The sermon “๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐,” was delivered by ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ (๐๐ซ) ๐.๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ข during this just concluded Global Family and Marriage Conference.
The message outlines the ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ , ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ-๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฌ. It emphasises the ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐, ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐๐ก ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ. It addresses both married and unmarried individuals, emphasising that marriage is honourable when the “๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ค๐๐ฉ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐”.
The sermon defines matrimonial unfaithfulness broadly, to include not just adultery but also cruelty, violence, deception, hatred, neglect, and wickedness. Furthermore, the message discusses the ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ, ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐. Finally, it presents Christ’s love as the perfect example for family fellowship, focusing on sacrificial, supreme, and sufficient love.
1. ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
For a family to have a strong foundation, individuals must have specific experiences in the Lord before marriage. These experiences include
๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
A believer should not be “unequally yoked together with unbelievers”. Personal salvation in Christ is the number one requirement for a marriage union.
๐๐๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Sanctification is necessary to love as Christ loved the church. This experience enables individuals to give their best to their spouse and make them glorious.
๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Marriage partners should be sought through prayer, handing the choice over to God. A good and prudent spouse is a favour from the Lord.
๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ
When praying for a spouse, one must clear all idols and old companions from the heart, as they can be stumbling blocks.
๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ
It’s essential to have a means of income before getting married. A person who doesn’t provide for their family has “denied the faith and is worse than an infidel”.
๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ
The foundation of a marriage should be charity (love), as described in 1 Corinthians 13. This love is the “pivot that keeps everyone together” when outward beauty and initial charm fade.
๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ
Those who are led by the Spirit of God will have the confidence to depend on Him for any issues that arise in their marriage.
2. ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ-๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ
Love in a family must be practical, not just theoretical.
๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐
Husbands are to love their wives as they love their own bodies, nourishing and cherishing them. Marriage requires a level of maturity where partners are unbreakably joined and united, separate from their parents.
๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฑ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐
Marriage is meant to be permanent, with husband and wife living together in love until death. They should be so united that they think alike and relate as one.
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Love in the family should lead to edification, with each partner contributing to the “increase of the body”.
3. ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ
Christ’s love provides the perfect example for family fellowship.
๐๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐
Family members should manifest sacrificial love by focusing on what they can give to the fellowship, rather than what they can get from it.
๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐
The love between family members should be even higher than the standard Christ set for the church, which is to “love one another, as I have loved you”. This includes forgiveness, as Christ forgave Peter.
๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐
As believers receive grace from Christ, they must share the same with others, creating an experience of “heaven on earth” in their families.
