From the engagement ring to years after the wedding ring, every season of a marriage requires renewed commitment, fresh perspective, and practical Biblical wisdom. Each of the 7 "rings" outlined in this study will teach couples to view their marriage with the end in mind, ultimately leading to a lasting and fulfilling relationship in every stage of marriage. The 7 rings include: the engagement RING (the beginning), the wedding RING (the commitment), discoveRING (the real you), perseveRING (the work), restoRING (the fixing), prospeRING (the goal), and mentoRING (the payback). Leader Kit Includes: One Bible study book with personal study segments to complete between 8 weeks of group sessions and leader helps to lead discussion within small groups2 DVDs with elective teaching videos, approximately 15 minutes per session Benefits: Discover the covenant you made and live out your calling as a couple.Invest in your relationship with your spouse while growing in your relationship with Christ.Equip yourself to thrive in each new stage of marriage.Dig deeper into Scripture and your marriage relationship alongside other couples--encouraging, supporting, and learning together as a community. Video Sessions: Session 1: Begin with the End (14:39)--In this session, Jackie Bledsoe and his wife, Stephana, give an overview of the study and the 7 Rings of Marriage. The 7 rings represent the seasons of marriage that successful, lasting, and fulfilling marriages go through.Session 2: Engagement RING (16:49)--This session covers the Engagement RING stage of marriage. Through God's Word, couples learn to pour their foundation on the Rock, Jesus Christ. Foundation building is vital at the beginning--and throughout--marriage.Session 3: Wedding RING (14:21)--The Bledsoes explain the commitment of the Wedding RING stage of marriage. During this stage, couples come together as one. God's Word gives practical ways in which marriages can grow in unity.Session 4: DiscoveRING (18:26)--This session introduces the DiscoveRING stage of marriage. During this stage of marriage, couples learn to become lifelong learners of each other, themselves, and what God has to say about marriage.Session 5: PerseveRING (17:33)--During the PerseveRING stage, couples learn to stay true to the commitment of marriage, even in the difficulties of marriage. Couples learn to persevere through the hard times and ultimately grow closer through them.Session 6: RestoRING (17:19)--This session explains that sometimes brokenness happens in marriage, and through the ResoRING stage, couples begin to put those pieces back together. They emphasize that God's Word teaches about forgiveness and its importance in marriage.Session 7: ProspeRING (12:35)--In this session, couples learn about the ProspeRING stage of marriage. During this stage, marriage is good. It's not perfect, but the perspective of marriage is different. Couples know that challenges can be overcome, and they choose joy in their marriages.Session 8: MentoRING (18:26)--In this final session, the Bledsoes challenge couples to use their knowledge and wisdom gained from their own marriages to help other couples. Seasoned couples should pour into other marriages. God calls couples to use their marriages as a way to help other couples and ultimately as a way to share the gospel.
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