Well…we have begun to get marriage fit!  Hearing Don and Charity Hall speak yesterday about what God has done in their marriage was a huge encouragement to me.  I am really looking forward to how God is going to work through us in this series and hope that you are preparing to lead your groups in applying God’s Word whether married or unmarried.

 Before I list the questions let me mention two things.  First, please let us be very sensitive to those who, for whatever reason, are unmarried.  This series could be very difficult for some and we must be ready to shepherd everyone through this series.  Second, a great passage to begin your time together with this week would be 1 Peter 2:21-3:9.  Notice how the Gospel of Jesus Christ is specifically applies to wives, husbands, and then finally everyone whether married or unmarried.

1. What reservations do you have about this series?
2. How can we encourage you in this throughout this series?
3. What encourages you about this series?
4. How can we pray for each other (whether married or unmarried) throughout this series?
5. Why is it so dangerous to divorce the Gospel from the mundane activities of life?
6. How does the Gospel of Jesus Christ affect our view of marriage?
7. What areas do you see in your life in which you are being trained?  Remember, we are either intentionally training ourselves in godliness or we are being trained by something else (see 2 Peter 2:14) 
8. What is keeping you from working on your marriage?
9. What is keeping you from thinking well of marriage?
10. Describe a time in your marriage when you were “in training.”  How did it help your marriage?