Marriage Week International Sermon Outline 1 2012 SERMON

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Marriage Week International Sermon Outline - 1 2012

Marriage Week International Sermon Outline - 1 2012

SERMON 1 The Beginning of Marriage And the rib that the LORD God had

SERMON 1 The Beginning of Marriage And the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man He made into a woman and brought her to the man. Then the man said, “This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. ” Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. (Gen 2: 22 -24)

Introduction Two separate creation narratives: 1. God makes man in His own image. 2.

Introduction Two separate creation narratives: 1. God makes man in His own image. 2. Marriage was originally God’s idea. “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping that creeps on the earth” (Genesis 1: 26)

I. Marriage was provided by God Then the LORD God said, “It is not

I. Marriage was provided by God Then the LORD God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him. ” (Gen 2: 18) • God provided for and officiated the first wedding. • Your marriage was God’s idea. • He has been at work in your midst as much as you have.

II. Marriage is a work done by God And the rib that the LORD

II. Marriage is a work done by God And the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man He made into a woman and brought her to the man. (Gen 2: 22) • God makes a married couple one for His own glory. • When two people get married, God takes two people and makes them one. • God does a powerful and permanent work.

III. Marriage was for mutual companionship and procreation Therefore a man shall leave his

III. Marriage was for mutual companionship and procreation Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. (Gen 2: 24) • Pattern of Creation: when children were ready to leave the home they would marry and form a new home.

 • Fully committing to a course of action and going all in. Hernan

• Fully committing to a course of action and going all in. Hernan Cortés