Sacred Marriage
What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy?
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Gary Thomas
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What if God designed marriage to make you holy instead of happy? What if your relationship isn't as much about you and your spouse as it is about you and God?
In Sacred Marriage, best-selling author Gary Thomas uncovers the ways that your marriage can become a doorway to a closer walk with God and with each other. Join over one million others who have already uncovered Thomas's tips for fostering a sacred marriage.
Within the sections of Sacred Marriage, Thomas invites you to see how God can use your relationship with your spouse as a discipline and a motivation to love God more and reflect more of the character of his Son.
In addition to life-changing insights from scripture, church history, and time-tested wisdom from Christian classics, you'll find practical advice and techniques to make your marriage happier by becoming holier husbands and wives.
In Sacred Marriage, Thomas will give you all of the tools you need to:
- Turn marital struggles into spiritual and personal appreciation
- Love your spouse with a stronger sense of purpose
- Confront your weaknesses and sin in order to grow your relationship with God and with your spouse
- Partner in the spiritual growth and character formation of your spouse
- Transform a tired marriage into a relationship filled with awe and respect
Thomas reveals that sacred marriages teach us to love God and others well by fostering a healthy sex life, a strong prayer life, and a rich spiritual life. God uses our marriages to help us grow in character, in prayer, in worship, and in service - we just have to recognize that the purpose of marriage is holiness, not happiness.
Each copy also includes thought-provoking discussion questions designed to spark conversation between couples and small groups, allowing you to dive deeper into the lessons that Thomas shares in Sacred Marriage.
Join the one million others who have already started on their journey to transforming their relationship with their spouses and with their Creator.
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- Rachel
- 2023-10-09
Prep for marriage
It is a beautiful book tells you in detail the importance of marriage and when I was living with my fiancé because of this book I decided to make a Holy Spirit personal commitment 3 months before wedding to withstand from physical intimacy for marriage best thing ever! Wedding night and honeymoon was wonderful, new dementions and understanding the Lords reason for marriage in detail.
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- Randall McArthur
- 2020-08-20
At last, real tools for difficult times
And a new vision for a deeper, more meaningful marriage. Telling my friends about this book!
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- goat girl
- 2020-02-05
good read
great read to strengthen marriages. if you get the hard copy there are many good discussion probing questions in the back
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- Rebekkah
- 2018-06-13
Absolutely wondeful!
I theroughly enjoyed listening to this book and will surely be listening to it again soon.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2022-12-07
Excellent book on marriage for every age
This book was suggested as a read for a marriage counselling course and is amazing and practical. It is an encouraging look at marriage and gives something to thrive to with a solid base of real love.
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- Gareth Hay
- 2023-01-16
Most powerful book on marriage I’ve ever read!
This book has cut me to the heart and has exposed me to God’s true desire for marriage and my job as a husband and father.
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- Snow
- 2020-10-08
Saint Marriage
these teachings opened my heart, soul, and intelligence on how to pursuit God through marriage and how to evangelize as a couple.
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- Gigi
- 2023-08-11
Really good listen
Enjoyed listening to another perspective on a Holy Christ Centered Marriage. Really got me reflecting on my own marriage and my attention and attitude towards my husband.
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