THE MYSTERY CALLED MARRIAGE

HOW TO STAY TOGETHER WHEN YOU’RE STUCK TOGETHER THE MYSTERY CALLED MARRIAGE May 2/3 “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church — for we are members of his body. “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church.” Ephesians 5:25-32 1. THE MYSTERY OF MARRIAGE “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. Ephesians 5:31-32 “A man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” Matthew 19:5 2. THE VISION OF MARRIAGE “the two will become one flesh.” Mark 10:8 3. THE COST OF MARRIAGE “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her...” Ephesians 5:25 Marriage is a trap Marriage is a knife “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” Proverbs 27:17 It takes a grinding wheel to sharpen a blade, and so one person sharpens the character of another.” Proverbs. 27:17 “See, it is I who created the blacksmith who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its work.” Isaiah 54:16 Marriage is a wound The foundation of marriage is not love, but vows. One Thing: Spend Time With God Daily “Oh Martha, Martha, you are so anxious and concerned about a million details, 42 but really, only one thing matters. Mary has chosen that one thing, and I won’t take it away from her.” Luke 10:41-42