God's Design for Marriage

Embrace God’s Word with us as Jeff Koehlinger (Elder at Midland Free) preaches from Genesis 1 and 2 in the message, God’s Design for Marriage. BIG IDEA: God purposefully designed marriage as a lifetime, one-flesh, covenantal relationship between one man and one woman, which is complete in the husband-wife relationship and should be the priority relationship in a family. THREE PRINCIPLES: • Marriage, between one man and one woman, for life, is a God-designed arrangement (Genesis 1:27-28; 2:18-22; Matthew 19:4-6). • Marriage, by design, is a life-long covenantal relationship between one man and one woman, which God himself performs (Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:6). • The marriage relationship, as God designed it, is complete in just a husband and wife and should be the priority relationship in the family (Genesis 2:24-25 & Genesis 1:31). THREE APPLICATIONS: • We must defend, fight for, support, encourage, and live out God’s design for marriage in our lives, churches and society. • Staying married is about covenant keeping, not about staying in love or . . .. • Make your marriage the priority relationship in your family.