Ephesians
20 – Marriage
is a Gospel Issue
Ephesians
5.22-33
Three Framing
Statements
·
The Gospel is God’s pursuit of a broken world
·
The Gospel is God’s power in a broken world
·
The Gospel is God’s proclamation to a broken
world
Marriage is a picture
of God’s pursuit of a broken world
·
Founds Christian marriage on something eternal,
something lasting
·
Marriage is about God – not you primarily.
Marriage is a picture
of God’s power in a broken world
·
What better way to be sanctified than in a
close-quarters relationship that requires more than you can naturally give?
Marriage is a picture
of God’s proclamation to a broken world
·
Through your marriage, you tell God’s story –
the ways we love in marriage, the ways we stay in marriage, the ways we’re
shaped by marriage
The one thing we need most today: commitment
·
Can you imagine if God was as committed to you
as you were to your spouse?
·
Better:
we take God as our standard of commitment because we made vows before
Him
Bolstering your
Commitment
1.
Be God-centered in your marriage
2.
Ask the right question: how, not if
·
Bonhoeffer:
“It is not your love that sustains your marriage, but from now on, your
marriage that sustains your love.”
3.
Live with a sense of eternity
4.
Fear the consequences
5.
Tell your Story
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