Foundations of a Strong Marriage

Foundations

Week 1: Foundations of a Strong Marriage

Genesis 2:23–24 ESV

23 Then the man said, “This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.” 24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

Why did God create Marriage?

Look at :

Genesis 2:18 “18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.””

Genesis 2:20–22 “20 The man gave names to all livestock and to the birds of the heavens and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper fit for him.

21 So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh.

22 And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man.”

God planned your mate

not your savvy personality

not your finances

not your situation

If you take you out of it

Who does that leave that gave the union?

What makes a marriage strong?

GOD

Focus on the Other

Shared values, vision, and purpose

Setting goals as a couple

Activities:

Couple Values List

Discussion: What brought us together?