Gen 24 – The story of how Abraham sends his eldest servant to search for a bride for Isaac (summary). DON'T LOOK FOR A SPOUSE FROM AMONG THE UNBELIEVERS Gen 24:1-4 – “Now Abraham was old, well advanced in age; and the...
MAN NEEDS RESPECT Eph 5:33 – “Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.” Husbands, love your wives, and wives, respect your...
THE CURSE OF SIN IN MARRIAGE Gen 3:16 - God said to Eve – “…Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you.” Before the Fall, man and woman were united in love and honor. But after sin entered, the...
A.CLEAVING TO BECOME ONE FLESH Gen 2:24 – Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. CLEAVE is DABAQ (Hebrew) which means - to cling to and to catch by...
MADE “ONE” BY THE COVENANT There is one passage written by Moses that was quoted twice by Jesus and once by Paul: Gen 2:24 – Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall...
Marriage is a three party covenant with Christ at the Centre. Eph 5:21-25 – In this whole passage, Paul constantly points both the husband and the wife to Christ as their source. Jesus holds the marriage together. A...
INTRO POPULAR OPINION 50% of all marriages end in Divorce in the US. 18% of all marriages end in divorce in India. Gen Z says that they don't believe in marriage and that living-together relationships are better. Heb...
INTRO: THERE IS AN ATTACK There is an attack on families, especially in these last days. God loves families but the enemy seeks to attack them. Neh 4:13 -14, 20 – Fight for your families. If you will fight for your...
INTRO: FAMILY HEROES Heb 11:32 –talks about Samson, Gideon, David and Daniel and then right in the middle of this roll call God lists 3 people who never did anything on that grand scale Heb 11:7 – By faith Noah...
WHAT DID ISAAC DO? We are the seed of Abraham in Christ Jesus and the blessing of Abraham is ours. But they manifest according to the level of our growth and maturity. Let us learn from the first seed of Abraham –...