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L E AR N ABOU T Y OU R C ONTRI BUTI O N Your purcha s e of th i s Faith Ni g ht In b ox ha s help e d to supp or t L ittl e Fre e L ibr ar y. D I S C U SS ION D ur i ng thi s p ar t of you r d ate, you w i l l re a d t hroug h s om e thoug htfu l ly pre p are d d i s c u ssi on p oint s toge ther. The pu r p os e of th i s p ar t of your d ate nig ht is to br i ng to li g ht a bibli c a l i d e a/topi c t hat you m ay n ot have d i s c u ss e d as a c oupl e b efore now. We en c our age you to ke e p an op en mi nd and an op en h e ar t a s you ex pl ore you r faith toget her. E NJ O Y Y O U R PERES IAN S NACK Tr ansp or t you rs elf to a sma l l c afé in t he fo ot hi l ls of Fr an ce an d enjoy you r Jac qu et Re a dy to E at C h o c ol ate French C re p e s. TA K E Y O UR LOV E LANG UA GES QUI Z Are you c ur i ou s ab out w h at you r l ove l angu age is? TA K E Y O UR D ELIV ER ED WI TH L O V E ADV ENTU R E Tr avel b a ck i n ti me and d i spl ay your l ove l angu age a s you wor k to geth er. PR AY E R AND R EFLEC TION Ta ke a l o ok b ack th rou g h you r d i s c ussi on gui d e and h ig h l i g ht s ome are as th at sto o d out to you. Ta ke a fe w m i nute s to ref l e c t on you r ni g ht toget her and a fe w n e w thi ngs th at you d i s c overe d. Pr ay toget her to cl o s e out the ni g ht!
T h is m onth i n an ef for t to promote liter a c y, t he pu rcha s e of you r Faith Ni g ht In b ox ha s help e d to supp or t L ittl e Fre e L ibr ar y. L ittl e Fre e L ibr ar y is a n onprof it org ani zati on th at i nspi re s a l ove of re a ding, bu i l ds com munity, and sp arks c re at iv it y by fostering n eig hb or ho o d b o ok exch ange s around t he worl d. T h roug h L ittl e Fre e L ibr ari es, mi l li ons of b o oks are exchange d e a ch ye ar, profou nd ly i ncre a sing a ccess to b o ok s for re a d ers of a l l age s and b ackg rounds. To l e ar n m ore ab out L ittl e Fre e L ibr ari es and our Faith Ni g ht In p ar tnersh ip pl e as e v isit , w w w. f aithn i g hti n.c om/littl ef re elibr ari es
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guide
Take some time here to read through the discussion guide together.Read aloud so that you can follow along together or snuggle up and read silently.
Wh en enter i ng i nto a rel ati onsh ip w it h s ome one, f in di ng that sp ark i s u su a l ly not h ard. But it’s af ter t h e sp ar k f a d es, and “ li ke” tu rns i nto “l ove” t hat a rel ati onship tend s to b e c ome a littl e more re a l and t r y ing . Fi n d i ng s ome one w h o w i l l push you to b e com e t h e b e st ver si on of you rs elf i s a bl e ssing, and f inding s om e on e w ho w i l l a ls o pu sh you i n your rel at i onship w it h C hr i st i s pri c el ess. Th i s i s w hy it is s o imp or t ant to b e sure you are not on ly p ay i ng attent i on to your rel ati onship w ith G o d and tend i ng to it w here it m ay b e l a ck i ng, but a ls o w ith you and your p ar t ner ’s rel ati onship w ith G o d.
