SESSION FOUR – INTIMACY

1. Share with each other the one thing you heard in this session that was the most insightful regarding intimacy in marriage.

2. As openly and honestly as you can, with a spirit of grace toward each other, share one thing you heard today about sexual intimacy that you would like to see applied in your marriage. (Warning: this is not a time to be defensive, but an opportunity to build trust).

PRAYER: Pray that God will bless your marriage as you grow in physical intimacy.

SESSION FIVE – THREATS

1. Share with each other if any of the threats are of particular concern to you as a threat to your marriage.

2. Discuss how each of you respond to conflict (are you a “bottler” or a “fighter”). 3. Talk about what can it look like when both of you offer the same grace to each

other that Jesus offers to us.

PRAYER: Pray that God will bless you with “oneness” in your marriage

SESSION SIX – GAMECHANGERS

1. Ask your wife to discuss a “gamechanger” that you’re good at that has blessed her and made her feel loved.

2. Ask your wife to identify three or four of the “gamechangers” that would bless her the most and that would speak directly to her heart.

PRAYER: Pray together that God will bless you (husband) with the desire and the grace to love and serve your wife in meaningful ways and for you (wife) to offer the support and encouragement you need.

SESSION ONE - FOUNDATION

1. Of the three types of marriage discussed in this session (“top-down,” “identical,” and “side-by-side”), which best describes your marriage? Why?

2. Share with each other what it could look like for you (husband) to live out “headship” in your marriage?

3. Likewise, share with each other what it could it look like for you (wife) to live out “submission” in your marriage?

PRAYER: Pray for each other that you will rely on God’s grace toward each other as you live out your designed roles.

SESSION TWO – DIE TO LIVE

1. Identify your own self-centeredness and share with each other where it can show up most naturally in your marriage … where is it most easy for you to have a “me” mentality?

2. Discuss what it could it look like for both of you to apply the “paradox principle” (die to live) in your marriage?

3. We discussed four main areas of servant-leadership for the husband (spiritual, emotional, financial and physical). Discuss together which one comes most naturally (husband) in your marriage. Likewise, talk about which area (husband) you could use the most encouragement and support.

PRAYER: Pray together that you’ll both live out the “paradox principle” (die to live).

SESSION THREE – FRIENDSHIP

1. Share with each other which of the five characteristics of friendship stand out as the strongest in your marriage. Talk about which ones could be strengthened and what that could look like.

2. Talk about how the different ways you spend your time relating with each other (back-to-back, shoulder-to-shoulder or face-to-face). Discuss whether there are things each of you could do to enhance any of those.

PRAYER: Pray together that God will deepen your marriage friendship.

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