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Better2gether, Part 4 of 4
October 25, 2020 Mike Meyers HomeFront
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Discussion Questions
- What was 1 take away from this week?
- Between humility, gentleness, patience, and tolerance in love, which do you find most challenging?
- How have you cultivated spiritual intimacy in your marriage?
- How has your faith made you stronger as a couple? Can you share an example?
Better2gether, Part 3 of 4
October 18, 2020 Mike Meyers HomeFront
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Discussion Questions
- What was one major take away for you from this talk?
- Of the three “arenas” of trust (physical, emotional, spiritual), which is most challenging for you as a couple?
- How have you built or maintained trust and what are the benefits you’ve seen?
- Pick one area you’d like to focus on as a couple. What can/will you do to grow in this area of building trust and/or entrusting yourself to your spouse?
- Can you share a time when trust was damaged and how you went about repairing it?
Better2gether, Part 2
October 11, 2020 Mike Meyers HomeFront
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Discussion Questions
- What was one major take away for you from this talk?
- Mike shared an example of honoring and one of dishonoring. Share an example of from your own experience.
- Have you lived out honoring in the Roman way or the Kingdom way? How?
- Are there any emotional needs missing from this list? Pick your top one or two and try to define what they mean to you in action.
Emotional Needs List
- Affection
- Acceptance
- Validation
- Autonomy/Space
- Security
- Trust/Honesty
- Empathy
- Prioritization
- Companionship
- Respect
- Admiration
- Intimacy
Better2gether, Part 1 of 4 (Marriage series)
October 4, 2020 Mike Meyers HomeFront
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Discussion Questions
- Which of the 5 reasons shared by Mike regarding why we as a married couple are “better together” most resonates with you?
- Pick one or two and give an example of how that is true in your marriage.
- Which, if any of these, is a struggle or seems to be less true of where you are in your relationship right now?
- Are there any reasons you are better together that you would add? Share those with your table.
Survivor, Part 4 – Lessons Learned on the Island
July 17, 2020 Mike Meyers HomeFront
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Discussion Questions
- Which of these lessons have you experienced in this tribulation?
- God’s kindness is evident even in trials
- There is beauty in simplicity
- I can live with less stuff
- Community is worth fighting for
- The lost and vulnerable are all around us
- What other lessons have you taken from this pandemic experience?
Survivor, Part 3 – Fighting for Perspective
July 9, 2020 Mike Meyers HomeFront
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Discussion Questions
- Can you share how a time of tribulation has impacted your marriage?
- Which of these perspectives on tribulation is most challenging for you? Tribulation…
- Cannot separate us from God’s love
- Is worked out in community
- Is not to be feared
- Should be rejoiced over (spiritual formation, advancement of the gospel)
- Prepares us for service
- Can be a sign of spiritual warfare
- Can be God’s correction of sin
- Is a powerful testimony when responded to through a godly perspective
- How would you counsel another couple that is seeking perspective in the midst of a trial?
Survivor, Part 2 – Fighting for Unity
June 26, 2020 Mike Meyers HomeFront
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Discussion Questions
- How would you define unity in marriage as opposed to uniformity?
- How can you prevent one spouse “disappearing” in the marriage relationship?
- Which of Peter’s points to you find most challenging; sympathy, brotherly love, tenderness, or humility? Why?
New 4-Part Marriage Series – “Survivor” – Part 1: Fighting for Peace
June 19, 2020 Mike Meyers HomeFront
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Discussion Questions
- How can you cultivate an atmosphere of love in our home? Be specific.
- What can you do to strengthen yourself in the joy of the Lord in the midst of storms, and fight off the panic?
- How have you seen God’s faithfulness in the midst of our current trials or a trial you have been through previously?
Annual Maintenance Check: Part 14 – Affair Proofing
April 26, 2020 Mike Meyers HomeFront
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Discussion Questions
- Which of these points had the most impact in your mind: the soil of an affair, the three phases, or the affair proofing steps?
- How have you seen this play out in your experience (personally or observed)?
- Have you discussed boundary setting? If so, what boundaries have you created that might be helpful to others?
- Has this talk helped you identify any vulnerabilities in your defenses? Explain.
Annual Maintenance Check: Part 13 – Cleared for Takeoff – Intimacy in Marriage
April 19, 2020 Mike Meyers HomeFront
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Discussion Questions
- Wife/husband do you understand the three points Mike & Patricia shared that wives/husbands need to know? (Points listed below) What question do you have about these for your husband/wife that might help you understand?
- Which of these ideas is most difficult for you to embrace?
- What has been your experience with these truths in your marriage?
Three Things Husband/Wives Need to Know and Embrace
For the husbands
- Be a companion not a hookup.
- Cherish without ulterior motives.
- Use your words.
For the wives
- Value sex as a vital component, not an accessory.
- Your husband feels emotionally close through physical closeness.
- We like to be pursued sometimes as well.
