Dubai conference with sister claire Andoun .pt 1b (+playlist)

For taking your time to study remain blessed.

MARRIAGE IS SACRED     SATURDAY DECEMBER 2

TEXT: 1 CORINTHIANS 7:3-5                                                                                        

Memory verse:

Marriage is God ordained institution and therefore must be held sacred. Believers, church leaders and the clergy must see marriage as a holy thing and should not be handled with carelessness because marriage is one of the strong pillars of the Christian doctrine. Marriage should be well presented and well understood before going into it by intending couples. The family unit is the smallest number that constitutes the Church known as the Body of Christ and the society at large. Therefore constant prayer, caution and care must be taken that this small member of the Church which came as a result of marriage is not destroyed. Peace in the marriage is peace in the Church. Blessing in the family is blessing in the Church. So the man who is the husband, father and head of the family should follow Biblical principles for marriage not the traditional principles to rule his home. And the woman who is the wife and mother must also follow suit to assist in administering the family in her marriage to the well being of her husband, children and members of her household. And the children see that they reverence their parents in the Lord.

Obedience to God’s words in marriage brings benefits as follows-: Children are brought under subjection not wayward; there is family promotion not retardation; increase not decrease; Hope in life not depression; an example of the believers in Christian marriage not a reproach. That is as an epistle to the world, the neighbours, friends, and colleagues. This good example is not for the benefit of others only who see us but for our souls’ sake, because our souls in the marriage could be lost and face eternal damnation. He who made and instituted marriage demands obedience to this commandment the foundation to every good marriage is marrying in Christ. For every solid building depends on its foundation so is every good marriage and a Christian home. It is through marriage that the law of multiplication, dominion and fruitfulness can be achieved –that marriage must fulfil the will and purpose of God through Christ.   

Thought for the day: Three vital guiding principles: For God’s sake; for your soul’s sake; and for heaven’s sake.

Song for the day: Jesus in the family, happy happy home…

Bible reading for the day: Ezekiel 47-48; 1 John 1

#Horemow.