Christian Marriage and the Home Test 2

Marriage is a ________ from God to join together a man and a woman in a loving ________________ for a lifetime to produce fruit.

gift, covenant

The Lord is the designer and definer of marriage. He is the author, creator, and originator of man’s first institution – the ____________.

            His ____________________ will work

            His ________ is perfect

            His __________ is behind it.

family

principles, plan, power

“…for a lifetime…”

The Bible does not promote or allow ______________.

________ ____ marrigaes are not ordained of God, therefor are considered fornication

divorce

Same sex

“…a man and a woman…”

This is the only possible _________. Anything else will not work.

combination

“…to produce fruit.”

 

This does not necessarily mean ______. It might be souls or spiritual fruit such as the fruit of the Spirit. But most assuredly, God has joined you together to _________ Him. Psalm 34:3

children, magnify

“…in a loving ______…”

This relationship is based on ______. It is not a contract which is based on ______

covenant

trust, untrust

Four Different Kinds of Marriage:

1. A marriage of _________: emotional struggle between 2 people resulting from _________ or opposing wills and desires.

• Renders ____ for ______

• A battlefield over ______, ideas, motives, and agendas

• Never has _____/ only ____ ____

• Is a bad ____ for both and a bad _____ for Christ

conflict; incompatibility

evil, evil

philosophy

peace, cease fire

time, testimony

Decide today…

He must ______, i must decrease

To ____ the other better than yourself

That ______ in the home is more important than my rights

To ______, _______, and _____ your will for the good of this family.

increase

esteem

harmony

surrender, submit, sacrifice

Four Different Kinds of Marriage:

2. A marriage of ______- ease, opportunity, freedom from discomfort, what’s best for me now

   (Ahab and Jezebel)

   • It is better for ___ that I am married

   • Not _____, just living

   • What you can ___, not what you can ___.

   • All about self: I wanted:

     • Companionship

     • Status

     • Respect

     • Security

convenience

me

loving

get, give

A marriage of ________

This marriage:

• has a good _______- saved, surrendered, permenance of marriage, parental blessing

• Has three important ingredients: sacrifice, trust, patience /perseverance

• Two pulling together for a ______ cause. Teammates, traits valued and lived: Loyalty, respect, ______

• This marriage says: we will make it no matter the obstacle, get back up endlessly, Til _____ do us part

Commitment

foundation

greater; honor

death

A marriage of ______

I accept our differences as God’s ______

I accept our trials as God’s _____

Charity marriages:

• Do not seek their own

• never fail

• Take two and make them one

• traveling with AC

Charity

wisdom

sovereignty

Committed marriage:I will stay pure because of my _____ to you

Charity marriage: I will stay pure because of my ___ for you

word

love

Committed marriage: _____ on me

Charity marriage: ______ on me

count

call

3 components to a great marriage

S________
S_______ their wills

Believe in the ________ of marriage

Salvation

Surrender

permanency