Real Talk 2 (23 Words to Build a Marriage On)

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REAL TALK – 2

23 Words To Build a Marriage On

Genesis 2:24 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to

his wife, and they will become one flesh.”

FOUNDATIONS FOR BUILDING LAST MARRIAGES

1. SEPARATION.

“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother ...”

· Let go of parents

· Let go of past relationships

· Let go of perfection

BIG QUESTION: What if you were married to you?

“Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.” – Benjamin

Franklin

2. PERMANENCE.

“... and be united to his wife ...” (cleave)

· Permanence through diversity.

“What makes a marriage count, is not how compatible the two of you

are, but how you deal with incompatibility.” – Leo Tolstoy

· Permanence through adversity.

2 Things to Know:

God has put us together.

“By making Him our One, He makes us one.” – Craig Groeschel

3. UNITY.

“... and they will become one flesh.”

Unity:

Intellectual – think together

Recreational – play together

Spiritual – pray together

Physical – next point

Emotional – learn together

Result: 13 Bonus Words

4. INTIMACY.

Genesis 2:25 “The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no

shame.”

Song of Songs 4:12 You are a garden locked up, my sister, my bride; you

are a spring enclosed, a sealed fountain.

Why “keep it in the garden”?

1. It pleases God.

2. It protects you.