MAKING MARRIAGE MATTER (2 OF 2)
by Craig Smith
Scripture: Matthew 19:1-6
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Series: Marriage Matters
Title: Making Marriage Matter
Text: Matthew 19:1-6
Author: Craig Smith
I. Where are we going?
I want to talk to you today about making marriage matter. Last week, we talked about the fact
that marriage matters a lot to God, so it should matter a lot to us. But today, I want to talk about
how to make marriage matter...how to move your marriage from wherever it is - and maybe
you'd say it's good, but it could always be better...or maybe you'd say it's not good right now, and
any improvement would be good news - I want to talk about how to move your marriage from
wherever it is, further down the road towards what God wants it to be.
But before we do that, I want to tell you something important. I really wish I didn't have to tell
you this, but I think it would be irresponsible of me if I didn't. If you're a follower of Jesus, you
have an Enemy dedicated to causing division in your marriage. And I'm talking about your
spiritual Enemy. The Bible says that in addition to the physical world God created, there is also a
spiritual realm...and just like Adam and Eve sinned in the physical realm and rebelled against
God...an angel we call Satan sinned in the spiritual realm and took a bunch of angels with him
that became what we call demons. Now, I'm not trying to alarm you, I'm just trying to inform.
The Bible says:
8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion
looking for someone to devour. 9 Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you
know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of
sufferings. (1Pe 5:8-9)
And I think it's interesting that it talks about the family of believers because here's what I've
found: One of our Enemy's favorite tactics is to try to destroy our families. And causing division
in our marriages is one of his favorite ways to do that.
I started to figure that out years ago when I began t ...
Title: Making Marriage Matter
Text: Matthew 19:1-6
Author: Craig Smith
I. Where are we going?
I want to talk to you today about making marriage matter. Last week, we talked about the fact
that marriage matters a lot to God, so it should matter a lot to us. But today, I want to talk about
how to make marriage matter...how to move your marriage from wherever it is - and maybe
you'd say it's good, but it could always be better...or maybe you'd say it's not good right now, and
any improvement would be good news - I want to talk about how to move your marriage from
wherever it is, further down the road towards what God wants it to be.
But before we do that, I want to tell you something important. I really wish I didn't have to tell
you this, but I think it would be irresponsible of me if I didn't. If you're a follower of Jesus, you
have an Enemy dedicated to causing division in your marriage. And I'm talking about your
spiritual Enemy. The Bible says that in addition to the physical world God created, there is also a
spiritual realm...and just like Adam and Eve sinned in the physical realm and rebelled against
God...an angel we call Satan sinned in the spiritual realm and took a bunch of angels with him
that became what we call demons. Now, I'm not trying to alarm you, I'm just trying to inform.
The Bible says:
8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion
looking for someone to devour. 9 Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you
know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of
sufferings. (1Pe 5:8-9)
And I think it's interesting that it talks about the family of believers because here's what I've
found: One of our Enemy's favorite tactics is to try to destroy our families. And causing division
in our marriages is one of his favorite ways to do that.
I started to figure that out years ago when I began t ...
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