Fervent in Spirit

1. Fervent in Spirit Mike Mazzalongo BibleTalk.tv Lesson #10 – Fervent in Preserving Biblical Marriage

4. Acceptable Marriage • Man + Woman • Consent • Legal

5. Biblical Marriage • Knowledge of Self- 18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.” Genesis 2:18

6. Biblical Marriage 19 Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. Genesis 2:19

7. Biblical Marriage 20 The man gave names to all the cattle, and to the birds of the sky, and to every beast of the field, but for Adam there was not found a helper suitable for him. Genesis 2:20

8. Biblical Marriage • Knowledge of Self • Social Readiness • Direction • Conviction • Independence

9. Biblical Marriage • Knowledge of Self • Social Readiness • Emotional Readiness • Need • Willingness • Commitment

10. Biblical Marriage • Knowledge of Self • Knowledge of Partner 21 So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place.  Genesis 2:21

11. Biblical Marriage 22 The Lord God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.  Genesis 2:22

12. Biblical Marriage 23 The man said, “This is now bone of my bones,And flesh of my flesh;She shall be calledWoman,Because she was taken out of Man.” Genesis 2:23

13. Biblical Marriage • Knowledge of Self • Knowledge of Partner -SINGLENESS UNITY Pre-arranged Dating Courting KNOWLEDGE

14. Biblical Marriage Engaging in sex before the commitment to marry usually hampers us in the effort to really know the other person.

15. Reasons For Sex • Confirm Commitment • Express Loyalty • Surrender Self • Establish Family • Comfort Emotionally • Physical Pleasure • Play

16. Biblical Marriage • Knowledge of Self • Knowledge of Partner • Unity 24 For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. 25 And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. Genesis 3:24-25

17. Rules to Create Unity Rule #1 -Separate to UNITE -“Can’t cleave till you leave.”

18. Rules to Create Unity Rule #1 -Separate to UNITE Rule #2 -Permanence is Permanent -Divorce NOT an option -You give up singleness not identity.

19. Rules to Create Unity Rule #1 -Separate to UNITE Rule #2 -Permanence is Permanent Rule #3 -Intimacy MUST be without FEAR -Means transparency, vulnerability -Adam & Eve had great sex because they were without sin!

20. Biblical Marriage • Knowledge of Self • Knowledge of Partner • Unity • Christ Centered. “Two Christians Building a marriage based on the Biblical model is a Christian marriage.”

21. Christian Marriage • Knowledge of self. “Am I a Christian?”

22. Christian Marriage • Knowledge of self. • Knowledge of Partner “Am I marrying a Christian?”

23. Christian Marriage • Knowledge of self. • Knowledge of Partner • Unity “Are we devoting this marriage to Christ?”

24. Christian Marriage Marriage without Christ can satisfy the partners, but only Christian marriages satisfy God.

25. Christian Marriage The “good news” is that you can begin to create a Christian marriage out of what you have now.

26. Christian Marriage Biblical Marriage is not easy but… • God provides the plan • Christ provides the grace • Church provides the help