The Miracle of Marriage

Genesis 2:18-25
Notes on the sermon (November 22, 2009)
given by Pastor Carl Broggi
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Intro: The reason for our social and moral decline is the undermining of God’s authority and His Word. We are in a spiritual battle and if we continue to lose our country we will have lost the greatest moral institution ever.

I.   Marriage is made by God the Father.
A. God planned a bride for Adam, see Genesis 2:18.
B. God provided a bride from Adam, see Genesis 2:19-22.
C. God presented a bride to Adam, see Genesis 2:22-23.

II. Marriage is managed by God the Holy Spirit, see Genesis 2:24.
A. There is the principle of leaving.
B. There is the principle of cleaving.
C. There is the principle of becoming one flesh.

III. Marriage is marked by God the Son.
A. God made Eve out of Adam’s wounded body, see Genesis 2:21.
B. God built Eve to be Adam’s bride, see Genesis 2:22.
C. God designed Adam and Eve to be one, see Matthew 19:6 and Ephesians 5:28-32.

Personal Application:
1. Is your marriage marked by Jesus Christ or
2. Is it marked by toil and trouble—God can fix it by joy and forgiveness!
3. God calls some to be single and some to marriage, see 1 Corinthians 7:32-34.