Centreville Community Church

Pastor Dan Southern 10/17/04

Sermon Series: Heaven’s Help for The Home

Title: Godly Foundations for the Home

Text: Genesis 2:24 and varied text

l. Foundational Truth One: GOD HAS A PLAN FOR YOUR HOME.

Leaving

Weaving

Cleaving

ll. Foundational Truth Two: GOD HAS A PURPOSE FOR YOUR MARRIAGE

Receiving

Achieving

Believed

Three questions:

1. What Constitutes a marriage?

A. It is not Cohabitation. John 4:17,18

B. It involves Commitment. Genesis 2:24

C. Marriage is Created by God. Genesis 2:20 – 23

2. What is the meaning of Companionship? Proverbs 2:17

Malachi 2:14

3. What is the meaning of a Covenant. Genesis 15:9-21

lll. Foundational truth three: GOD WANTS HIS PRESENCE IN YOUR HOME.

John 2:1-11

The Shema – Deuteronomy 6:4-9

Ecclesiastes 4:12

Genesis 3:8

lV. Foundational truth four: GOD WANTS YOUR MARRIAGE TO BE PERMANENT.

Permanent

Matthew 19:6

Malachi 2:16

HOW CAN I APPLY THIS TO MY MARRIAGE?