Do you have a positive vision for marriage? Whether you are single or married, God wants to give you a fresh perspective on what a healthy, joyful relationship looks like. This week, learn why shifting your vision from worldly ideas to God's promises can transform your future.
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GOD’S WAY OF MARRIAGE IS AWESOME!
Matthew 19:4-6 NLT
“Haven’t you read the Scriptures?” Jesus replied. “They record that from the beginning ‘God made them male and female.’” (5) And he said, “‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.’ (6) Since they are no longer two but one, let no one split apart what God has joined together.”
GET A VISION
Genesis 2:18 NIV
The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”
Genesis 2:21-23 NLT
(21) So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and then closed up the place with flesh. (22) Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. (23) The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.”
Ecclesiastes 4:10-12 NLT
If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. (11) Likewise, two people lying close together can keep each other warm. But how can one be warm alone? (12) A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.
WE NEED GOD'S LOVE TO HAVE A GREAT MARRIAGE
John 15:4 NIV
Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8a NIV
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. (5) It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. (6) Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. (7) It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. (8) Love never fails.
1 Peter 4:8 NIV
Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
THE GOAL IS NOT JUST TO GET MARRIED
Ecclesiastes 4:9 NLT
Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed.
YOUR MARRIAGE WILL BE BLESSED AND A BLESSING TO OTHERS
Matthew 5:14-16 NIV
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. (15) Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. (16) In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
CONNECT GROUP QUESTIONS:
- Why do you think God said it is "not good for man to be alone" (Genesis 2:18)?
- Why is "remaining in the vine" (John 15:4) essential for a relationship to be fruitful?
- How can a healthy marriage serve as a "light to the world" around us?
- Why is it easier to "conquer" challenges when you stand back-to-back with a partner?
- Beyond bringing us joy, what is the bigger purpose of a God-centered marriage?
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