Week 1 – Roots of a Good Marriage
Please note that our primary goal with these classes is not to produce content that is designed for online use. Meaning the audio is recorded from a mic that picks up the whole room and has only received a minimum amount of editing afterwards. We hope that what is provided will still be a blessing to you if you choose to listen!
Class occurred on 1/8/2025.
Audio used with permission by PaulTripp Ministries.
Here are some items that may be helpful for your review as we head into week 2.
KEY IDEAS:
- Your life and marriage is not made up of big moments, but of small, mundane moments.
- A marriage of unity, understanding, and love is rooted in worship, not romance.
- Worship is first your identity before it is ever your activity.
- Your words and behaviors are shaped by what is inside of you more than what is outside.
- The heart is the causal core of your personhood.
SCRIPTURE PASSAGE
Luke 6:43-45
For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit, for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush. The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
REFLECTION QUESTIONS:
- If I were to watch a video recording of my life, would I be saddened and surprised by how I treat my spouse in small moments?
- What, or who, do I blame for my sinful behavior? Do I take seriously Jesus’ diagnosis that my heart is the problem?
- In the privacy of my marriage, where no other Christian friend can see, what do I worship with my time and money and emotions?