Sermon Notes from Sunday, June 3, 2012

Here are today's sermon notes from the series Fascinating Families in the book of Genesis.  To get these notes in PDF and the sermon audio, visit sermons.heritagepark.org.  You can also get the sermon audio on iTunes via our podcast.

Fascinating Families

Part 1 – A Man, A Woman, A Marriage 

Genesis 2.15-­‐25

Marriage: God's

• Marriage was God’s idea from the beginning and remains His idea today.
• Marriage is defined by God as one man and one woman for one lifetime.

Marriage: Design

• God gives the man responsibilities: providing, protecting, pastoring (v.15-­‐ 17).
• God creates the woman with a role: complement (v.18-­‐23).
• Roles as designed by God and functions as life happens are not the same.

Marriage: Math

• God’s plan for marriage: 1+1=1.
• Healthy, strong marriages aren’t the result of drift but intentional practices and habits.
• God gives us two we must continually practice: leaving and cleaving.

Marriage: Covenant

• Freedom is experienced in the covenant context.
• God uses this context to make us holy.
• God has nothing against your happiness, but He’s after your holiness.