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Now That You’ve Said “I Do!”. South Sound Church of Christ Marriage Workshop?. What Is Marriage? Uniqueness and Acceptance in Marriage Expectations in Marriage Fulfilling Intimacy Needs in Marriage Roles Responsibilities and Decision Making Communication in Marriage
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Now That You’ve Said “I Do!” South Sound Church of Christ Marriage Workshop?
What Is Marriage? • Uniqueness and Acceptance in Marriage • Expectations in Marriage • Fulfilling Intimacy Needs in Marriage • Roles Responsibilities and Decision Making • Communication in Marriage • Dealing with Conflict in Marriage • Sex in Marriage Future Sessions
Review Homework Last Week
Similarities Differences How can our differences or similarities compliment or help your marriage? Effect How are my spouse and I different? How are my spouse and I similar? Homework
What Did You Expect? Every person who marries enters the relationship with certain expectations. These expectations come from many sources, including parents, society, books, leaders, and our own ideas…
What Did You Expect Cont. What did you expect? Q. How were your expectations fulfilled? Q. What expectations did you have that have been unfulfilled?
The fact is, marriage is full of twists and turns, sometimes we experience U-turns and even temporary road blocks. In marriage we, acquire and we lose, we give and we receive, we hold on and we let go. A loving, committed relationship helps us weather all of these moves.
Our lives are filled with unexpected situations & transitions. Transition is defined as a process of change. A period of our lives where we move from a place of certainty to a period of uncertainty. These periods of uncertainty can affect the health of our marriages. Dealing With the Unexpected
School Age • College • Working & Single • Married • Children
Major financial difficulty • Losing a job • Major illness or death in the family • Going into business for yourself • Raising Teenagers • Moving • A Promotion • The Birth of twins • Having a baby after many years Dealing With Transition
2 Corinthians 12:9 …But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses.
James 1:2-4 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
We all experience disappointments because some of our expectations, hopes, and dreams are not fulfilled. Q. What can you do to work through life’s disappointments together as a team? Q. How will your relationship with God enable you to deal with unrealized expectations. For Discussion
Review Expectations Worksheet (Handout) For Homework