“Even adultery is not the unforgivable sin. It is a terrible sin, but God forbid that there should be anyone who feels that he or she has sinned himself or herself outside the love of God or outside His kingdom because of adultery. No; if you truly repent and realize the enormity of your sin and cast yourself upon the boundless love and mercy and grace of God, you can be forgiven and I assure you of pardon. But hear the words of our blessed Lord: ‘Go and sin no more.” (Studies inThe Sermon on the Mount, Lloyd-Jones, 230).

1. Love your spouse.

2. Work with your spouse.

Galatians 5:13b “through love serve one another.”

3. Pray with and for your spouse.

4. Be physical with your spouse.

5. Know your spouse.

Psalm 139:1, 7 “O LORD, you have searched me and known me! Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence?”

6. Be committed to your spouse.

I Corinthians 7:2 “each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.”

7. Forgive your spouse.

8. Celebrate your spouse.

“Marriage is more than your love for each other. It has a higher dignity and power. For it is God’s holy ordinance, by means of which he wills to perpetuate the human race until the end of time…so love comes from you, but marriage from above, from God…It is not your love which sustains the marriage, but from now on the marriage that sustains your love….it is his act, not yours…he protects it from every danger from within and without.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Following the Call, Moore, 121-122)

1. Marriage: 6 Gospel Commitments Every Couple Needs to Make-Paul David Tripp
2. The Meaning of Marriage-Tim Keller
3. Cherish-Gary Thomas
4. Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Desperately Needs- Emmerson Eggerichs
5. The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts-Gary Chapman
6. How Women help Men find God-David Murrow
7. The Power of a Praying Husband-Stormie Omartian
8. The Power of a Praying Wife-Stormie Omartian
9. Night Light-James Dobson
10. Saving your marriage before it starts-Parrott
11. From this day Forward- Craig Groeschel
12. Sacred Marriage-Gary Thomas

Sermon Questions

1. How has divorce impacted/influenced your life?

2. Describe your parent’s relationship and how that has affected your singleness, marriage, or life.

3. What are some Biblical examples of Godly marriages?

4. Which one of the eight points do you need to work on in your marriage (or in a friendship you may have)?

5. Why do you think God hates divorce so much?

6. What is something from the message that spoke to you?