A l ot of rel ati onsh ip s re ve a l str u g g l es w it h t r y ing to inter pre t the b est w ay to sh ow l ove and a d or at i on for thei r p ar tner. Dr. G ar y C h apman ha s w ritten a wond er f u l b o ok, T he 5 L ove L ang u ag es, expl aining t he d if ferent ty p e s of l ove l ang u ages u ni qu e to any one p ers on . T he d i f ferent l ove la nguages he’s found
m ost com m on are ; word s of af f i rmat i on, qu a lit y t im e, re c ei v i ng g i f ts, ac ts of s er v i c e and physi c a l tou ch. Most p e opl e fe el more th an one l ove l angu age appli es to t h em , an d to s ome d e g re e, most of us resp ond to a l l f i ve. Words of Affirmation
i s for the one w ho fe els l ove d w hen thei r p ar tner ex press e s how t he y l ove t h em w ith uns oli c ite d k i nd and h onest com ment s. T h e y l i ke to he ar w h at th ei r p ar tner appre ci ates ab out t h em , show i ng th e y w i l l ne ver ta ke t hem for g r ante d. Insu lts c an l e ave th i s p ers on fe eli ng broken and un l ove d. Qualit y Time
i s ex press e d th rou g h sp ending t im e a l on e w it h you r p ar tner and m a k ing cherishe d m em or i e s . This d o e sn’t me an ju st watching you r f avor ite T V sh ows togeth er, but putt ing a l l d istr a c ti ons a si d e and sh oweri ng them w it h undiv i d e d attenti on . Po stp oni ng ti me togeth er or f ai ling to re a l l y l i sten c an b e esp e c i a l ly p ai nf u l.
Receiving Gifts
i s a g re at way to show your p ar t n er that you’re th i n k i ng ab out them e ven w h en you’re n ot w ith th em. Th i s p ers on l oves t he t h ou g htf u l n e ss and s ac ri f i c e ( a lth oug h it c an b e m inor ) b ehi n d th e g i ft . May b e on your way hom e, you pi ck up a si l ly littl e tri n ke t at the ga s st at i on t hat rem i n d e d you of th em, or a sp e c i a l item t he y wou l dn’t n or m a l l y ge t for th ems elves. Forge tt ing imp or t ant d ates or prov i di ng a th ou g htl ess bi r t hd ay g if t wou l d b e b other s om e to th i s p ers on.
Acts of Service
c an r ange f rom wa shing t he c ar to d oi ng di she s or si mply ge tti ng up to get t hem s om e w ater. S er v i ng you r p ar tner i s one of t he m ost c om m on w ays to sh ow l ove. S ac ri f i cing your ow n t im e —an d p o ssibi lity of re st— for you p ar t ner ’s g ain, go e s m i l es i n any rel ati onsh ip. Ma k ing m ore wor k for thi s p ers on ma kes th em fe el li ke t he y aren’t imp or t ant . Physical Touch
may b e one of the m ost com mon l ove l ang u age s. B oth you and you r p ar t ner ne e d to k n ow there i s sti l l a l e vel of attr ac ti on b et we en you. Hol di ng han ds, k i ssi ng , c u d d li ng or e ven just a c aring r ub on the ar m are p erfe c t ways to show af fe c t i on, exc item ent , and most i mp or tantly l ove. Neg l e c t ing t h at physi c a l contac t c an b e d i s astrous to t his p ers on.
Kn ow i ng your p ar tners l ove l ang u age c an re a l ly help t h e rel ati onship g row i nto a strong e verl a st ing b ond. Howe ver, it’s hard w h en you b oth d on’t share t he s ame l ove l angu age. You mi g ht re a l ly h ave to work hard to l e arn how to sp e a k you r p ar tner ’s l ove l angu age. Ta ke ou r l ove l ang u age s qu i z for a spi n to s e e how l ove sp e a ks to e a ch of you. Ma ke it a p ers ona l go a l of yours to l e arn you r p ar tn er ’s way of l ove ! Discover God’s l ove la nguage a nd find ways to im plement it into your re lationsh ip
with each other. How does he express h is l ove a nd adoration f or h is sons a nd daughters?
In Hebre ws 1 3 : 15 G o d ch a l l enge s u s to pr ais e Him w it h n ot on l y our m ind, but a ls o ou r tongu e. “ 1 5 Through Jesus, there f ore, let us continually offer
to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess h is name.”
