The Ministry of Marriage!

Genesis 2:23 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.”

BrownLove:The Story of US!

How it started....

I. Our Courtship!

A. An Instant Connection

B. An Intimate Connection

C. An Ignorant Connection

1. We prematurely started our Family.

2. We were inadequately prepared financially.

3. We put our future in jeopardy!

II. Our Commitment!

A. Commitment to the Lord!

We had a desire to honor Christ in marriage!

B. Commitment to one another!

We had a determination to love each other forever!

C. Commitment to our unborn child!

We had a duty to provide a godly home for our family!

III. Our Crisis!

A. Why are we about to get DIVORCED?

1. We forgot to nurture each other!

2. We failed to communicate with each other!

3. We focused on one another’s faults!

IV. Our Correction!

A. We stayed “Under” the same Word!

B. We stayed “Under” the same roof!

C. We stayed “Under” the same counsel!

1. We learned how our history can affect our destiny!

2. We learned how SIN affects our “garden”!

3. We learned how to communicate more effectively!

V. Our Celebration!

A. We now minister to one another!

1. Make more love, make more life!

B. We now minister to others!

1. We encourage other couples with our story!

2. We glorify God through our testimony!

3. We recognized it’s about Christ and NOT us!