Valentine’s Day 2016

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on February 14, 2016 under Audio, Bible study, Single | Be the First to Comment

This lesson contains a couple of helpful things I learned while reading two books by Shanti Feldhahn, For Men Only and For Women Only.  There is good insight for both husbands and wives.

Valentine’s

AAC format playable in most browsers, iTunes, and iDevices.  48 min., 24MB

(I apologize for the audio quality.  I set the gain too high on the lapel mic.)

The Good News About Marriage

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on October 5, 2014 under Bible study, Multiweek | Be the First to Comment

This multi-week study is a presentation of the research done for the book The Good News About Marriage by Shaunti Feldhahn.  In the study, we debunk nearly universally held, often quoted statistics about marriage, remarriage, and divorce.  Specifically:

  • The divorce rate in the US is about 50%.
  • Most marriages are not happy.
  • The divorce rate in the church is the same as outside the church.
  • Subsequent marriages have even less hope.

None of those “facts” are even close to true!  This study should be an encouragement to anyone, married or not, that there is great hope for a happy, life-long marriage.

Here are the relevant links to the book on the iBook Store and Amazon.

The Good News About Marriage

Basic Instructions

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on May 5, 2013 under Bible study, Multiweek | Be the First to Comment

This is an expository look at Titus 2:1-10, where Paul tells Titus how he should be instructing the new believers in Crete to live and behave.  There are six groups of people he highlights:  older men, older women, younger women, younger men, ministers, and employees.

I updated the PDF in August of 2013 when I noticed some mistakes.  For all of the thousands who have downloaded it, please get the updated version.

Basic Instructions

Everything You Do Matters – In Your Marriage

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on May 27, 2012 under Bible study, Single | Be the First to Comment

This lesson is a reminder to pay attention to everything you do when you interact with your spouse because each interaction either builds or tears down the relationship.

EYDM – In Your Marriage

Practical Ways for a Husband to Love His Wife

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on May 13, 2012 under Bible study, Single | Be the First to Comment

This Father’s Day lesson was taught in the absence of the wives so that we could discuss some very personal and serious matters.

Husband Loving Wife

His Needs, Her Needs Review

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on December 10, 2011 under Bible study, Single | Be the First to Comment

This lesson focuses on one of the 10 basic needs highlighted in Willard Harley’s popular book, His Needs, Her Needs:  affection.  Along with a biblical background from Matthew 6, the lesson talks about how a husband can meet his wife’s need for affection, and how he can blow it.  I also included a little worksheet that can be copied and handed out to couples so they can identify and communicate their top needs to their spouse as a first step toward aligning each spouse’s efforts to meet the other’s need with their actual needs.

His Needs – Her Needs Review

Romance Is Dead. Long Live Romance!

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on June 11, 2011 under Bible study, Single | Be the First to Comment

This lesson attempts to rekindle the romantic fire that once existed between husbands and wives.  It is based on passages from Song of Solomon.  Included are worksheets for the husband and wife that might reveal areas that could renew the romantic fire between them.

Romance

The Husband As the Spiritual Leader

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on May 29, 2011 under Bible study, Multiweek | Be the First to Comment

This Father’s Day lesson will likely take at least two, and possibly three sessions to complete.

Husband As Spiritual Leader

Love

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on June 20, 2010 under Bible study, Multiweek, Series | Be the First to Comment

This excellent six part series is an expository study of 1 Corinthians 13, with special application for married couples.  Understanding and applying verse 7 is a key focus of the study.

Love P1

Love P2

Love P3

Love P4

Love P5

Love P6

Marriage – Biblical Foundations

Posted by Jonathan Bingham on May 13, 2009 under Bible study, Multiweek | Be the First to Comment

This study is mainly a compilation of biblical passages about marriage.  The material includes a worksheet that can be printed and used for group study by assigning a different passage to each group and allowing them to discover the marriage-relevant instruction themselves.

Marriage – Biblical Foundations