Preparation For Marriage ......

* Special sessions for pre-married couples will help them better
understand the commitment of marriage and prepares them for
their lives together.

* Prepares married couples for married life beyond the wedding.

The complete guide to help you discover God’s plan for
a lifetime of love.


You’re in love, and it’s the real thing. Together you have
made a joyous decision destined to change your lives
forever-you are getting married. During the excitement of
planning, the perfect wedding, now is the time to prepare
for life together after the celebration. With planning, you
can experience a lifetime of love and romance.

Today, more than ever, it is vital that you prepare
for the important, lifelong task of building a Christian
marriage. Preparing for Marriage is a dynamic teaching
series designed to help you lay the foundation for a
strong biblical marriage.


Preparing For Marriage Will Help You:
Learn about God’s unique blueprints for marriage.
Discern God’s will for your relationship.
Handle your finances and plan for the future.
Clarify your roles and responsibilities.
Establish a positive, loving sexual relationship.
Deal with issues, expectations and family histories.
Evaluate as a couple your readiness for marriage.


Special Project: 1 Preparing The Ground Work
Personal History Questionnaire

Special Project: 2 Great Expectations
Great Expectations Survey

Engaged Couple Classes:

Laying The Foundation: (Session One)
Why Marriage?

Discover that marriage is God’s idea and how that fact
affects the relationship between a husband and wife.
Bonus: Parental Wisdom Project……..

God’s Equation For Marriage: (Session Two)
When One Plus One Equals One

God’s plan for marriage involves receiving your mate
as His provision, leaving behind your dependence and
allegiance to parents, cleaving solely to your mate and
becoming one flesh.

Evaluating Your Relationship: (Special Project: 3)
As we look at different aspects of evaluating your relationship,
you may be challenged to look at yourself and your fiancé(e)
in new ways.

No other human relationship will play a more important role
in shaping your life than your relationship with your mate.
and yet many people make the crucial decisions about marriage
when their minds are cloudy by such powerful emotions that
they find it difficult to think straight. They are so caught up in
a whirlwind of emotions that they fail to work out some crucial
issues before they commit their lives to each other.

A Decision-Making Guide: (Special Project: 4)
Move From “Do I? To “I Do!” or “I Don’t”

The Bible, clearly states that God leads in the lives of individuals;
The Holy Spirit not only teaches, but also guides.
Going through this decision making process is one of the most
important steps you can take to ensure a oneness marriage.

It will help you determine how God is leading in your relationship.
It will formally seal the decision you have made to marry.
It will give you a landmark to look back on during timed of doubt and fear.

Building Oneness: (Session Three)
Authentic Communication:
Avoiding the Post-Wedding Letdown.

Learn the important aspects of listening,
expressing yourselves and resolving conflicts
in order to enhance communication and
encourage intimacy in your marriage.
Bonus: Couple’s Interview Project……..

Roles and Responsibilities: (Session Four)
Moving Beyond the Cultural Stereotypes

Learn the biblical roles for husbands and wives
and how to implement them in your marriage.
You will be given the opportunity to intentionally
and biblically think about and plan your God-given
roles as a husband or wife. In doing so, you’ll
begin to see the benefits of building your marriage
on God’s unchanging design.
Bonus: Roles Position Statement……..

Money, Money, Money: (Session Five)
Discover how to base your financial goals and
decisions on the fact that God owns everything
and we are all only stewards of His resources.
Bonus: Setting a Budget………

Intimacy: (Session Six)
Sexual Communication in Marriage:
Learn that sex is part of God’s plan to develop
complete physical, emotional and spiritual
intimacy between a husband and a wife.
Bonus: The Past: How Much Do I Share?……..