Dis c uss w it h you r p ar tn er how mu ch of a d i f feren ce it m ig ht m a ke in your rel ati onsh ip i f word s of pr ai s e, or af f irm at i on, were a l ittl e m ore pres ent . It c an sh e d a w hol e ne w mu ch br i g hter l i g ht on th e way you l o ok at e a ch ot her— w h en a l l that’s on you r mi nd h as b e en t r ans crib e d. Often ti m e s the y ’re th i ng s you d i d n’t e ven k now you appre ci ate d. Sp end i ng qu a l it y ti me w ith G o d i s s o imp or t ant , but s o is sp en di ng qu a lity ti me w ith you r p ar t ner.
Re ad thi s p a ss age i n D euteronomy 17:18-19 a s G o d g ive s i nstr u c ti ons to th e k i ng s of Isr a el. “ 1 8 Also
it shall be, when he sits on the throne
of h is kingdom, that he shall write f or
h imse lf a copy of th is law in a book, from the one be f ore the priests, the Levites. 19
And it shall be with h im, a nd he shall
read it all the days of h is life, that he
may learn to fear the Lord h is God a nd be
care ful to observe all the words of th is law a nd these statutes,...”
Time sp ent re a d i ng th e word of G o d toget her tends to op en your e ye s on ways to b etter improve your rel ati onship w ith Hi m. Wh en re ad i ng His word, we t r y an d g ai n i nsi g ht on th e auth or, r at her t han just an a l y z i ng the p ass age. Th e s ame c an b e t r u e of us. Wh en you sit d ow n and ta l k ab out your d ay w it h your p ar t n er, you’re li steni ng not b e c au s e you wante d to h e ar a stor y. You’re li steni ng b e c au s e you wante d to l e ar n m ore ab out you r p ar tner, s o you c an gain insi g ht on how you c an b etter s er ve or comfor t t hem . Re ad Rom ans 12:20- 2 1 as it d i spl ays p ossibly one of t h e m o st di f f i c u lt l ess ons to pr ac t i ce, “ 2 0 On the
contrary: “If your enemy is hungry, feed h im; if he is th irst y, give h im someth ing to drink. In doing th is, you will heap
burning coals on h is head.” [e ] 2 1 Do not be
overcome by evil, but overc ome evil with good.”
We a l l k n ow th at i n any rel ati onsh ip t here are t im es w h en , sure we sti l l love th em, but we d ef initely d on’t like them i n that p ar ti c u l ar moment . The simpl e ge sture of of feri ng a g i ft to sh ow them your l ove is st i l l a s strong as e ver, c an me an th e WORLD. Ac t s of S er v i c e mi g ht b e th e most not i ce abl e l ove l ang u age i n the Bibl e. Je su s li ve d to s er ve in G o d’s n am e. In John 13:12- 1 5 Je su s ge ts up in t he m i d d l e of d in n er to w a sh th e fe et of Si mon Peter. “ 1 2 “Do you
understa nd what I have done f or you?” he asked them. “ 13 You call me ‘Teacher’ a nd
‘Lord,’ a nd rightly so, f or that is what I am.
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Now that I, your Lord a nd Teacher,
have washed your feet, you also should wash one a nother’s feet.
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I have set you
a n exam ple that you should do as I have done f or you.
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Very truly I te ll you, no
serva nt is greater tha n h is master, nor
is a messenger greater tha n the one who sent h im.””
T h is p a ss age i s often u s e d du ri ng we d ding c erem on i e s , a s it sh ows th e r aw i ntent i on of w hat it is to s er ve. A hu sb and sh ou l d ne ver ce a s e in st riv ing to s er ve hi s sp ou s e, nor a w i fe to s er ve hers. C onne c t w it h your p ar t ner and ask th em h ow you c an b etter s er ve them .
