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Marriage Booster: Is It Safe?

January 18, 2013 Paul GoodnightMarriage, SermonsPhilippians

Pastor Paul Goodnight teaches on building intimacy in marriage by creating an emotionally safe environment. Safety between husbands and wives is an ongoing expression of Christ and His church.

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Marriage Booster: Is It Safe?

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

  1. A couple of hinderances to safety were mentioned: Gendocentricism (emotional closeness to me ought to mean the same to you) and The Weight of Expectations. Which of these do you think you are most prone to struggle with?
  2. What do you think of the statement “Learn to be okay with passionate disagreement”?
  3. Do you think you and your spouse have different styles when it comes to communicating on an emotional level? If so, how have you typically handled this?
  4. What does “silence” normally mean to you?

HOMEWORK WITH YOUR SPOUSE

  1. Talk with your spouse this message. What stood out to you most?  What was one thing that you most identified with?
  2. If you’ve realized that you have been shutting down your spouse, ask their forgiveness.
  3. Talk through a consistent way that you and your spouse can spend time together and move toward greater emotional safety and intimacy.
Series: Marriage Boosters and Conferences
Tagged with: Intimacy, Marriage, Marriage Booster

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