LOVE LANGUAGE IN MARRIAGE

RCCG SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER'S MANUAL

SUNDAY APRIL 21ST2024

LESSON THIRTY FOUR (34)

TOPIC: LOVE LANGUAGE IN MARRIAGE

SUNDAY SCHOOL HYMN
01. O Sunday School, on the Lord's day,
O how I love Thee well,
I am happy, it makes me glad
To rejoice at Thy birth.

2. O Sunday School, on the Lord's day,
Thy friend friendship suits me well,
Both young and will sing Thy song,
We long for Sunday School.

3. O Sunday School, on the Lord's day,
Christ was Thy first teacher,
The Holy Spirit, great teacher,
Does manifest in thee.

4. O Sunday School, on the Lord's day,
This testimony is sure,
That God, the Father Almighty,
Poured His blessing on Thee

5. O Sunday School, on the Lord's day,
Though the sun be so bright,
Or if the clouds be black with rain,
I'll be in Sunday School.

6. O Sunday School, on the Lord's day
I rejoice to see Thee,
Will thou pass over me today?
Without my being blest?

OPENING PRAYER: Almighty Father, please teach all spouses how to demonstrate true love in their marriages in Jesus’name.

BIBLE PASSAGE: GENESIS 2:18-25.

18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.

21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

22 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

MEMORY VERSE: By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. Proverbs 25:15

INTRODUCTION: Many marriages are needlessly failing because the marriage partners have a lack of knowledge regarding relationship dynamics (Hosea 4:6).  Most couples, sadly to say, are ignorant on purpose. In this study, we will look at the scriptural principles and the love language that should characterise our marital relationships.

LESSON AIM: To study some marriage principles and love language.

TEACHING OBJECTIVES: Through the lesson, students should be able to:
a. Discover some scriptural principles guiding marriage.
b. Understand the true meaning of love language.

TEACHING PLAN: To achieve the above-stated objectives:
a. The Assistant Teacher should conduct the class and mark the assignment.
b. The students should recite the memory verse; participate in discussion and do the assignment.
c. The Teacher should explain the lesson outline, summarize, conclude and evaluate the lesson, and take the closing prayer.

TEXT REVIEW: Genesis 2:18-25.
Identify any five events or acts that relate the passage to love and marriage.
i. ……………………………………………………
ii. …………………………………...………………
iii. ……………………………………..……………
iv. ……………………………………………………
v. ……………………………………………..………

OUTLINES:
1. SCRIPTURAL PRINCIPLES GUIDING MARRIAGE
2. UNDERSTANDING THE ‘‘LOVE LANGUAGE’’

1. SCRIPTURAL PRINCIPLES GUIDING MARRIAGE
The teacher should explain the following eight (8) scriptural principles guiding marriage to students:

i. The image of God is best expressed in the combination of male and female (Genesis 1:27). 

ii. The God-designed difference between male and female is to be accepted as complementary, not competitive (Genesis 2:18).

iii. Marriage is a divine, not human institution (Genesis 2:21-23).

iv. It is to be a relationship of companionship, completion, and communion (Genesis 2:25; Matthew 19:5).