Building Strong Marriages: The Role of Christian Community

In this episode, Aaron and Jennifer Smith of Marriage After God discuss the vital role that Christian community plays in a thriving marriage. They share their personal experiences and insights on how being part of a Christian community has positively impacted their marriage and personal growth. Key Points: The Necessity of Christian Community: The Smiths emphasize the importance of Christian community in fostering a healthy, strong, and thriving Christian marriage. They share their journey of leading a marriage group and how it helped them understand their responsibilities towards other members of the body of Christ. The Role of Christian Community: The Smiths discuss the role of Christian community in our lives. They highlight the need for constant communication, mutual support, and the importance of being aware of each other's struggles and victories. They also touch on the importance of serving others and how it transforms our hearts. The Impact of Christian Community on Marriage: The Smiths share personal experiences of how their Christian community supported them during challenging times, such as postpartum struggles. They also discuss the importance of fellowship and corporate worship in strengthening their marriage. Roles in the Body of Christ: The Smiths discuss the individual and collective roles of a husband and wife within the body of Christ. They emphasize the importance of serving one another and the benefits it brings to the Christian community. Accountability in Christian Community: The Smiths discuss the importance of accountability within a Christian community. They talk about the value of being called out on negative behaviors and how it leads to personal growth and a stronger marriage. Listen to this episode to learn more about the importance of Christian community in your marriage and how you can actively participate in it. SOME SHOW HIGHLIGHTS "When we do fulfill that, when we do walk out in serving others, the intrinsic value and what it does to our hearts is transforming and wonderful." - Jennifer Smith "Like hey, what's God doing with us? 'Cause there's seasons that we're like, "Man, we've been so internally focused. And we haven't even thought about brothers and sisters that just had babies, situations that we could have been thinking outward not inward."" - Aaron Smith "And then, and we're gonna talk about it for just briefly, but on the hard side, are you aware of brothers and sisters that might be walking in sin? And not being afraid to go speak the truth in love to them, not because you're like, "Oh, I'm better at this than you, and you need to change." But, "Hey, I kind of notice that you're walking in something and I just wanna challenge you to repent to that, and change 'cause right here it says that we should not walk ... this is not a right way to walk."" - Aaron Smith "So if you listening right now, if you and your spouse are in that place where you're not walking with community. Or maybe you are, but you feel a little dissatisfied or disconnected in some way, this is a challenge for you. This is an encouragement for you to evaluate your life and say, "What is our responsibility?" Go with your spouse and read Romans 12 and see if you guys are fulfilling what God has called us to do." - Jennifer Smith "So, we wanna pray that you would consider what kind of husband and wife, what kind of marriage, what kind of people are you being in the body? The Bible tells us to not grow weary of doing good, for in due season, we will reap a harvest. So let's be the community that the Bible calls us to be. Let's invite people in. Let's teach people how to do it, by reading this and doing what it says." - Aaron Smith — FOR MORE ENCOURAGEMENT https://marriageaftergod.com https://instagram.com/marriageaftergod SHOP MARRIAGE RESOURCES https://shop.unveiledwife.com FOR WIVES https://unveiledwife.com https://facebook.com/unveiledwife FOR HUSBANDS https://husbandrevolution.com https://facebook.com/HusbandRevolution Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/marriageaftergod/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands