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The Purpose of Marriage

Series: Marriage and the makers instructions

Preacher: Simon Dowdy

Sunday Morning

Date: 18th April 2021

Passages:

• Genesis 1:26-31
• Genesis 2:15-25

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GENESIS 1:26-31, 2:18-23 Marriage and the maker’s instructions: The purpose of marriage

A) The foundations for marriage, Genesis 1:26-31

• Male and female created equal

Galatians 3:28 ‘There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus’

• Male and female- created to serve God

B) The purpose of marriage, Genesis 2:18-23

‘a helper fit for him’ = ‘a helper like-opposite’

1 Corinthians 7:3 ‘The husband should give to the wife her conjugal rights and likewise the wife to her husband’

Psalm 118:7 ‘The Lord is on my side as my helper’

‘Sex in the service of God?’ Or ‘sex in the service of me/ us?’

Implications;

• For those who aren’t married

• For those considering marriage

• For those who are married

For further discussion and prayer • How is God’s blueprint for marriage different from what we see in our society? • If you’re married be honest- what sort of partnership is your marriage? What are the implications of this talk for you? • If you’re not married- how does this talk encourage you personally? And how might it help you encourage married people at church?