Ephesians 5:25-28 Marriage is a picture of Christ and the church. Marriage is an institution that teaches doctrine by example. Just as Jesus Christ used the example of a seed and various types of ground to teach how the words of God are received, so marriage teaches the relationship of...
Genesis 2:23, Titus 2:4-5, Proverbs 31:10-31 A wife’s role in the marriage and in the family is laid out in the Bible very clearly. God made men and women to compliment each other, so let’s look at how that works. Wife’s Role in Companionship It wasn’t good for man to...
Genesis 2:5-24 Men and women are different and that is how God created us. He created two complimentary beings that fit together like a puzzle. We will look at God’s creation account in Genesis 2 to see how God wired men and women to complement each other. Emotional Differences First...
Ephesians 5:22-28 Every member of the family has responsibilities according to their God-given role. A husband’s responsibilities are laid out in the Bible as three “L”s: Love, Lead, and Labor. All these describe the protective and stabilizing influence the husband is to the household. Love Husbands love your wives (Ephesians...
Marriage is of God (Part 2, the Process) Genesis 24 God established marriage in Genesis 2 with Adam and Eve. He is involved in every detail of the process, and has enacted some prohibitions. The only way a marriage will work and be a blessing, instead of a curse,...
Marriage is of God (Part 1, the Purpose) Genesis 2:18-25 Are you seeking the “right one” rather than becoming the “right one” Do you have unrealistic expectations? If so, Prov.13:12 – you may make your heart sick. Base your expectations on God’s expectations – Ps.62:5 The Purpose Gen. 2:18 “It...
The Communion of the Body of Christ 1 Cor. 10:16-17 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When you think of communion in church, the first thing that comes to mind is the Lord’s Supper. However, in this sermon we are not going to deal with the Lord’s Supper. We are going to deal...
Jeremiah 8: 8-10 What Weakens/Strengthens a Marriage CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Jer 8:10 says, “I will give their wives unto others…” So, there must be some reasons in this passage that the marriages were dissolved. We can find here and in other places some key problems. Your marriages are weakened...
Luke 1: 26- 47 The Mother of Jesus Christ. CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO What sort of woman did God choose to be the mother of his Son? Be that kind of mother if you want to be the best you can be. She was: A Virgin – v.27 – she kept...
Yes. This is a very interesting question from 1 Cor 7:12-16. This passage deals with couples who are unequally yoked; that is one spouse is saved and the other is not. 1 Cor 7:14 states that the unbelieving spouse is sanctified by the saved spouse. And since the dictionary definition...
