Marriage: Finding the Missing Pieces

MARRIAGE: Covenant or Contract?

Martin mentioned two books during this sermon: The Meaning of Marriage by Timothy Keller What Did You Expect?  by Paul Tripp Bible references: Romans 1:16 Ephesians 5:31 Malachi 2 Matthew 19 1 Corinthians 12 marriage, covenant, contract, perspective, changes, couples, husband, wife, spouse, cost, grow, transformation, transformed, gospel, needs, desires, compatible, compatibility, divorce, commodity, relationships,…

MARRIAGE: Love

Primary passage: 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Other Bible references: Philippians 2:1-4 love, wedding, patient, family, kind, tender, affectionate, envy, envious, spouse, kids, celebrate, bitterness, hatred, fight, discussion, boast, brag, proud, arrogant, humble, humility, serve, rude, self-seeking, anger, angry, truth, Philippians 2:1-4, humble, selflessness, selfishness, seeking God, connecting with God, music, sing, scripture, quietness, nature, spirit, conviction,…

MARRIAGE: Conflict, A Path to Intimacy

This video was shown at the beginning of this sermon: Bible references: James 1:19-20 Proverbs 2 Psalm 139:23-24 marriage, conflict, nail, nail in head, fix, listen, listening, understand, understanding, heart, knowing, husband, wife, relationship, Dr. Gary Oliver, intimacy, pain, problem, fear, hurt, frustration, anger, flight or fight, cable, iceberg, safety, trust, tripwire, James 1:19-20, quick…

MARRIAGE: Conflict, The Challenges to Being a Peacemaker – Part 2

Bible references: Ephesians 4:31 Proverbs 20:5 Ephesians 4:26 James 1 James 1:20 Isaiah 8 Ephesians 4:26-27 John 2:14-17 Ephesians 6:12 Luke 6:42-45 2 Corinthians 10:3-6 Luke 6:36-37 Matthew 18:15-17 peacemaker, anger, angry, warriors, marriage, healthy, unhealthy, righteous, unrighteous, Aristotle, destructive, physical, psychological, sociological, family, spiritual, character, bitterness, grudges, Ephesians 4:31, Proverbs 20:5, Solomon, love, backstage, discernment,…

MARRIAGE: Conflict, The Challenges to Being a Peacemaker – Part 1

Bible references: Proverbs 16:2 Proverbs 29:22 Ephesians 4:26-27 Genesis 4 Proverbs 22:24 Psalm 4:4 James 4 conflict, growing, scripture, maturity, emotional, angry, loving, love, anger, church, community, marriage, relationship, children, Dr. Gary Oliver, emotion, psychologist, threat, amygdala, nature, bear, adrenaline, fight or flight, response, frontal cortex, judgment, lobotomy, Bible, Proverbs 16:2, Solomon, battle, think, act,…

MARRIAGE: Conflict, The Heart of a Peacemaker

Bible references: Matthew 5:9 1 Peter 1 Samuel 25 James 3 Matthew 7 Philippians 1:6 Philippians 2 marriage, husband, wife, shoebox, dolls, money, couple, conflict, peacemakers, peacebreaker, argument, power, Jesus, Matthew 5:9, sons of God, 1 Peter, operating system, heart, fault, blame, problem, redemption, backstage, David, 1 Samuel 25, Nabal, Saul, protection, pride, arrogance, respect,…

MARRIAGE: Conflict, “I’ve Lost that lovin’ Feeling!”

Bible references: Genesis 50:20 Matthew 5:9 Matthew 5:23-24 Ephesians 4:1-3 marriage, questions, answers, conflict, intentions, confession, eggs, fight, redemption, redeem, conform, Genesis 50:20, Joseph, arrogance, evil, good, respond, response, peace-fakers, avoid, avoidance, problems, ignore, isolation, loneliness, peace-breaker, my way, disagree, disagreement, submit, submission, control, manipulation, punishment, leadership, Jesus, peacemaker, Matthew 5:9, sons of God, gospel,…

MARRIAGE: Friendship Is Essential – Part 3

Bible references: John 15 2 Peter 1 Philippians 2:12-13 James 4 Matthew 11:28-30 Hebrews 12:1-2 Acts 20 Ephesians 4:29 1 John 1:7  Discussion Questions Identifying how your family shaped you… Describe each family member with three adjectives and their relationship to you Describe your parent’s relationship How was conflict handled in your family? Anger? Tensions?…

MARRIAGE: Friendship Is Essential – Part 2

Bible references: John 13-18 John 4:16 Galatians 5:6, Philippians 2 Proverbs 18:1 1 John 4 Proverbs 13 Colossians 3 One of the resources Martin mentioned in this sermon is The Meaning of Marriage by Tim Keller marriage, jigsaw puzzle, puzzle piece, wife, husband, friend, friendship, Tim Keller, “The Meaning of Marriage”, servants, John 13-18, Jesus, God,…

MARRIAGE: Friendship Is Essential – Part 1

Bible references: Ecclesiastes 4:8-12 Ephesians 5 1 Thessalonians 4:9 John 13 John 15 1 John 4:7 Colossians 1 One of the resources Martin mentioned in this sermon is The Sacred Search by Gary Thomas. marriage, missing pieces, single, Ecclesiastes 4:8-12, friendship, friends, wives, husbands, concubines, lonely, loneliness, Solomon, best friend, A Lasting Promise, Scott Stanley, Daniel…