The Pain of Marriage

The Pain of MarriageSeries: Marriage and the makers instructionsPreacher: Simon DowdySunday MorningDate: 2nd May 2021Passage: Genesis 3:1-21-------------------GENESIS 3:8-21 Marriage and the maker’s instructions: The pain of marriage A) CONFLICT • The abdicator husband • The bossy wife • The tyrannical husband • The mousy wife B) PAIN C) CLARITY • The purpose of marriage Genesis 6:1-5, Romans 8:18-25 • The value of singleness Matthew 19:12 1 Corinthians 7:32-34 ‘I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord. But the married man is anxious about worldly things, how to please his wife and his interests are divided.’ For further discussion and prayer • How is what we’ve seen in Genesis 3 different from the assumptions that are often made about marriage- in the church and in society more widely? • If you’re married be honest- what are the implications of this sermon for you? • If you’re not married- how does this sermon encourage and challenge you personally? And how might it help you encourage married people at church?