How you think about sex matters.
Each of us has a picture of what sex is supposed to look like. The picture often is shaped by culture, the Church, and your own personal experiences. This 9-week workbook along with corresponding videos answers the question, “What is a healthy sex life supposed to look like?" You and your spouse may be surprised to learn that God’s Word has practical answers to that question!
Understand Godly sexuality.
Go beyond sexual purity to God's vision and design for us to be people who live with sexual integrity.
Learn about covenant love.
All of your sexual relationship, including your greatest struggles can be an avenue to learning about God's covenant love.
Grow with your spouse.
Challenge the common assumptions you have have about sex and sexuality in marriage.
About God, Sex, and Your Marriage
Many Christian books talk about sexual issues within broader works on marriage, but few resources comprehensively and biblically guide couples specifically on sexual intimacy. God, Sex, and Your Marriage challenges the common assumptions couples have about sexuality and presents the richer biblical narrative of sex as a metaphor of God’s covenant love. Dr. Juli Slattery applies that biblical framework to the practical challenges in sexual intimacy. Godly sexuality extends far beyond sexual purity and calls us to sexual integrity. God invites every couple to view their sexual relationship, including their greatest struggles, as an avenue to learn about the nature of His covenant love. It’s God desire to make us more like Himself and sex within marriage is often a powerful training ground for godly character. That desire gives purpose and context to addressing pornography, healing from past wounds, sexual incompatibility, pursuing pleasure together, and forgiveness.
Teaching from Dr. Juli Slattery
Dr. Juli Slattery is a clinical psychologist, author, speaker, and the president/co-founder of Authentic Intimacy. Juli earned her college degree at Wheaton College, an MA in psychology from Biola University, and an MS and a Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from Florida Institute of Technology. In 2012, she co-founded Authentic Intimacy, a ministry devoted to reclaiming God’s design for sexuality. Juli is the author of fourteen books and host of the weekly podcast “Java with Juli.” Juli and her husband Mike are the parents of 3 sons.
Session 1: What does a healthy sex life look like? This session will focus on helping you identify how you’ve learned to think about sex. You will learn about how both the culture and simplistic religious teaching may have informed your view of sex in marriage. In your homework, you will discover with your spouse how your sexual narrative has set either a healthy or unhealthy perspective of your sexual relationship.
Session 2: Understanding God's Story of Sex Most people don’t realize that the Bible actually provides a powerful story, or narrative, to help us understand the purpose of sex. In this session, you will learn that God created sexuality as a form of revelation. Through sexual intimacy in marriage, God teaches us about His covenant love. This truth will help you reframe how you define health and wholeness in your sexual relationship.
Session 3: Pursuing Sexual Integrity In this session, you will learn what a mature, godly sex life is actually supposed to look like. Marriage, including the sexual relationship, is the call to nurture a covenant relationship that resembles God’s love for us. You will be challenged to consider what it means to invite God into your sex life and identify areas in which you desire to grow together.
Session 4: Pillar One | Faithfulness In this session, you will learn about building the foundation of faithfulness in your sexual relationship. You will discover how God’s faithfulness to us is mirrored in the call to keep our vows of faithfulness to one another. You will also identify some practical ways to work on developing an environment of faithfulness and trust in your marriage.
Session 5: Pillar Two | Intimate Knowing Sexual intimacy is more than what we do with our bodies. It provides an invitation to be known and loved. In this session, you will learn the difference between an emphasis on sexual activity vs. sexual intimacy. You will be challenged to identify specific ways that your current circumstances invite you into intimacy.
Session 6: Pillar Three | Sacrificial Love Challenges like sexual incompatibility seem to be part of every sexual relationship. Why did God make this gift so difficult to enjoy? In this session, you will learn how God uses the challenges of sexual intimacy to develop within us an unselfish love. You will learn to apply the definition of 1 Corinthians 13 to your practical sexual challenges and disappointments.
Session 7: Pillar Four | Passionate Celebration God created sexual intimacy with the capacity for great pleasure. This was His idea! While a great sex life includes more than sexual pleasure, it certainly doesn’t include less. In this session, you will learn about the beauty of building a passionate sex life together.
Session 8: Overcoming Barriers In this session, you will learn to identify and address some of the most common barriers to sexual intimacy. Together, you will come up with a “next step plan” to pursue healing and redemption in your sexual relationship.
Bonus Session: Confronting Counterfeit Intimacy The vast majority of couples today have been impacted by pornography. In this session, you and your spouse will learn about how pornography underlies trust and intimacy. You will also hear about some conversations and tools that can help you address porn use and the impact of porn within your marriage.
"While it’s tempting to seek a three-step solution to challenges of sex and marriage, true change happens when we invite God’s truths to permeate and change the foundation of our thoughts and identity. You cannot do sex differently until you learn to think about sex differently."
- Dr. Juli Slattery
FAQ
How long will I have access to God, Sex, and Your Marriage? You'll have access for 18 months. Can I do this with a group? This course is designed for one couple to use together. If you'd like to lead a group through this study, it's best to invite each couple to purchase the course themselves, and then you can lead them through it using the included facilitator guide. How can my church use this course material? For group access, email [email protected]
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*This product is primarily designed for couples. If you'd like to lead a group through this study, it's best to invite couples to purchase the course themselves, and then lead the group through it using the facilitator guide.
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