MARRIAGE MATTERS (20 OF 53)
by Mike Stone
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:6-24
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Marriage Matters (20 of 53)
Series: Straight Up Truth for a Messed Up Church
Mike Stone
1 Corinthians 7:6-24
Our 20th lesson brings us face to face with several matters related to marriage and marital status. In these 19 verses Paul deals with singles, widows, widowers, divorcees, and married people...that's just about everybody. So, if you felt left out last week as we looked at intimacy, there is something here for you.
In fact, there is something here for everyone as we look into some ''Marriage Matters.''
As we come to chapter 7, I remember the story of the 45 year-old man who was marking his 25th anniversary. His wife found him crying. When she asked about his tears, he cried, ''Remember when your Daddy caught me stealing a kiss and said if I'd didn't marry you he'd see to it I went to jail for 25 years? ...well...I would have gotten out today!!!''
That little story is a reminder of a simple but profound truth. What's worse than being single and wanting to be married?
Being married and wanting to be single.
Maybe harder than that is being married, and watching your spouse die. And you wonder, should I marry again?
Or perhaps, worst of all is being married, divorced, single again, and wondering if you should get remarried.
Since this text deals with marriage, divorce, and remarriage issues, I want to get something out of the way. Because I don't know ANY issue that brings a greater potential for condemnation.
Listen carefully, ''You can't change your past but Jesus can change your future.''
I will share that truth again later, but I don't want you to have tuned me out by then.
1. Consideration of your status (6-9)
Paul will deal more fully with ''singleness'' in the balance of chapter 7. I intend to preach that in two weeks in a message about being saved, single and satisfied. But here he gives some words of instruction to singles, particularly to those who are widows and widowers.
In verse 6, Paul is NOT saying that ...
Series: Straight Up Truth for a Messed Up Church
Mike Stone
1 Corinthians 7:6-24
Our 20th lesson brings us face to face with several matters related to marriage and marital status. In these 19 verses Paul deals with singles, widows, widowers, divorcees, and married people...that's just about everybody. So, if you felt left out last week as we looked at intimacy, there is something here for you.
In fact, there is something here for everyone as we look into some ''Marriage Matters.''
As we come to chapter 7, I remember the story of the 45 year-old man who was marking his 25th anniversary. His wife found him crying. When she asked about his tears, he cried, ''Remember when your Daddy caught me stealing a kiss and said if I'd didn't marry you he'd see to it I went to jail for 25 years? ...well...I would have gotten out today!!!''
That little story is a reminder of a simple but profound truth. What's worse than being single and wanting to be married?
Being married and wanting to be single.
Maybe harder than that is being married, and watching your spouse die. And you wonder, should I marry again?
Or perhaps, worst of all is being married, divorced, single again, and wondering if you should get remarried.
Since this text deals with marriage, divorce, and remarriage issues, I want to get something out of the way. Because I don't know ANY issue that brings a greater potential for condemnation.
Listen carefully, ''You can't change your past but Jesus can change your future.''
I will share that truth again later, but I don't want you to have tuned me out by then.
1. Consideration of your status (6-9)
Paul will deal more fully with ''singleness'' in the balance of chapter 7. I intend to preach that in two weeks in a message about being saved, single and satisfied. But here he gives some words of instruction to singles, particularly to those who are widows and widowers.
In verse 6, Paul is NOT saying that ...
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