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Two Parts of Today’s Lesson Review of Christmas/New Year celebrations Introduction to the new series by Dr. Tim & Kathy Keller, founder and Senior Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City

Table Talk Topic #1 What were some of the highlights of your 2015 Christmas? Were there any opportunities to tell/retell the Christmas story or parts of it to family, friends, others?

Tim & Kathy Keller’s Series Endless Love by Lionel Richie and Diana Ross The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God Read the Introduction to the Study Guide

“Endless Love” duet Lionel Ritchie & Diana Ross w/Lyrics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM_R1R28kLM (not available on this slideshow)

Tim & Kathy Keller’s Series Endless Love by Lionel Richie and Diana Ross The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God Read the Introduction to the Study Guide

Table Talk #2 Explore the following questions: 1.-What were some expectations you had (or have if you are single) about what marriage should be like? 2.-How have those expectations helped or hurt your understanding of marriage?

“Service—Marriage isn’t about you.” Play video (Video not available on slideshow) As you listen to the discussion on the video, what resonated with you as key principles for marriage? How does the idea that it is “not about you” actually help you build a healthy marriage? How has selfishness worked against this idea in your marriage?

Wrap Up What you will need for a maximum impact from this series: Each couple/single needs these two books. Meaning of Marriage-Tim & Kathy Keller (approximately $10 on amazon.com) Read chapters 1-2. Meaning of Marriage-Study Guide, review chapter 1, discuss pages 23-26; (about $7)

Table Prayer Next week: continue our discussion of the first video and then move on into seeing marriage as a covenant, not a contract. Closing prayer.