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Marriage is not:• The path to personal wholeness

(1 Cor 7:8, 25-35).• A cure for loneliness.• The ultimate path to happiness.

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So what is marriage?• Partnership – Together we

represent God’s kingdom (2:18-23).

Marriage and Sexuality

I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come? My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth.

Psalm 121:1-2

Partnership

Partnership• Be thankful for the differences

between you and your spouse. • Write a thank-you note to your

spouse for the way(s) he or she complements you.

So what is marriage?• Partnership – Together we

represent God’s kingdom (2:18-23).

• Picture – Together we reflect God’s love (2:24-25).

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PictureOne-flesh intimacy:• Sexually• Emotionally• Spiritually

PictureOne-flesh permanency:“For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Romans 8:38-39

Picture• What would make your spouse feel

most honored and loved this week?

Problems?• Pray.• Don’t give up hope. • Seek help if necessary.

ResourcesLove and Respect by Emerson EggerichsGod, Marriage, and Family by Andreas

KostenbergerThe Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman

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