Real Marriage Participant's Guide: The Truth About Sex, Friendship, and Life Together

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You planned for the first day of your marriage Are you planning for the last

While a wonderful wedding day is important, its the last day of marriage that really counts. Will the last day of your marriage come prematurely through divorce Will it be filled with regrets as you sit at the funeral of your spouse Or, by Gods grace, will the last day be a day to rejoice in the life you lived together

Pastor Mark Driscoll and his wife, Grace, want you to finish well on the last day. Through their book Real Marriage and the eleven-week DVD-based study they share practical help and hope with people just like themwho entered marriage a complete messor who are planning to be married someday and want to avoid some sticky pitfalls in the future.

A companion to the Real Marriage DVD-Based Study Kit, this guide is uniquely designed for small groups, couples, and those who are considering marriage. Each session in the Participants Guide provides engaging group study questions and essential homework for husbands, wives, and singles alike. Together you, your spouse, and your small group will tackle the tough issues such as friendship with your spouse, pornography and sexual assault, submission and respect, and sexual intimacy in marriage.

God desires for your marriage to be full of joy and happiness as it glorifies His Son. Jesus makes such marriage possible through His death and resurrection.

The Real Marriage Participants Guide includes:

• Eleven sessions
• Homework specially designed for husbands, wives, and singles
• Guides for conversations with your spouse
• Ideas for date nights
• Notes for small group leaders

Intended for use with the Real Marriage DVD-Based Study Kit (ISBN: 978-1-4185-5040-0) and the trade book Real Marriage

Author Bio

Grace Driscoll is a graduate of the Edward R. Murrow School of Communication, Washington State University, where she earned a BA in Public Relations. She delights in being a stay-at-home mom, where she and her husband, Mark, raise their three sons and two daughters. Mark Driscoll is one of the 50 most influential pastors in America, and the founder of Mars Hill Church in Seattle (www.marshillchurch.org), the Paradox Theater, and the Acts 29 Network which has planted scores of churches. Mark is the author of The Radical Reformission: Reaching Out Without Selling Out. He speaks extensively around the country, has lectured at a number of seminaries, and has had wide media exposure ranging from NPRs All Things Considered to the 700 Club, and from Leadership Journal to Mother Jones magazine. Hes a staff religion writer for the Seattle Times. Along with his wife and children, Mark lives in Seattle.