Marriage is for lifeMatthew 19:1-12Length: Standard

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • What does Jesus say God intended for marriage from the beginning?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • How does Jesus' teaching meet your own story — in marriage, singleness, or after divorce — and where do you need his grace?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • What faithful step will you take this week: honoring your spouse, keeping a commitment you made, or entrusting your past to God's mercy?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who needs to hear that Jesus takes covenants seriously and still offers grace to the broken?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).