Physi c a l Tou ch i s a tou chy subje c t (pun intend e d). Often ti m e s , one p ers on i n th e rel ati onship w i l l fe el cl os e to thei r p ar tner ju st by sitti ng in t he s am e ro om as t h em , w hi l e th ei r p ar tner may fe el m i l es away. In Matthe w 8 : 1- 3 Je su s d emonstr ates t he sig nif i c ance of hi s tou ch. “ 1 When Jesus came down from
the mountainside, large crowds f oll owed h im. 2 A ma n with le prosy ca me a nd kne lt
be f ore h im a nd said, “Lord, if you are
willing, you ca n make me clea n.” 3 Jesus reached out h is ha nd a nd touched the ma n. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clea n!” Immediate ly he was clea nsed of h is le prosy.”
Sp e a k w ith your p ar tner ab out h ow you t hin k t his p a ss age p or tr ays th e si g ni f i c anc e of Jesus’ tou ch. Je sus di d n ot have to tou ch th e l ep er to he a l him . He e a si l y cou l d’ve b e en h e a l e d w ith just one word, but Je sus tou che d h i m any way. S ome may s ay he wa s d em onstr ati ng th at e ven a l e p er i s not and shou l d not b e consi d ere d as an outc ast . He was a ccept ing him in Hi s e ye s . Tou ch i nd i c ates ac c e ptance of a p ers on, an d e ven the sli g hte st tou ch c an d i spl ay a univers a l t y p e of w i l l i ng ne ss to ge t on th e s am e p age w it h t h at p er s on and c ommu ni c ate w ith t hem on a m ore p ers on a l l e vel.
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s As we l e ar n ab out w h at th e Bibl e ha s to s ay ab out our l ove l ang u ages, ta ke s om e t ime to s e e w hat l ove l ang u age you and you r p ar t ner rel ate to m ore i n ou r l ove l ang u age quiz.
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Tonight, we are putting a twist on a n
escape room, a nd you will trave l back in time to embark upon a n extraordinary journey together. Th is journey will
take you across the world as you find
yourse lves in search of your l ove’s destiny.
It is the ye ar 1 919. Th e p e ac e tre aty wa s sig ne d l ate l ast ye ar i n C ompi e g ne, Fr anc e. It h as b e en exa c t ly f ive ye ar s si n c e th e ass assi nati on of Fr anz Ferdinand, an d the w ar i s over. Almost 3 ye ars have gone by since you’ve s e en e a ch oth er fac e to fac e. Your s ol e line of c om mun i c ati on h as b e en th rou g h l e tters; of ten we eks or m onths d el aye d. S o mu ch h as h app ene d during your t im e ap ar t , but you r l ove remai ns strong. A lt houg h your l e tter s have ha d to b e c ens ore d at ti mes and are worn f rom tr avel, you cli ng to e ver y word, and t he y are your m ost cher i she d p oss essi ons. You h ave re a d and rere a d e ach on e, dre ami ng of th e d ay th at you wou l d f ind e a ch ot h er ag ai n .
ChooseYour Character
To begin, grab your included profile cards and choose a character f or the night.
Now that you know who you are, have a little fun getting into character. Use your imagination to come up with the
story of how you met, choose a n accent, or even do a little dress up!
Write Your Love Letters You’ve b oth b e en g i ven clu e s by a tr uste d s ource to m e e t e a ch other i n a sp e c i f i c pl ac e at an app ointe d t im e of d ay. You h ave b oth w ritten one f ina l l etter to e ach other ; f u l l of a l l th e th i ng s you’ve a lways wante d to w r ite but cou l d n’t . You r pl an i s to hand d eliver t h e s e l e tter s to e ach oth er w h en you f ina l ly me et f a ce to fa c e. Be f ore you begin your journey, spend some time writing your letters (as yourse lves; not your characters).
Use your included pen a nd paper a nd
let the prom pts be l ow give you some inspiration as you write.
Practice speaking your partner’s l ove
la nguage to them. Really take your time
a nd use these letters to speak from your heart. It is not often that we take the
opportunit y to th ink a bout or share the a nswers to these questions.
Turn up the volume on your Spotify play list a nd give yourse lve s
20-30 minutes to com plete th is part of tonight’s activit y.
