Intentional Marriage - Hal Habecker
Sermon Notes
Three Core Passages on Intentional Marriage
Then the LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."
Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name.
The man gave names to all the cattle, and to the birds of the sky, and to every beast of the field, but for Adam there was not found a helper suitable for him.
So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place.
The LORD God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.
The man said,
"This is now bone of my bones,
And flesh of my flesh;
She shall be called Woman,
Because she was taken out of Man."
For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.
And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed (Genesis 2.18-25).
And He answered and said, "Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE,
and said, "FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH'?
So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate" (Matthew 19.4-6).
FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND SHALL BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH.
This mystery is great; but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church. (Ephesians 5.31-32)
Biblical Theology of Family/Marriage
Relational Keys
1. Degree of Commitment
2. Degree of Grace
3. Degree of Empowerment
4. Degree of Intimacy
I, ______________, take you, _______________, to be my wife/husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part, according to God's holy ordinance; and thereto I pledge you my faith.
In token and pledge of our constant faith and abiding love, with this ring I thee wed, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Bless, Father in heaven, in the giving of these rings, that they who wear them may abide in Your peace, and continue in Your favor, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Questions for Thought
1. How does this message relate to how you think about relationships?
2. How does this message relate to how you think about your family of origin?
3. How does this message relate to your marriage?
4. How does this message relate to your own children and grandchildren (if you have children and grandchildren)?
5. How does this message relate to relationships you have in the Body of Christ?