Basic Marriage Counseling

     Floor Tile Exercise Instructions None of us want to be guilty of cookie-cutter counseling but who wants to start with a blank sheet every time you sit down with a couple? In this workshop, Bigney shares some of the elements and issues he’s learned to address in most of his marriage counseling cases. These elements should be customized for each couple, and the timing and sequence can be adjusted as necessary, but most couples share some of the same sinful struggles and often lack some of the same biblical insights.

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Master First Session
Scripture Reading Passages
JD Greear ‘See Jesus’ Reading Plan
Where Are You Spiritually? (Keller)
Things to Explore
Scripture Memory Verses
Homework Triplicate Form
5 Essential Habits – worksheet
Marriage – Bigger Context of Eph. 5 
How to Wage War on Self-Pity
Log List Exercise (Matt. 7:3-5)
Milton Vincent – Forgiveness Sermons
4 Promises of Forgiveness 
4 Rules of Communication
Floor Tile Exercise Instructions
Identifying Personal Idols
Idolatry Repentance Plan
Thinking Chart – How Do We Process Life?
4 Types of People / 3 Types of Conflict
Assessment Before Ending Counsel