What if there is a deeper joy to be found in marriage?

Everyone is trying to build the marriage of their dreams, but what if God's primary intent is something better yet?

In this inspiring CCN broadcast, author Gary Thomas raises the question: What if God's dream for marriage isn't to make you happy, but holy?

And what if your relationship isn't as much about you and your spouse as it is about you and God?

Gary Thomas invites the couples in your community to see that marriage is more than a sacred covenant with another person: It is a spiritual discipline designed to help you know God better, trust Him more fully and love Him more deeply.

In this program, couples will examine the seasons of God's relationship to Israel:

• Great joy and celebration.
• Seasons of frustration and anger.
• Infidelity and apostasy.
• Seasons of silence.

Find out why perseverance is the key component of holiness and how you can love your spouse, first and foremost, as a child of God.

Couples will learn that whether delightful or difficult, marriage is a doorway to a closer walk with God and greater spiritual integrity.

Like salt, a Sacred Marriage will season the world with the savor of Christ.