Marriage and Guiding Children to Love the Church
Explore how marriage models God's love and leads children to embrace the church, even amid challenges and tensions.
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Marriage is one of God's most beautiful gifts — a sacred covenant designed to reflect His love, grace, and faithfulness. When husbands and wives live out God’s design, they create a powerful witness to their children, showing them what love, commitment, and community truly look like.
In our journey through this Bible study, we will discover how marriage not only strengthens spouses but also plays a vital role in helping children love the church. Using the guiding passage: "Guide your children to experience God’s love in community—even amid tension or exclusion," we will explore practical ways that marital love invites children into a lifelong relationship with God’s family, despite difficulties they or the church might face.
Marriage offers a living example of patience, forgiveness, and unity — qualities essential for any community. Children who witness their parents navigate disagreements with respect and humility, and who experience the comfort of consistent love, are better equipped to understand how the church embodies God’s grace in the world. This plan encourages parents to intentionally model Christlike love and to address challenges not as walls but as bridges toward deeper faith and belonging.
Whether you are newly married or years into your journey together, this study is designed to inspire you to lead your family toward a vibrant, resilient faith community—one that your children will cherish and call home.