Married Life Part 1 Study Questions

PART 1 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
QUESTION 1
Finding time to connect with your spouse can be difficult depending on your season of life. Ted cited his children as one of his biggest challenges in finding time for his marriage. How can you relate?
QUESTION 2
What other challenges are preventing you from connecting with your spouse?
QUESTION 3
What stirs in you when you think about your marriage? Take 5–10 minutes to read and answer the questions below (either individually or as a couple). Then share any observations that jumped out to you with the group.
If God took a snapshot of your marriage today, how would he describe it?

LovingConsiderateFunStressfulHurriedDetachedDistantPlayfulSeriousLoyalHonestForgivingPassionateOther
What’s the biggest point of stress on your marriage?
What do you hope for the future?
What’s missing right now?
If you could change one thing about your marriage today, what would it be?
What’s one thing that’s different about your marriage today than one year ago? Five years ago?
Describe your marriage in one adjective.
QUESTION 4
Do you know a couple that has a marriage worth emulating? What specifically makes it so special?
QUESTION 5
Ted Cunningham says, “Every marriage is a duet in need of great backup singers.” Can you think of another couple that challenges, blesses, and encourages you?
What is one thing you can do this week to turn their influence up?
QUESTION 6
Are there people in your life who make your duet off-key? If yes, who?
What is one thing you can do this week to turn their influence down or mute them altogether?
Email me my responses.
example@example.com
Should be Empty:

PART 1 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

QUESTION 1

QUESTION 2

QUESTION 3

QUESTION 4

QUESTION 5

QUESTION 6