Break A Sweat
Introduction
9 Then the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”
10 He replied, “I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid because I was naked.”
11 “Who told you that you were naked?” the Lord God asked. “Have you eaten from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat?”
12 The man replied, “It was the woman you gave me who gave me the fruit, and I ate it.”
13 Then the Lord God asked the woman, “What have you done?” —Genesis 3:9-13 (NLT)17 And to the man he said, “Since you listened to your wife and ate from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat, the ground is cursed because of you. All your life you will struggle to scratch a living from it. 18 It will grow thorns and thistles for you, though you will eat of its grains. 19 By the sweat of your brow will you have food to eat until you return to the ground from which you were made.” —Genesis 3:17-19 (NLT)
Three Foundational Building Blocks of Marriage:
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4 Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit adultery. —Hebrews 13:4 (NLT)
27 “You have heard the commandment that says, ‘You must not commit adultery.’ 28 But I say, anyone who even looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart. —Matthew 5:27-28 (NLT)
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21 And further, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
22 For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
25 For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her —Ephesians 5:21-25 (NLT)
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7 So go ahead. Eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, for God approves of this! 8 Wear fine clothes, with a splash of cologne!
9 Live happily with the woman you love through all the meaningless days of life that God has given you under the sun. The wife God gives you is your reward for all your earthly toil. 10 Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave, there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom. —Ecclesiastes 9:7-10 (NLT)
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Conclusion
My Next Steps:
- Assignment: Create four Core Values email to Pastor Mario?
- Identify the Building Block that most relate to each Core Value.
- Register for Marriage Events:
Couples Dinner – May 27
Marriage Seminar – May 28
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