DEV 12PN Healthy Family (Husband-Wife)

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=Session 12: Healthy Family (husband-wife) =

''In this session, you will discover what God’s word has to say about healthy relationships between husbands and wife. ''

Heart of a Leader

 * 1) What are you learning about abiding in Christ? How are you practicing abiding through His Word, prayer, obedience, PCS, relationships and fellowship?
 * 2) In what areas of your life do you find it challenging to obey God?
 * 3) What unresolved conflict do you have?
 * 4) In what areas are you believing God by faith, beyond your own ability?

Celebration of Faithfulness

 * Share what has happened since the last meeting. Ask them to relate it to goals from the last meeting.

Iron on Iron: Sharpening Myself and Others
Proverbs 27:17 “As iron sharpens iron, one man sharpens another.” 


 * 1) What is going well?
 * 2) What is not going well?  What obstacles are you facing?
 * 3) What are possible solutions from the other group members?
 * 4) What do you need to do to add the missing characteristics into each group?
 * 5) Where will you start a new group or church this month?

Discovery Bible Study - Husbands and Wives
Section 1: Marriage Origins

Original Design: Genesis 2:20-24

Consequences of the Fall: Genesis 3:16b

Expectation for Relationships: Ephesians 5:15-21


 * What caught your attention? (or What did you like best?) Why?
 * How would you describe the struggle between husbands and wives?

Summary:

Section 2: Mutual Submission

Why Submission: Ephesians 5:31-32

Role of Husband: Ephesians 5:25-30, 33; 1 Peter 1:7-9

Role of Wife: Ephesians 5:22-24, 33; 1 Peter 3: 1-6, 8-9


 * What caught your attention? (or What did you like best?) Why?
 * What responsibilities do husbands and wives have to one another?
 * What can we learn from the relationship between Jesus and the church?

Summary:  Ephesians 5:33

Preparing for Mission
Evaluate your life in the area of husband/wife submission and Make a Plan on how you will immediately begin to improve.


 * What situations commonly cause arguments in the home between husband and wife?
 * Why do husbands and wives often violate Biblical teachings in those situations?
 * What must you do in your home to obey the Biblical teachings about the husband/wife relationship?

I will _________ by __________