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Complete Sermon Notes
THE BLESSED MARRIAGE Pt. 1
The 1 Thing Guaranteed to End All Marriages
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Applicable to ALL – Turn to Ephesians 5:25
BLESSED – A blessing was a public declaration of a favored status with God…In all cases, the blessing served as a guide and motivation to pursue a course of life within the blessing. BAKERS EVANGELICAL DICTIONARY.
What are we declaring to the public?
Are you Positioning yourself to receive from God?
A Blessed Marriage does not come without a fight.
WHAT IS MARRIAGE: Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary: An intimate and complementing union between a man and a woman in which the two become one physically, in the whole of life. The purpose of marriage is to reflect the relationship of the Godhead… Although the fall has marred the divine purpose and function of marriage, this definition reflects the God-ordained ideal for marriage from the beginning….The relational aspect of God’s image is reflected in the bringing together of male and female in “one flesh” ( Gen 1:27 ; 2:21-24 ).
~ Why is it under attack? Marriage creates life in the image of God – it’s a reflection.
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The One Thing Guaranteed to End All Marriages –
Focus on the Family article: Meg Wallace
What A hard heart Is Not…
A soft heart “produces fruit in keeping with repentance” – it doesn’t go back to the old self.
A soft heart is teachable and not defensive.
A soft heart is forgiving and gracious.
A soft heart puts others first.
Selfish – you take out the trash, you do the laundry, you get a job, you…you…you.
I kind of like it when they are gone – I don’t have to be around the kids as much – I’m free to do “what I want!”
A soft heart doesn’t compare or excuse.
A soft heart doesn’t demand that others change first.
If you don’t humble yourself today and ask God to soften your heart, there’s not much hope – I’m not being negative, I’m being real.
Many say, “I’m not going to come and hear someone tell me I’m wrong!”
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Complete Sermon Notes
THE BLESSED MARRIAGE Pt. 1
The 1 Thing Guaranteed to End All Marriages
___________________________
Applicable to ALL – Turn to Ephesians 5:25
BLESSED – A blessing was a public declaration of a favored status with God…In all cases, the blessing served as a guide and motivation to pursue a course of life within the blessing. BAKERS EVANGELICAL DICTIONARY.
What are we declaring to the public?
Are you Positioning yourself to receive from God?
A Blessed Marriage does not come without a fight.
WHAT IS MARRIAGE: Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary: An intimate and complementing union between a man and a woman in which the two become one physically, in the whole of life. The purpose of marriage is to reflect the relationship of the Godhead… Although the fall has marred the divine purpose and function of marriage, this definition reflects the God-ordained ideal for marriage from the beginning….The relational aspect of God’s image is reflected in the bringing together of male and female in “one flesh” ( Gen 1:27 ; 2:21-24 ).
~ Why is it under attack? Marriage creates life in the image of God – it’s a reflection.
___________________________
The One Thing Guaranteed to End All Marriages –
Focus on the Family article: Meg Wallace
What A hard heart Is Not…
A soft heart “produces fruit in keeping with repentance” – it doesn’t go back to the old self.
A soft heart is teachable and not defensive.
A soft heart is forgiving and gracious.
A soft heart puts others first.
Selfish – you take out the trash, you do the laundry, you get a job, you…you…you.
I kind of like it when they are gone – I don’t have to be around the kids as much – I’m free to do “what I want!”
A soft heart doesn’t compare or excuse.
A soft heart doesn’t demand that others change first.
If you don’t humble yourself today and ask God to soften your heart, there’s not much hope – I’m not being negative, I’m being real.
Many say, “I’m not going to come and hear someone tell me I’m wrong!”