15 Attributes of Agape Love
A Scripture-rich 1 Corinthians 13 homework study for practicing patient, kind, selfless, truthful, and persevering love.
Matthew Black
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Biblical resources for covenant love, trust, marital roles, friendship, and strengthening marriage.
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A Scripture-rich 1 Corinthians 13 homework study for practicing patient, kind, selfless, truthful, and persevering love.
Matthew Black
Conversation prompts designed to help a husband know, understand, encourage, and care for his wife more thoughtfully.
A one-page exercise for recognizing and expressing gratitude for a spouse’s character, efforts, and care.
A two-page Scripture study clarifying the meaning, purpose, and limits of submission in Christian marriage.
A biblical guide to understanding conflict, replacing destructive habits, and repairing conversations with truth, self-control, tenderness, and forgiveness.
Matt Black
A thirteen-page study applying the qualities of biblical love to attitudes, words, and actions in marriage.
Matthew S. Black
A worksheet for recognizing codependency and pursuing mature, loving relationships shaped by loyalty to God.
A biblical guide to uncovering hidden assumptions, distinguishing desires from demands, and learning to love your spouse with patience, humility, and covenant faithfulness.
Matt Black
A brief marriage assignment encouraging gratitude, service, affection, faithfulness, and personal responsibility.
A thoughtful article for evaluating how a future spouse will shape spiritual, emotional, physical, mental, and relational life.
Rebecca VanDoodewaard
A chapter-length study that redirects marital hope from circumstances and performance to Christ and his kingdom.
Matt Black
A red-, yellow-, and green-light assessment for married couples to evaluate spiritual health, expectations, conflict, direction, maturity, counsel, and commitment.
Matthew Black
A comprehensive 1 Corinthians 13 study of sacrificial love, communication, forgiveness, and Christlike growth in marriage.
Matthew Black
A collection of eight pages of practical assignments for communication, love, service, conflict, and spiritual growth.
A detailed premarital questionnaire covering backgrounds, expectations, faith, communication, finances, family, and intimacy.
Matt Black
A reflective questionnaire about marriage, motherhood, home life, spiritual priorities, and areas for growth.
A practical questionnaire for married couples to compare expectations about home responsibilities, family, intimacy, children, church, technology, and finances.
A three-page inventory for evaluating friendship, communication, conflict, roles, intimacy, and shared spiritual life.
A three-page reflection tool for examining attitudes, words, and actions related to biblical respect in marriage.
A worksheet for recognizing escalating conflict and replacing bitterness with tenderness, kindness, and forgiveness.
A summary worksheet for understanding common ways spouses give and receive love.
Based on the work of Dr. Gary Chapman
A short assessment for identifying the forms of care and affection that communicate love most clearly.
Based on the work of Dr. Gary Chapman
An eleven-page assessment for identifying breaches of trust and planning honest, patient steps toward rebuilding it.
Adapted from Paul David Tripp · Used by permission of Crossway
A worksheet helping husbands listen without defensiveness, discern concerns beneath hard words, and respond with honoring action.
Matt Black
A weekly conversation guide for gratitude, spiritual practices, emotional regulation, affection, honesty, and shared prayer.
Matt Black