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First Baptist Church Shallowater
FOR GOD'S SAKE: Why Your Marriage Matters More Than You Think - Week 5
Everyone wants a happy marriage. God wants something even greater. Marriage was never meant to be just about romance, companionship, or raising a family. From the very beginning, God designed marriage to reveal something much bigger—His own character to the world. Join us for For God's Sake as we discover why your marriage isn't just personal...it's part of God's mission.
Locations & Times
First Baptist Church Shallowater
703 Avenue J, Shallowater, TX 79363, USA
Sunday 8:45 AM
WEEK 5
Your Marriage Is a Miracle
Your Marriage Is a Miracle
- Your marriage is a mission
- Your marriage is a model
- Your marriage is a mandate
- Your marriage is a mercy
- Your marriage is a model
- Your marriage is a mandate
- Your marriage is a mercy
SIN HAS DONE ITS DAMAGE
The word translated pain is Hebrew word - עִצָּבוֹן
The pain is real
The picture is distorted
Marriage has become infected by
- self-protection
- accusation
- blame
- control
- power
- shame
- self-protection
- accusation
- blame
- control
- power
- shame
This is a CONSEQUENCE, not a COMMAND.The changed nature of the relationship between the man and woman is a direct result of their sin.
This is what marriage looks like after the fall.
What does it look like after Christ?
What does it look like after Christ?
The next section lays out what a Spirit filled life is supposed to look like
submitting - ὑποτασσόμενοι — hypotassomenoiIt
comes from ὑποτάσσω (hypotassō),
built from:ὑπό (hypo) = under
τάσσω (tassō) = arrange, order, put in place
comes from ὑποτάσσω (hypotassō),
built from:ὑπό (hypo) = under
τάσσω (tassō) = arrange, order, put in place
The Spirit filled life is marked by voluntarily yielding ourselves to another, marked by selflessness.
SUBMISSION AND SACRIFICE
Think of how different that is from Genesis 3…"Your desire will be for your husband, yet he will rule over you."
Did you catch that? Where have we seen that before?
Genesis 2:24
Genesis 2:24
The only way that any of this is possible in our marriages is the power of the Holy Spirit, the sacrifices of Jesus.
YOUR MARRIAGE IS A MIRACLE
The Gospel is alive in your marriage! Because of Jesus, our marriages can reflect redemption instead of the Fall.
Where has the curse shown up in our marriage?
Control?
Bitterness?
Withdrawal?
Criticism?
Pride?
Control?
Bitterness?
Withdrawal?
Criticism?
Pride?
What would it look like for me to yield myself in this area of our marriage?
What would mutual submission look like in this area of our marriage?
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