The Spirit Filled Marriage 12: Dating
Outline Independent dating Undiscerning dating Immoral dating Shallow dating Introduction The history of dating is a pendulum swing from total dependence to total independence. In ancient times marriages were arranged. An arranged marriage could have...
The Spirit Filled Marriage 11: Singleness
Outline Misdirected singleness Deliberate singleness Introduction Singleness in the ancient world had a stigma attached to it. Many cultures made an idol of marriage and sought wives for breeding an heir. Marriage was an institution...
The Spirit Filled Marriage 10: Leaving and Cleaving
Outline Leaving Cleaving Introduction Christian marriage is unique in so many ways. Christianity believes that marriage has an objective definition defined by God not man; that men and woman have defined, different and unchangeable roles;...
The Spirit Filled Marriage 9: The Priority of Holiness
Outline Holiness in marriage Holiness by marriage Introduction When Lynn and I got married, we asked our pastor to not skimp on the preaching of God’s word and give us a full sermon. We still...
The Spirit Filled Marriage 8: The Power of Words
Outline Words of Christ Words of the heart Words of power Introduction Words have power! With words Martin Luther King could persuade many to turn from racism. With words Winston Churchill gave courage to a...
The Spirit Filled Marriage 7: Husbands love your wives
Outline Defining love Describing love Introduction Why do we love? One physicist gives us the evolutionary perspective, ‘Biologically, love is a powerful neurological condition like hunger or thirst, only more permanent. We talk about love...
The Spirit Filled Marriage 6: Headship
Outline What it isn’t What it is Introduction ‘I hate him. I hate him because he made me feel worthless, inadequate—like a nonperson, a slave. I could never do anything that made him happy. I...
The Spirit Filled Marriage 5: The Roles and Responsibilities of the Wife
Outline Definition of submission Attitude of submission Motivation of submission Example of submission Introduction The war of the sexes goes all the way back to the Garden of Eden. In Genesis chapter 3 we see...
The Spirit Filled Marriage 4: The Institution of Marriage
Outline What makes a marriage? What keeps a marriage? Introduction What is marriage? One mother says, ‘marriage is just a fancy word for adopting an overgrown male child who cannot be handled by his parents...
The Spirit Filled Marriage 3: The Humility Filled Foundation for Marriage
Outline Submission Reverence Introduction Humility is to remember that we are made for God; pride is to act like God. Humility is to remember we are receivers of all good things; pride is to think...
The Spirit Filled Marriage 2: The Worship Filled Foundation for Marriage
Outline Worshipping Thanksgiving Introduction How do you know your life is controlled by the Spirit? It is not by having visions and dreams, prophecies and tongues, or casting out demons, Judas could do all these...
The Spirit Filled Marriage 1: The Spirit Filled Foundation for Marriage
Outline What Spirit filled is not How to be Spirit filled Introduction How can sinners make a marriage work? We can make cars that can reach 0-100 in 3 seconds but our flesh cannot produce...