Sacred Marriage Bible Study Participant's Guide: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy?

This is by far the best book on marriage I have ever read--and I have read over 50!! It is time we stop thinking of ourselves in our marriages and start thinking what does God want from me in the marriage. I highly recommend it!

I am so thankful for this book. It arrived in perfect condition and within a very short period of time considering it had to be shipped overseas.

Next to the Bible itself, Sacred Marriage has been more helpful to me than any other book I've ever read -- and I've read a lot! I've read way too many of what my sister calls "Suck it up, Sweetie" books -- you know, the ones that tell you that if you make menu plans, get the laundry done regularly and have sex at your husband's every whim you will have a wonderful marriage. Those books are more discouraging than anything else, and I believe they cause more harm than good. Gary's book isn't like that. It hleps you to focus on the true goal - not how to have a wonderful marriage, but how to how to have a wonderful relationship with God, no matter what your marriage is like. Of course, I've found that following the biblical principals in this book, my marriage is much more satisfying -- even though nothing much has changed other than my own heart and my own focus. Thank you, Gary, for writing a no-nonsense book that simply gives us the message of the Bible in relevant ways. The principals in this book not only apply to marriage, but to every aspect of life. I highly recommend it! (I've already worn out 5 copies and have given out at least that many to others.)

This is a good book for people wanting to refresh their marriage; for best experience you need to purchase the accompanying DVD and get a few married friends together and watch the DVD and have a discussion about it. It discusses several issues such as, looking at your partner from God's perspective, thinking about marriage as the most important ministry to God, and the significance of a healthy and strong sexual relationship to energize the marital relationship. Please consider this book if you're thinking about how to better your marriage.

I found this book to be a unique view on marriage. So many books out there are all about what can marriage do for me and instead this book is about how God intended marriage to be and how that works for your spouse and yourself. It also is not a to do list of the things to do to improve your marriage. This book is more about the basis for a good marriage designed by God.