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Affairs of The Heart – Kingdom Teaching on Safeguarding Your Marriage. Matt 5:23-32

Discussion Starter

Given that in the UK 45% of marriages end in divorce what advice would you give that has helped you best in your marriage, or what have you seen work well in another couples relationship.

1.    5:27-28 Which Commandment is Jesus endorsing? Why do you think his teaching is taken up a notch and why? c/f Proverbs 4:3

2.    How do you on a ‘practical level’ try and keep your thought life pure?

3.    2 Tim 2:22 What do you do when facing temptation? How did Joseph in the OT resist temptation?

4.    Why is it good to build ‘healthy’ friendships with people Proverbs 18:24 who would you say are your closest friends and why?

5.    How does society often create ‘unreal’ expectations on what a ‘perfect marriage’ should look like?

6.    Take time to read the Song of Solomon look at passages like 1:1-4 4:1-5, 2:14-15. What do you think these writings are about?

7.    How can the Holy Spirit help us in our relationships with one another? Gal 5:13-14.

Application

Given that 45% of marriages fail how can we as a fellowship positively support and encourage the 55% that choose to stay together.

List 5 things can you do for under £10 that would enable you to do something that is ‘special’ for your wife or husband?

If you are not married are there things that you can do that would help those who are?

Take time as a group to pray for families and marriages in our fellowship and in society in general