SESSION 2 Total Time: 60 minutes Video = 27 minutes Discussion = 33 minutes
2. The Biggest Problem
“My deepest, longest, most significant problem exists inside of me, not outside of me.”
OPENING DISCUSSION: Consider and discuss the following BEFORE watching Session 2: 1. What are the biggest and/or most common problems in marriage? How do you fix them? Luke 6:43-45 43 For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit, 44 for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush. 45 The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. SCRIPTURE PASSAGE
KEY IDEAS:
1. Threat, manipulation, and guilt will not change the heart of your spouse. 2. All marriage problems are heart problems. 3. Lasting change in your marriage will always travel through the pathway of the heart. 4. You are your biggest marriage problem.
ILLUSTRATION:
The Apple Tree
ILLUSTRATION:
Stuck In Traffic
2. The Biggest Problem 9
OPENING DISCUSSION: Those familiar with this marriage material will probably know that “the biggest problem in marriage exists inside of you, not outside of you.” If that is the answer among the participants, ask them to flesh out what other problems typically get the blame, instead of personal sin. For example, other problems that receive a lot of blame are: communication, sex, money, house chores, gender roles, hobbies, extended family members, cultural upbringing, or parenting methods.
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