Honoring Marriage

Dennis Tuuri

Outline: Hebrews 13:4A Honoring Marriage Sermon Outline for February 12, 2006 by Pastor Dennis R. Tuuri Introduction: Heaven on Earth – The Delight is in the Details! Respected must marriage be! (Not “marriage is respected”) Basis: 1.) String of imperatives; 2.) For judge will God! (4B) Honor, respect, had in reputation, dear, valued, properly weighted, precious, worth, excellence Acts 5:34 ; Jn. 5:23 – Giving Marriage Its Due How shall we honor marriage? 1. By seeing its tremendous significance and blessedness . 1 Cor. 3:12; Rev. 17:4 etc Diamonds and Marriage Vocation, dominion, marriage, Cana and new creation George Gilder “Men and Marriage” Family Wage 2. By holding and teaching good incarnational theology . Heb. 2:14; 10:5,10; Gen. 1,2, Song of Songs Where did the verse go? Why?? (Manuscripts, Fathers) Two Greek Ditches 3. By celebrating it. Matt. 22; John 2 It’s Origins and Its Continuance 4. By preparing for it. Luke 14:28 It’s heavy! 5. By nurturing it with our time . James 5:7 Who’s watching the kids? Who are the kids watching? Who are the spouses watching? 6. With our speech . Mt. 15:8 “Goin’ to the Chapel” Up with “Mrs.” Dissing Cohabitation ALL of our pray-ers! (Karen Minnis) 7. With our money Acts 28:10; 1 Tim. 5:17 DOMC – 3 million dollars well spent! 8. By submitting to it Mt. 15:4 “Play the hand you’re dealt” not ‘Love the one you’re with! (The cards are from another world) 9. By punishing attacks upon it. Acts 22:5 Church courts and rolling back n0-fault divorce Death Penalty 10. By sexual meekness Heb. 13:4b Next Week: High Fidelity