Bible Studies For Couples Seeking to Grow in Faith Together

Studying the Bible together as a couple strengthens our faith, bond, and understanding of scripture while improving our communication skills. Joshua 1:8 (NIV) reminds Christians that we are to keep the “Book of the Law” on our lips and to “meditate on it day and night” so that the instructions within are always with us.

When we become one flesh with our spouse, it only makes sense to practice Joshua’s advice together. Below are four Bible studies for couples seeking to grow in faith together.

The Married Couple’s Bible Study: 12 Weeks of Readings and Reflections to Strengthen Your Marriage by Krys McDonald

This twelve-week program is designed for busy couples. Each week, three scriptures are covered with reflective prompts and prayers that couples can complete together in 15-20 minutes daily. The themes range from establishing good communication practices to remaining faithful to one another.

The activities are intended to be positive and engaging as they encourage celebrating each other while practicing essential skills such as active listening and fostering intimacy.

This study has the potential to allow couples to heed the advice found in 2 Timothy 2:15 (NIV): “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.”

Pray More, Fight Less: A Couple’s Devotional: Weekly Devotions, Prayers, and Communication Exercises for a Stronger Marriage by Karin Earle

We must learn how to navigate conversations, especially difficult topics in marriage. This Bible study offers scripture and therapeutic practice to help couples learn to communicate with one another through kindness and mutual respect while centering or recentering marriage on God. This study offers 52 weeks of prayer and devotion with practical communication exercises. Each session includes prayers for God’s strength, wisdom, and healing.

By studying together through the lens-specific to reframing old attitudes and conflict, couples can put into practice Hebrews 4:12 (NIV) by allowing the word of God to penetrate their mind, body, and soul and shape their hearts’ attitudes.

FamilyLife Bible Study for Couples by Dennis and Barbara Rainey

This Bible study for couples is only a seven-week devotional, so it does not require a lengthy time commitment. Yet it covers many of the hard-hitting issues that many married folks encounter throughout the varying stages of marriage.

When we use the “word of God as a lamp for [our] feet, a light on our path,” as Psalms 119:105 (NIV) tells us we should, then handling resolving conflict, communicating effectively, raising godly children, rekindling romance, and loving difficult family members becomes more manageable while uniting us as one flesh per the marriage instruction offered in Genesis 2:24 (NIV). This unit includes biblical advice on reacting to the above situations with study questions and application exercises.

Couple’s Bible Study Activities: 70 Engaging Activities to Connect with Your Faith and Each Other by Lajena James

Some couples do not care for the rigidity that comes with many Bible studies and keeping on a schedule. This fun Bible study offers 70 activities that can be completed on your timetable and in whatever order you prefer. Since the lessons can be viewed and completed as standalone activities, one can go in order if they wish or skip around to the topics of interest.

This book offers scripture, commentary, and prayers to help couples grow in their relationships with God and each other. It is a viable resource for dating couples and for those of us who have been married for a longer time. Themes include communication, faithfulness, and putting God first in your relationship.

The activities are meant to be fun and interactive, including one that teaches couples to say “I Love You” in thirty languages. This allows us to love and show love to each other, as instructed in John 15:12 (NIV).

It is Time

All the Bible studies offered above offer couples intentional study of the scriptures that are most relevant to couples.

The Bible repeatedly tells us to read the scriptures and keep them in our hearts. It is paramount for couples to seek to grow in faith together. We can do that best by studying God’s word together.

Revelation 1:3 (NIV) says, “Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it because the time is near.” Regardless of what Bible studies you choose, the time to sit down together to grow as a couple in your faith is now.