Single. Dating. Engaged. Married. by Ben Stuart
Week 12: Chapter 11 — Marriage and Mission
Read Chapter 11 of Single, Dating, Engaged, Married. Key passages: Genesis 1:28; Acts 18:2, 18, 26 (Priscilla and Aquila)
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Stuart closes his treatment of marriage with a vision that expands outward — a marriage is not a destination but a launching pad for shared kingdom work. These questions invite you to consider what your marriage (or your vision for marriage) is ultimately for.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Stuart argues that a marriage turned entirely inward — consumed with each other and with personal happiness — is both unsatisfying and unfaithful to God's design. Why do you think so many marriages become self-contained rather than outward-facing?
2.He holds up Priscilla and Aquila from Acts as a model of a couple on mission together — hosting a church in their home, discipling Apollos, working alongside Paul. What is striking to you about how they used their marriage as a vehicle for the kingdom?
3.Stuart connects back to the creation mandate in Genesis 1:28 — "be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth and subdue it" — as a mandate for married couples to expand the kingdom together. What does that mission look like in your specific context today?
a.What shared mission is (or could be) at the center of your marriage or your vision for marriage?
b.What would your life together communicate to people watching it from the outside?
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