1. ___________ - mutually ___________

each other.

Partnershipcompleting

“God said, ‘It’s not good for the Man to be alone; I’ll make him a helper, a companion.’” (Genesis 2:18/Message)

“But for Adam no suitable helper was found. Then the Lord God made a woman . . . and he brought her to the man. The man said, ‘This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh;’ ”(Genesis 2:20b – 23a/NIV)

“A wife does not have authority over her own body, but her husband does. Equally, a husband does not have authority over his own body, but his wife does.” (1 Corinthians 7:4/HCSB)

 

“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,” (1 Peter 3:7/NIV)

 

2. ____________ - multiplying a Godly

_______.

Procreation

legacy

“God blessed them and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground.’” (Genesis 1:28/NIV)

 

“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.  

Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk alongthe road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.  

Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.” (Deuteronomy 6:4 – 9/NIV) 

“He decreed statutes for Jacoband established the law in Israel, which he commanded our forefathers to teach their children, so the next generation wouldknow them, even the children yet to be born,

and they in turn would tell their children. Then theywould put their trust in Godand would not forget His deeds but would keep His commands.” (Psalm 78:5 – 7/NIV)

“Has not the Lord made them one? In flesh and spirit theyare His. And why one?Because He was seekinggodly offspring. So guard yourself in your spirit, and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.” (Malachi 2:15/NIV)

Proclamation3. _____________ - mirroring God’s

_______.image

“Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them ruleover the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over allthe earth,

and over all the creatures that move along the ground.’ So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.”(Genesis 1:26 & 27)

“War has been declared onthe family, on your family and mine. Leading a family through the chaos of the American culture is like leading a small patrolthrough enemy-occupiedterritory.

And the casualties in the war are as real as the names etched on the Vietnam memorial.” (Steve Farrar in Point Man)

God’s Planfor Marriage

Colossians 3:18 – 4:1