The power of Christ affects our marriages, as we learned in this week's message. By following Biblical, Christ-like principles our marriages can be renewed.

So... what next?

Here are a few suggestions for your next steps - from classes to further reading to online materials and more.

For Further Thought: Read our key passage again - Colossians 3:18-19.

• How does the phrase "this is appropriate behavior for the Lord's people" Colossians 3:18 (GW) change the value of submission?
• What would a wife's submission "that is appropriate behavior for the Lord's people" look like? What would it not look like?
• Read the passages which allude to hierarchy in Colossians (Colossians 1:15-19; 1:25; 2:5; 2:10; 2:15; 2:19; 4:1). What role did it play for Christ? For Paul? How do you view hierarchy?
• "Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly." Colossians 3:19 (NRSV) Why do you think husbands were given both directives?
• What should husbands learn from Christ's modeling? (See all scriptures under point 2.)

Web Resources:

• Family Life
• Promise Keepers

Memory Verse:

Colossians: We're currently studying the book of Colossians. Let's read the book each week. It's a short read, but packed with wisdom your heart needs to hear:

For Further Reading (and Listening):

Sacred Marriage, by Gary L. Thomas. Starting with the discovery that the goal of marriage goes beyond personal happiness, writer and speaker Gary Thomas invites readers to see how God can use marriage as a discipline and a motivation to love him more and reflect more of the character of his Son.

Devotions for a Sacred Marriage: A Year of Weekly Devotions for Couples, by Gary L. Thomas

Go, by Newsboys. Contains a fun recording of "I Am Free," along with several other top-notch songs from these Australian rockers.

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101 - Sat 11/17, 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
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301 - Sun 11/11, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
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(Childcare and snacks provided free of charge in all classes)