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Never Give Up
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Matt 19:3-6 (NLT) Some Pharisees came and tried to trap him with this question: "Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife for just any reason?"
"Haven't you read the Scriptures?" Jesus replied. "They record that from the beginning 'God made them male and female.' And he said, 'This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.' Since they are no longer two but one, let no one split apart what God has joined together."
Marriage is a covenant, not a contract.
A Contract…
Is based on mutual distrust.
Increases my rights and limits my responsibilities.
Protects my interest in the relationship.
A covenant is a permanent relationship.
A covenant…
Is based on mutual commitment.
Surrenders rights and assumes responsibility.
Has the interest of the other in mind.
Luke 22:20 (NLT) After supper he took another cup of wine and said, "This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood, which is poured out as a sacrifice for you.
Mal 2:16 (NLT) "For I hate divorce!" says the Lord, the God of Israel. "To divorce your wife is to overwhelm her with cruelty," says the Lord of Heaven's Armies. "So guard your heart; do not be unfaithful to your wife."
Love does not give a person what they deserve, it gives the person what they need.
Building Covenant Relationships
1. We will make the choice to love.
Col 3:14 (NLT) Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony.
2. We will prioritize our relationship.
Gal 6:7,9 (NLT) You will always harvest what you plant… So let's not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don't give up.
3. We will trust God.
Ps 127:1 (NLT) Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted.
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**We are transitioning to our mobile website. Go to www.landingplacechurch.com, click the small blue box in the left corner and choose "Messages." Then pin or add the site to your home screen. **
Matt 19:3-6 (NLT) Some Pharisees came and tried to trap him with this question: "Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife for just any reason?"
"Haven't you read the Scriptures?" Jesus replied. "They record that from the beginning 'God made them male and female.' And he said, 'This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.' Since they are no longer two but one, let no one split apart what God has joined together."
Marriage is a covenant, not a contract.
A Contract…
Is based on mutual distrust.
Increases my rights and limits my responsibilities.
Protects my interest in the relationship.
A covenant is a permanent relationship.
A covenant…
Is based on mutual commitment.
Surrenders rights and assumes responsibility.
Has the interest of the other in mind.
Luke 22:20 (NLT) After supper he took another cup of wine and said, "This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood, which is poured out as a sacrifice for you.
Mal 2:16 (NLT) "For I hate divorce!" says the Lord, the God of Israel. "To divorce your wife is to overwhelm her with cruelty," says the Lord of Heaven's Armies. "So guard your heart; do not be unfaithful to your wife."
Love does not give a person what they deserve, it gives the person what they need.
Building Covenant Relationships
1. We will make the choice to love.
Col 3:14 (NLT) Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony.
2. We will prioritize our relationship.
Gal 6:7,9 (NLT) You will always harvest what you plant… So let's not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don't give up.
3. We will trust God.
Ps 127:1 (NLT) Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted.