Article 11: Marriage and the Home

What We Believe

Summary

We believe that Christian marriage is intended by God to be the union of one man and one woman for life, and that Christians should only marry one who shares their faith in Christ.

Marriage and the Home

Genesis 1:27
Genesis 2:24
Ephesians 5:31-32
Ephesians 5:21-30

Fulfilling Your Calling

• Genesis 2:15-17 (NLT)
  • “¹⁵ The Lord God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it. ¹⁶ But the Lord God warned him, “You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden— ¹⁷ except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you eat its fruit, you are sure to die.””
• Ephesians 5:23 (NLT)
  • “²³ For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of his body, the church.“
• Husband: Be a Leader
  • Genesis 2:18 (NLT)
• Wife: Be a Helper
  • Ephesian 5:33 (NLT)
• Husband: Loving Unconditionally & Wife: Showing Respect
  • Matthew 20:28 (NLT)
• Husband: Serving & Wife: Submission
  • John O’Leary / Jack Buck / Roy Whitehorn
    (Based on John O’Leary’s Testimony)
  1. Choose Significance Over Success
     • Philippians 2:3-4 (NLT)
  2. Choose Courage Over Comfort
     • 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 (NLT)
  3. Choose Love Over Fear
     • 2 Timothy 1:7 (NLT)

Marriage and the Home

Deuteronomy 11:18-19
Ephesians 5:31-32

Are you fulfilling your calling as a married couple?

*Baby dedication followed the end of the sermon.