My House Vol. 2 – Week 5

David McCaman – Riverdale Campus Pastor

Marriage

Week of February 3, 2019
Family Worship Guide

Day 1

Read: Ephesians 5:25-33

Pray:

• Thank God for His design for the family.

• Thank God for the image of Christ that the husbands role is to point to in the marriage relationship.

• Ask God to help the men in your life who are husbands to faithfully fulfill their role.

Sing: This House Is Yours - My House Worship Sessions

Day 2

Read: Philippians 2:1-11

Pray:

• Thank God for Jesus’ example of true humility and service.

• Ask God to help you to be a humble servant of those around you.

• Ask God to help your family serve one another as Christ served us.

Sing: This House Is Yours - My House Worship Sessions

Day 3

Read: 1 Peter 3:7

Pray:

• Thank God for clear instructions for husbands and wives.

• Thank God for giving the grace needed to fulfill His design for the family.

• Ask God to help any men you know that are husbands to faithfully live in an understanding way and show honor to their wives.

Sing:This House Is Yours - My House Worship Sessions

Week of February 3, 2019 Sermon Discussion Questions

Get to know me:

Instructions: The purpose of these questions is to generate responses that are self-revealing and informative. Feel free to ask all of these questions to your group or simply choose the one that best fits your group.

1. What are some notable differences between men and women?

2. How do men and women usually communicate differently? Share an example from your marriage or even a friendship or coworker.

3. What are some common needs woman have that were not discussed in the message and how can men help with those?

Into the Bible:

Instructions: The purpose of these questions is to draw group members into the Bible to discover truth from passages that were not the primary text for the weekend message.

1 PETER 3:7 “Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.”

1. How can you live with your wives in an understanding way?  What does that look like?

2. How can you show honor to your wife? If you are single, how can you show honor to important women in your life?

Application:

Instructions: The purpose of these questions is to apply the main points from the weekend message.

1. How can men be spiritual leaders for their family?

2. What are some creative ways men can be more intentional about showing appreciation for their spouse?

3. In the sermon, we talked about 4 common needs women have.  What are some good ways for men to figure out more specific needs unique to their wife and life situations?