What are we going to talk about in this seminar? Sex… romance… affection… affirming words… weekly date nights… talking about our feelings… vulnerability… What is “intimacy”?
Chances are you won’t create something you can’t define and many couples have a hard time agreeing about what counts as intimacy. “Agreeing to disagree” is definitely not the solution to this dilemma.
For this seminar “intimacy” will be used to capture the full breadth of romantic activities shared by husband and wife; from encouragement, flirting, serving, and handholding to romantic get aways, long love letters, and gourmet sex. This seminar is about maintaining a deep sense of enjoyment for each other.
It is easy to allow the awkwardness of this subject – talking about emotions, affection, and sex – to prevent a couple from enjoying some of marriage’s sweetest fruit. It takes a mature man and woman to flirt tastefully over a lifetime, put their dreams and desires into words consistently, and talk wholesomely about what is sexually enjoyable.
Most of these are conversations you should not be having with anyone else, so it makes sense there would be some awkwardness. Don’t allow the potential clumsiness of speech or action to prevent you from pursuing and enjoying the spouse God has blessed you with.
Here is outline of the seminar:
Saturday April 26
Section 1. What Makes Intimacy Difficult? The Obvious and Not-So-Obvious Things We Rarely Discuss
Section 2. Understanding Our Differences An Essential Part of Lasting Romance
Section 3. Living in THE Love Story Experiencing God’s Greatest Message In Life’s Greatest Blessing
Saturday May 3
Section 4. Sex as One of God’s Gifts for Marriage (Part One) Learning to Skillfully and Unashamedly Enjoy Foreplay
Section 5. Sex as One of God’s Gifts for Marriage (Part Two) Learning to Skillfully and Unashamedly Enjoy Intercourse
Registration Information
CREATING A GOSPEL-CENTERED MARRIAGE: INTIMACY
Part One: Saturday April 26, 2014
Part Two: Saturday May 3, 2014
Time: 4:00 to 5:30 pm
Location: The Summit Church, Brier Creek South Venue
Address: 2415-107 Presidential Drive; Durham, NC 27703
Cost: Free