Wrong Expectations | Herbert Cooper

Genesis 3:1-6 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” 2  The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,  3  but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’” 4  “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. 5  “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6  When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.  (NIV) 3 Wrong Expectations Of Marriage 1. You complete me Genesis 1:27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. (NIV) Psalm 139:14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. (NIV) 2 Peter 1:3   as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, (NKJV) Genesis 2:18 The Lord God said, “It is not good for man to be alone.  I will make a helper suitable for him.” (NIV) 2. You are my purpose Genesis 2:15 the Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. (NIV) Genesis 2:19–20 Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. 20  So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds in the sky and all the wild animals. But for Adam no suitable helper was found. (NIV) Acts 13:36   “Now when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was buried with his ancestors and his body decayed. (NIV) Your purpose is to live for God 2 Timothy 1:9 He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, (NIV) Genesis 2:16-17 And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden;  17  but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.” (NIV) Your purpose is to live out God’s unique purpose for your life 3. You are here for my happiness Genesis 2:24   That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh. (NIV)