Let's Go: "A Marriage that Holds Fast"

I. Priority of Teaching about Marriage (Mark 10:1, 10)

II. Misunderstandings of Marriage (Mark 10:2-5)

Divorce - “God’s regulation of divorce is a concession, necessitated by human sinfulness, and therefore an attempt to limit its destructiveness.” (Kostenberger & Yarbrough)

Matthew 5:32

​1 Corinthians 7:15

2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV

Malachi 2:13-16

III. God’s Plan for Marriage (Mark 10:6-12)

Genesis 1:27–28

Deuteronomy 24:1-4

“We will always have marriage issues if we only view marriage as something between a man and a woman and neglect to have God at the center.”

​Matthew 19:8

Romans 7:1–3 

1 Corinthians 7:30–40

Isaiah 54:5

Song of Solomon 8:6-7

Ephesians 5:22-33

Genesis 2:25

1. Marriage is for Perfect Partnership

Genesis 2:18

Ecclesiastes 4:12

2. Marriage is for Pleasure

​Song of Solomon 4:10

Proverbs 5:18–19

3. Marriage is for Procreation

​Malachi 2:15 

​Ephesians 5:31–32 

IV. How To Grow Your Marriage (Mark 10:7)

1. View Marriage with God’s eyes.

​Hebrews 13:4

2. Fight for Your Marriage.

1 John 1:9​

2 Corinthians 5:18–19 

Colossians 3:14

3. When needed Separate.

​1 Corinthians 7:10–11

4. When needed Seek Counsel

​Proverbs 15:22