Making Love Last a Life Time Small : Biblical Perspectives on Love, Marriage, and Sex

by Sharpe, Sally D.; Hamilton, Adam

• ISBN13: 9780687345809
• ISBN10: 0687345804
• Edition: Teacher
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: Abingdon Pr

Summary

This small-group study is more than a small-group study. It provides the components to create a powerful small-group experience, including video presentations, a leader's guide with activities for class sessions and home use, and a thoughtful, inspiring participant's book written by Adam Hamilton, the dynamic young pastor of The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas. But it is more than that. A Pastor's Guide with CD-ROM provides the information and tools needed to create a congregation-wide event that will reach beyond the classroom, beyond the sanctuary, and into the community, bringing young people and families into the church who ordinarily might only stop by on Christmas or Easter. "Making Love Last a Lifetime is a comprehensive program for reaching new people, creating excitement, launching new small groups, and strengthening existing classes. It includes sermon starters and illustrations, marketing materials, and outreach tools built around an eight-week study on a topic that holds great interest for singles and married persons, both inside and outside the church. Designed for use in 60-90-minute sessions. Gives the leader "how to's" on setting up and facilitating a group, getting the most out of each session, and coordinating with church-wide activities. Includes reproducible worksheets, brief summaries of session content, discussion questions, and activities. For more information about Adam Hamilton's studies, go to www.adamhamilton.cokesbury.com .

Table of Contents

How to Use This Leader's Guide	5	(6)
Venus and Mars in the Beginning	11	(8)
What Women Wish Men Knew About Women	19	(8)
What Men Wish Women Knew About Men	27	(8)
After the Honeymoon Is Over	35	(8)
The Habits of Unhealthy Marriages	43	(8)
God's Plan for Sexual Intimacy	51	(10)
The Ministry and Meaning of Faithfulness	61	(8)
Making Love Last a Lifetime	69