Want to learn more about For Better or For Worse? Use these Bible Studies for personal devotion, group Bible studies, or teaching a church class. Below are links to the lessons in this 13-part series.
Introduction: There are three kinds of people: those who read the owner's manual/directions carefully; those who never read the owner's manual; and, those who read the manual when forced to do so. I don't know which group you would identify with, but our lessons t...
Introduction: Hebrews 11:11-12 celebrates the faith of Abraham in the promise that he would have many descendants. The reality of the marriage between Abram and Sarah, and their relationship to God, seems a little different than the perfect picture of faith. It m...
Introduction: How do you find a spouse? How do you know when it is the right person? Once you are married, what basic rules should you follow? The story of finding a spouse for Isaac recounts another time and another culture. But, there are important lessons we ca...
Introduction: Last week, we left our story with everything going downhill. Jacob and his mother conspired to have Jacob receive the birthright through deception. This so angers the older brother, Esau, that Jacob flees from his home to avoid being murdered by Esa...
Introduction: You know the background story for Moses: he was born in Egypt as a Hebrew slave. Worse than that, Pharaoh decreed that he, like all Hebrew baby boys, was to be drown in the Nile river. Moses' mother put him in the Nile, but had him in a little floati...
Introduction: Have you or your children made some bad decisions in marriage? Have you wondered if the way you raised your children contributed to problems in their marriages? Is "anger management" a problem in your marriage? This week we look at early life of Sams...
Introduction: Sometimes life treats you harshly. At those times, you wonder where God is? Why has He let such terrible things happen to me? This week we look at women whose lives are torn apart by the death of their spouse. Will remaining faithful to God pay off?...
Introduction: How is your life right now? Is something missing that only God can supply? Are friends and family making life difficult? Is your spouse trying to be helpful, but does not really understand your needs? If you can say "yes" to any of these questions,...
Introduction: My wife teaches the lower elementary school grades. One year she had this little boy who was suffering a problem in his life. He cried to my wife, "I don't know why this is happening to me, I pay my tithe!" Have you said something like this in the...
Introduction: Sin is a type of addiction, which like all addictions, is progressive. If you want to keep sin out of your marriage, you need to watch out for the small things, not just the big problems. Small issues will likely grow into big, painful problems. What...
Introduction: Some things are hard to gauge. When I was dating I wanted to marry a girl who had religious beliefs and a religious zeal that was like mine. I remember one young lady I dated who was "on fire" for God. Her Sabbaths were a whirl of religious activitie...
Introduction: My parents grew up in a situation in which it appeared to them they were not the favored child. Those married couples who have gone through a difficult time or divorce, because of adultery, have a close-up look at what it means to be considered "seco...
Introduction: This is our last lesson in the series on Old Testament marriages. Why do we find so many illusions to marriage in the Old Testament? One answer is that God often uses marriage to tell His side of the story about His relationship with His people. When...
