I Will Pursue My Spouse
1. Welcome & Connection
Have everyone share a highlight and a challenge from their week.
Follow-up: Last week we ended by asking what God was leading you to do. Did you take a step toward that? How did it go?
2. Engage with the Message
What stood out to you from this week's message?
Was there a specific scripture, quote, or idea that challenged or encouraged you?
3. Dive Into Scripture
Ephesians 5:31-33 (NLT)
31 As the scriptures say, “A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.”
32 This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one.
33 So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (NLT)
4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud
5 or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged.
6 It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out.
7 Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.
What do these passages reveal about God?
What do they reveal about humanity?
4. Reflect on Discipleship Focus
Follow Jesus: How can you trust Jesus more deeply in your relationships, especially your marriage, as illustrated in Ephesians 5:31-33?
Be Changed by Jesus: In what ways do you feel called to embody the qualities of love described in 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 within your marriage or relationships?
On Mission with Jesus: How can you actively show the love and respect mentioned in Ephesians 5:33 to your spouse or someone specific this week?
5. Pray & Apply
Which area of intentionality will you work on this week?
A. Focusing on your growth, not theirs.
B. Focusing on their needs, not yours.
C. Creating an intentional plan.
Leader Note: Write down the application/prayer for everyone to reference next week.