Grace Church Dulwich - Sermons: Marriage and the makers instructions

The Renewal of Marriage

Simon Dowdy — Sun, 09 May 2021 11:15:00 +0100

The Renewal of Marriage

Series: Marriage and the makers instructions

Preacher: Simon Dowdy

Sunday Morning

Date: 9th May 2021

Passage: Ephesians 5:22-33

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A) The blueprint for the renewal of marriage, vv.31-32

Ezekiel 16:1-14

B) The role of wives in the renewal of marriage, vv.21-24

C) The role of husbands in the renewal of marriage, vv.25-30

For further discussion and prayer

If you’re married be honest- what are the implications of this sermon for you?

If you’re not married- how does this sermon encourage and challenge you personally? And how might it help you encourage married people at church?

The Pain of Marriage

Simon Dowdy — Sun, 02 May 2021 11:15:00 +0100

The Pain of Marriage

Series: Marriage and the makers instructions

Preacher: Simon Dowdy

Sunday Morning

Date: 2nd May 2021

Passage: Genesis 3:1-21

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GENESIS 3:8-21 Marriage and the maker’s instructions: The pain of marriage

A) CONFLICT

• The abdicator husband

• The bossy wife

• The tyrannical husband

• The mousy wife

B) PAIN

C) CLARITY

• The purpose of marriage

Genesis 6:1-5, Romans 8:18-25

• The value of singleness

Matthew 19:12

1 Corinthians 7:32-34 ‘I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord. But the married man is anxious about worldly things, how to please his wife and his interests are divided.’

For further discussion and prayer • How is what we’ve seen in Genesis 3 different from the assumptions that are often made about marriage- in the church and in society more widely? • If you’re married be honest- what are the implications of this sermon for you? • If you’re not married- how does this sermon encourage and challenge you personally? And how might it help you encourage married people at church?

The Pattern of Marriage

Simon Dowdy — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 11:15:00 +0100

The Pattern of Marriage

Series: Marriage and the makers instructions

Preacher: Simon Dowdy

Sunday Morning

Date: 25th April 2021

Passages:

Genesis 2:23-24
Matthew 19:3-9

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GENESIS 2:18-25 Marriage and the maker’s instructions: The pattern of marriage

Matthew 19:3-9

A) Marriage is heterosexual

1 Corinthians 6:9-11 ‘Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practise homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.’

Rachel Gilson ‘Born Again This Way?’, Sam Allberry ‘Is God Anti-Gay?’

B) Marriage is public

C) Marriage is permanent

D) Marriage is physical

1 Corinthians 6:16 ‘Or do you not know that he who is joined to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For as it is written ‘The two will become one flesh.’

For further discussion and prayer How is God’s pattern for marriage different from what we see in our society? If you’re married be honest- what are the implications of this sermon for you? If you’re not married- how does this sermon encourage you personally? And how might it help you encourage married people at church?

The Purpose of Marriage

Simon Dowdy — Sun, 18 Apr 2021 11:15:00 +0100

The Purpose of Marriage

Series: Marriage and the makers instructions

Preacher: Simon Dowdy

Sunday Morning

Date: 18th April 2021

Passages:

Genesis 1:26-31
Genesis 2:15-25

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GENESIS 1:26-31, 2:18-23 Marriage and the maker’s instructions: The purpose of marriage

A) The foundations for marriage, Genesis 1:26-31

• Male and female created equal

Galatians 3:28 ‘There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus’

• Male and female- created to serve God

B) The purpose of marriage, Genesis 2:18-23

‘a helper fit for him’ = ‘a helper like-opposite’

1 Corinthians 7:3 ‘The husband should give to the wife her conjugal rights and likewise the wife to her husband’

Psalm 118:7 ‘The Lord is on my side as my helper’

‘Sex in the service of God?’ Or ‘sex in the service of me/ us?’

Implications;

• For those who aren’t married

• For those considering marriage

• For those who are married

For further discussion and prayer • How is God’s blueprint for marriage different from what we see in our society? • If you’re married be honest- what sort of partnership is your marriage? What are the implications of this talk for you? • If you’re not married- how does this talk encourage you personally? And how might it help you encourage married people at church?