Once Upon a Marriage – Week 1

One of the most common problems among marriages is a lack of satisfaction that results from unmet expectations. Too often spouses put so many unrealistic expectations on each other that there is no way these expectations could ever be met. As a result, marriages are crushed because of the heavy weight of these unrealistic expectations.

This is not a new problem. In fact, this problem can be seen all the way back to the Book of Genesis. For week one of Once Upon a Marriage, Pastor Craig is going to look at the story of Jacob, Leah and Rachel in Genesis 29 and how their marriage suffered due a lack of satisfaction caused by unrealistic expectations.

As you prepare to lead your LifeGroup through week one of this new sermon series, take some time to read and study Genesis 29:16-35, which is the passage Craig will be speaking from. Additionally, here are a few of the questions you can expect to find in this week’s Talk It Over.

• Describe what your picture of an ideal marriage looks like. What do you think it takes to achieve the type of marriage that honors God?
• Why do you think so many people try to find fulfillment through relationships rather than finding it through God?
• Describe how different your marriage or dating relationship is when you put God first?
• God is your ONE and your spouse is your TWO. Who or what is your ONE in your life right now? What specific things can you do to ensure that God your ONE?