I DO & I WILL
Text: Mt. 19:4-6
3 The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
1. I Do And Will Promise To Pursue Oneness In Marriage (Mt. 19:4-6)
- If you want to have a healthy and ultimately happy marriage, then your spouse must be number one in your life (on the horizontal plane). Of all the people in your world – family, mom, dad, daughter, son, friends, etc. - none are more important than your spouse.
- The moment you make someone else more important than your spouse is the moment you begin to
2. I Do And I Will Pursue Peace In Marriage (Heb. 12:14; Rom. 12:18)
- Heb. 12:14 – pursue peace with all people.
The context of this verse is trials, but it applies to any human hardship, including marriage and marital strife.
Jesus said, “Blessed are the peace makers. “
- When you strive for peace you find
3. I Do And I Will Pursue Conflict Resolution In Marriage
Here is what we must do with conflict: resolve in your heart to resolve conflict in a biblical manner. (cf. Matt. 18:15-17)
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4. I Do And I Will Pursue My Role In Marriage
Larry Christianson – “God assigns ROLES in marriage to each partner, to ignore them or devise substitutes is to invite a marital crack-up.”
1) Husband’s Role: A servant leader (Eph. 5:23; cf. Mt. 20:28)
- Husbands, being a leader doesn’t mean you boss your wife around and tell her every move to make. Being a leader means serving by example.
- Husbands are never commanded to control their wives. Husbands are only commanded to
2) Wife’s Role: A suitable helper (Gen. 2:18)
- Wives, God made you so you can make more of your life and make more of your husband’s life by
- The word “meet” means complimentary opposite. The wife is to be a complimentary opposite that completes her husband, fulfills him, makes him what he could never be on his own.
5. I Do And I Will Pursue Meeting My Spouse’s
Needs (1 Cor. 7: 1-5)
6. I Do And I Will Pursue Spiritual Growth For My Marriage
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