A SACRED JOURNEY
Why Marriage
October 24, 2021
Matthew 6:33
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
“Regardless of our marital status we must see ourselves first as pilgrims on a pathway to
.”
Areas where spiritual growth and marriage meet.
The unifying power of
.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
1 Peter 3:7
7 Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.
1 Corinthians 7:5
Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
When our sin is
.
“What we often find hard to take in the first years of marriage is not what we learn about our spouse but what we learn about our self.”
Ephesians 4:29-32
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
James 5:16a
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.
“We don’t fall out of love as much as we fall out of repentance.”
Galatians 6:1
Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.
Cultivating the gift of
.
Ecclesiastes 4:12
Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
Mark 10:5-9
“It was because your hearts were hard that Moses wrote you this law,” Jesus replied. “But at the beginning of creation God ‘made them male and female.’ ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
“In Christ alone we find redemption of our soul both for salvation and in our unique creation as men and women.”
Romans 5:1-2
Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
1 Corinthians 12:12
Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ.
Romans 8:37-39
Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Life Group Homework
A Sacred Journey
October 24, 2021
Getting to Know You
1. Where do you feel closest to God? (Do you have a place you go to for devotional times or reading? Do you at times take a walk or drive to a specific spot to be alone with Him?)
Going Deeper
1. Read Chronicles 23:13. Holy means to set apart, cleansed for a holy purpose. Marriage is referred to a “holy matrimony.” To what are we being set apart for? What is the holy purpose God has given us in marriage?
2. “Prayer is a work to which we must commit ourselves if we are to make sense of our lives in the light of eternity.” Read 2 Corinthians 4:16-18. If we do not pray what do we then focus on? How would this impact our marriages?
3. Read Ephesians 1-3 this week as a couple. Take turns reading and spend some time sharing your thoughts. (If single do this with a friend where possible.) Try to pray together at least one time this week. Share as a group what this was like for you.