Why is Marriage So Hard?
Why is Marriage So Hard?
Why is Marriage So Hard?
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<strong>Why</strong> <strong>is</strong> <strong>Marriage</strong> <strong>So</strong> <strong>Hard</strong> January 20, 2013<br />
Matthew 19:4-6<br />
“Haven’t you read”, Jesus replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female’”<br />
– Matthew 19:4<br />
Getting Started: (choose one or two)<br />
- Whose marriage do you most admire <strong>Why</strong><br />
- What ingredients make for a happy marriage<br />
- What <strong>is</strong> the best thing about marriage (or the best thing about the closest relationship you are in)<br />
- How do you resolve arguments with people you care about<br />
- What advice do you give others who are in a d<strong>is</strong>agreement<br />
- What insight from th<strong>is</strong> week’s sermon stuck out for you<br />
(What was helpful, insightful, or difficult to grasp)<br />
Digging Deeper:<br />
First take a look at Matthew 19:1-6<br />
1. What <strong>is</strong> the Phar<strong>is</strong>ees motivation in coming to Jesus<br />
2. Jesus states that we were created male and female. How are men and women relationally and<br />
emotionally different<br />
3. What <strong>is</strong> God’s ideal for marriage <strong>Why</strong><br />
4. <strong>Why</strong> <strong>is</strong> marriage so hard<br />
5. <strong>Why</strong> do so many marriages end in divorce<br />
Now take a look at Genes<strong>is</strong> 29:31-30:2<br />
6. How do you think Jacob treated Leah after bearing four sons<br />
7. What was Rachel looking for in her demand for children What was her deepest need<br />
8. How did Jacob interpret her demand What was h<strong>is</strong> deepest need<br />
9. How do you think Jacob & Rachel treated one another after their argument<br />
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<strong>Why</strong> <strong>is</strong> <strong>Marriage</strong> <strong>So</strong> <strong>Hard</strong> January 20, 2013<br />
Now turn to 2 Samuel 6:16-23<br />
10. How did David’s wife Michal respond to h<strong>is</strong> dancing before the Lord<br />
11. How did David respond to Michal’s rebuke <strong>Why</strong><br />
12. What were the long term results of th<strong>is</strong> argument <strong>Why</strong><br />
13. What need did David have that was not met by Michal<br />
14. What need did Michal have that David refused to meet<br />
Taking it With You:<br />
The Crazy Cycle:<br />
Without love, she reacts without respect<br />
Without respect, he reacts without love<br />
- How have you seen the crazy cycle at work in your relationships<br />
- How do men tend to respond when they are d<strong>is</strong>respected<br />
- How do women tend to respond when they feel unloved<br />
- What does respect look like to you<br />
- What does love look like to you<br />
Spend some time praying for each other.<br />
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