If anyone says they have marriage all figured out, they are a liar. Marriage is a magnificent mystery, and the mysterious relationship of Christ and His Bride, the church, is both a model and reflection that sheds understanding of the most unique and intimate relationship possible for humanity. You’ll want to get out a notepad to try to keep up with these teachings that are shock-full of revelation concerning the nature and spirit of men and women operating as husbands and wives. Best listened to as a couple, the messages are certain to spur interest in an ongoing discussion to help build a closer and fun filled relationship. Link

This powerful dynamic 12 session set covers the hindrances to fruitfulness and provides unique insights to the fruits of the Spirit in relationships. Marriages and families are dramatically changed by these deep yet practical instructions on the character of God exhibited by yielding our spirit to His Spirit – a “must have” for any couple wanting their marriage to be what God wants it to be. Link