1. O ver our t i me togeth er, my most cherishe d m em or y i s… 2. O ur bi g ge st l ess on l e arne d toget her ha s b e en… 3. Than k you for i ntro du c i ng me to… 4. The m o st pre c i ou s g i ft you’ve e ver g iven m e is… 5. When we are ap ar t , I h ol d ti g htly to… 6. Here’s a stor y I ne ver tol d you… 7. When we g row ol d… 8. Ab ove a l l els e, I l ove you b e c aus e… Once you have sealed your letters, set them aside f or later on th is evening .
Clue s n o i t c u r t s n I Your tr uste d mutu a l f ri end h as found a way to d el i ver thi s b ox to you. Insi d e, you w i l l f ind envel op e s , numb ere d 1 - 5 . You mu st work toget her an d us e the s e clu es to i d enti f y th e t ime and l o cat i on for you r me e ti ng . D o not op en t he next envel op e unti l you h ave fou nd th e answer to t he pre v i ous clu e. You c an ke e p tr ack of you r answer s by w rit ing t hem on the outsi d e of e ach envel op e. O nce you have su c ce ssf u l l y i d enti f i e d th e d e tai ls of your reuni on, you w i l l have s e a l e d th e fate of your l ove stor y. After opening clues 1-4, have you f ound each other?
Open your final letter to see if you have uncovered the correct details a bout your meeting.
Time to Read Your Letters If you have successfully a nswered each
clue, you may now excha nge the letters that you wrote earlier th is evening.
Read your letter al oud to your partner or give them to each other to read quietly.
PRAYER F reflection Ta ke a l o ok b ack th rou g h you r d i s c ussi on gui d e and h ig h l i g ht s ome are as th at sto o d out for you. Where were you en cou r age d by w h at G o d’s Word ha s to s ay? Ta ke a m i nute to pr ay toge th er ; si l ent ly or a l ou d. If you are unsure w h ere to star t , pr ay t hes e words:
Keep us, Lord, from pettiness. Let us be thoughtful in w o r d a n d d e e d . H e l p u s t o p u t away p r e t e n s e , a n d fa c e each other in deep trust without fear or se lf-pity.
H e l p u s t o g u a r d a g a i n s t fa u lt f i n d i n g , a n d b e q u i c k t o
d i s c o v e r t h e b e s t i n e a c h o t h e r a n d i n e v e r y s i t u at i o n . Guard us from ill temper and hasty judgment;
e n c o u r a g e u s t o ta k e t i m e f o r a l l t h i n g s , t o g r o w c a l m , serene and gentle. He lp us to be generous with kind
words and compliments. Teach us never to ignore, never t o h u r t , a n d n e v e r t o ta k e e a c h o t h e r f o r g r a n t e d . E n g r av e c h a r i t y a n d c o m pa s s i o n o n o u r h e a r t s . Amen
Ta ke m enta l n ote of you r p ar tner ’s l ove l angu age. Once you b oth jump b ack i nto li fe tomorrow morning, t r y not to forge t how the y prefer to re c ei ve l ov i ng communi c at i on. Rememb er G o d’s l ove l ang u age and s e e if you c an in c or p or ate thi s i nto you r d ay- to- d ay rel at i onship w it h one an ot her. He i s s o exc ite d and s o ver y re a dy to nur ture and en c ou r age Hi s s ons and d au g hters as t he y pr a c t i ce His l ove ! We w ant to than k you for wel c omi ng FNI into your home t h is e ven i ng . We are pr ay i ng for you, and we wou l d l ove to h e ar f rom you! Re ach out to u s at w w w. f a c eb o ok . c om/faith ni g hti nb ox . If you re c ei ve d th i s d ate as a g i ft and you enjoye d your n ig ht , we wou l d l ove for you to joi n us again next mont h! He ad over to f aith ni g hti n.c om to cl aim your d ates mont h ly. T h an k s for a l l ow i ng u s to h elp bu i l d memori es w it h you an d your si g n i f i c ant oth er. E N JOY T H E R EST OF YOU R N IG HT! T IL L N EXT MON TH, FA IT H N IG H T I N TEAM
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