“You won’t mourn over a condition you haven’t confessed. And you won’t grieve over a loss you haven’t noticed.”  Read More

“Not all mourning leads to comfort. But those who mourn the sin that made them poor will be comforted.”  Read More

“Bitterness disguises itself as mourning when you care more about being right than being repentant.”  Read More

“Isaiah didn’t rank sin—he related to it. That’s what moved him from accusation to intercession.”  Read More

“The comfort Jesus offers doesn’t ignore your sorrow—it enters it, redeems it, and transforms it.”  Read More

Receive God’s grace in order to extend God’s grace.The goal of this lesson is to help participants see that the only way they can have the marriage that God wants for them is to receive God’s grace. Once you have tasted and seen that the Lord is good, his love compels you to extend that grace to your spouse. Too many couples have a warped view of God’s love, that they must somehow earn his favor, ...  Read More

LESSON 2:  BROKENNESS LEADER'S GUIDEKEY CONCEPTAdmit your brokenness and inability to love your spouse like God loves you.The goal of this lesson is to help participants recognize that they play a part in any of the problems in their marriage, even though many came to re|engage believing their spouse is the problem. The quote from John McGee is the one that truly marks re|engage and encourages spo...  Read More

Embrace God’s definition of love.The goal of this lesson is for participants to realize their view of love is too small. God’s standard of love in 1 Corinthians 13 is enormous, and you need his help to love your spouse as you should. For couples that express little hope for their marriage, reinforce that love “hopes all things” so encourage them to trust in the Lord and in the re|engage process. Q...  Read More