Great Marriages Are No Accident
iMarriage — Part 1
January 20th, 2008
Genesis 2:18-25

Genesis 2:18-25
“The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found. So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the place with flesh. Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.” For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.”

6 Keys To Building A Great Marriage
1. Learning To Communicate.
“Reliable communication permits progress.” Proverbs 13:17 (LB)

“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.” Ephesians 4:29 (KJV)

“But let your word ‘yes’ be ‘yes,’ and your ‘no’ be ‘no.’ Anything more than this is from the evil one.” Matthew 5:37 (HCSB)

2. Learning To Be Considerate.
“You must learn to be considerate of one another, cultivating a life in common.” 1 Corinthians 1:10b (MSG)

“Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.” 1 Peters 3:7 (NIV)

“We must bear the “burden” of being considerate of the doubts and
fears of others…We should help others do what is right and build them up in the Lord.” Romans 15:1-2 (LB & TEV)

“Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.” Colossians 3:13 (NLT)

3. Learning How To Compromise.
“If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.” Mark 3:25 (KJV)

“People who do not get along with others are interested only in themselves…” Proverbs 18:1a (TEV)

“Love does not demand its own way.” 1 Corinthians 13:5b (LB)

“May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus.” Romans 15:5 (NIV)

4. Learning The Art Of Contact.
“The husband should fulfill his wife’s sexual needs, and the wife should fulfill her husband’s needs.” 1 Corinthians 7:3 (NLT)

“There’s more to sex than mere skin on skin. Sex is as much spiritual mystery as physical fact. As written in Scripture, “The two become one.” 1 Corinthians 6:16 (MSG)

“Let your wife be a fountain of blessing for you. Rejoice in the wife of your youth. She is a loving deer, a graceful doe. Let her breasts satisfy you always. May you always be captivated by her love.” Proverbs 5:18-19 (NLT)

5. Learning To Keep My Commitment.
“I hate divorce,” says the Lord God of Israel. “I hate it when one of you does such a cruel thing to his wife. Make sure that you do not break your promise to be faithful to your wife.” Malachi 2:16 (TEV)

6. Learning To Lean On Christ.
“God’s secret…is Christ Himself. He is the key that opens all the hidden treasures of God’s wisdom and knowledge.” Colossians 2:2b-3 (TEV)

“He will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the LORD is the key to this treasure.” Isaiah 33:6 (NIV)

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