Unseen Battle | Week 3 | Marriage | Ryan Iverson | February 19 2023

Did you know that right now there is a battle going on all around you? A battle for your faith, your family, your children, your marriage, and your life. This battle is ongoing, and at times, invisible to us. During this series, we will expose the unseen battle happening all around you and give you the biblical tools to fight well and strong against this unseen battle. Today’s big idea: Today we are going to look at five unseen battle against marriages today. 02:28 Ephesians 6:12 Satan hates marriage! He hates your marriage and what your marriage represents. 04:02 Three Unseen Battles Against Marriage 05:25 1. Foundations (Cultural Attack) 05:40 Marriage is one of the most important things God created. 06:00 Genesis 1:27-28, 31 06:29 Genesis 2:22-25 09:54 The strategy of the devil is to slowly, subtly and silently get us to QUESTION THE TRUTH OF GOD’S WORD. That’s the attack! 10:37 We see two genders. 12:09 We see it intended to be monogamous. 13:11 We see the marriage relationship intending to be permanent. 18:45 We see it intended to be the only expression of sexuality. 20:00 We see that the marriage relationship is the ONE PLACE we can fulfill the original covenant of God – have children. 21:55 2. Power Struggle (Specific Attack) 22:15 Although each gender was made in the image of God – they are equals…TWO ARE UNITED INTO ONE. 22:35 Genesis 3:1b, Genesis 3:6 27:00 Romans 5:12 27:15 Because of this lack of leadership, it caused disunity…. Every argument you have is about POWER and ultimately PRIDE. 35:41 3. Secrets (Specific Attack) 35:46 One of the GREATEST strategies in marriage relationships is the idea that we DESERVE something that my spouse doesn’t know about… 38:28 John 3:18-21 A huge area is sexual sin, secret relationships, secret addiction or coping mechanisms and finally secret anger, un-forgiveness or resentment.