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"A Portrait of Marriage week two"
August 31, 2001~1:10 p.m.

A Biblical Portrait of Marriage
Week two review
Cleaving:
The Responsibility of the Couple
What is the key passage on marriage in the Bible?
Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife, and they shall become one flesh (Genesis 2:24)
How is the word “cleave” defined in the Hebrew language?
1. To Pursue
2. To be joined together
3. To keep fast together
What must a couple do to experience oneness in marriage?
1. Leave everyone else completely
2. Remain pure sexually (1 Corinthians 7:2-3)
3. Love for the long term
4. Live at your standard of living
5. Work at marital happiness (Deuteronomy 24:5)
6. Forgive seventy times seventy
7. Keep God in the center of your marriage
My notes: 1 Corinthians 7:2-3
Root of unforgiveness leads to straying (bitterness grows).
Evaluation Questions:
1. Why is divorce so prevalent in today’s society? What would it take to lower the divorce rate?
2. Why do some couples treat their marriage vows so lightly? What do a husband and wife need to believe in order to build a lasting marriage?
3. When either the husband or wife has a close friend of the opposite sex, what complications can that bring into the marriage? How can close friendships of the same sex sometimes bring conflict?
4. Why is it so hard to forgive a spouse? How have you observed a lack of forgiveness being demonstrated within a marriage?
5. Of the couples you have known who appear to be very happily married, how do they work at their marriage relationship?
Project: Learn to Cleave:
Review the seven principles on how to cleave. Congratulate yourselves for the ones that you are both following at this time in your marriage! Choose the principle with which you are personally struggling, and write it out on a 3X5 card. Post that card in a place where you will see it numerous times every day (on the bathroom mirror, above the kitchen sink, on the dashboard of your ca, etc.) Every time you look at that card, pray and ask the Lord how you could implement that principle within your marriage. You can experience greater oneness in your marriage.
Bible Study:
Day One:
Married for Life
Mark 10:9
What perspective did Jesus present of the marriage relationship?
Why is this so hard for many people to accept?
How has your commitment to your spouse affected how you deal with problems in your marriage?
What could you do today for you spouse that would most powerfully affirm your commitment to a lasting marriage?
Day Two:
Marital Unity
Matthew 19:6
In the first phrase of this verse, how does Jesus describe the marriage relationship?
What doe sit meant to be “one” in marriage?
In what aspects of your marriage do you have a oneness of mind and heart?
In what areas of your marriage do you and your spouse lack unity or oneness?
What have you experienced as the consequences of a lack of unity?
Day Three:
Build your marriage
Proverbs 14:1
What does the wise woman do?
How would a couple benefit from focusing time, attention, and effort on their own relationship?
In what ways have you sought to build and strengthen your relationship with your spouse?
What could your spouse do that would most clearly demonstrate his or her desire to work at your marriage relationship?
What do you think your spouse would most lie you to change as an evidence that you want to develop a stronger marriage?
Day Four:
Happily Married
Deuteronomy 24:5
What was the man instructed to do during the first year of marriage?
Why are so many marriages unhappy?
How would you describe a happy marriage?
What are two ways your spouse has brought happiness to you?
What one thing could you do for your mate today that would being him or her great happiness?
Day Five:
Married Under God
Matthew 19:6
Who does Jesus say ultimately “signs” the couple’s marriage certificate?
How committed is God to keeping your marriage together?
In what aspect of your marriage do you sense the greatest need for divine intervention to bring healing and restoration?
How committed are you to cooperating with God in the preservation of your marriage?
Will you reaffirm your marriage vows today? Are you committed to doing what is needed to build a lasting love relationship with your spouse? Demonstrate your agreement by initialing and dating this page.

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