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Having A ONENESS Marriage

Shawn Bain
10/04/09 - Gospel Meeting

Series: Shawn Bain October 2009

Having A ONENESS Marriage - Proverbs 24:3,4 

God’s Plan - Proverbs 24:3,4
People mock marriage like discipleship (Luke 14:27-30)
A Oneness Marriage is formed when a husband and wife continually weave intimacy, trust, and understanding into their relationship 

Components of a ONENESS Marriage

Knowledge - Being informed by God of His expectations of me in marriage - accountability 
Understanding - Clear realization and sight of marriage 
Looking at marriage through God’s eyes
See the differences
Gives you insight to lead wisely (husband) or to follow carefully (wife)
Takes time
A matter of communication 

Wisdom James 1:5 “ask of God, who giveth to all” 

Taking God’s design and respond to circumstances the way He intended Proverbs 1:2,7,10,15,33 James 3:13-16

Wisdom in marriage is having a teachable spirit

ONENESS Depends on Submission

“subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ” (Ephesians 5:21)
Philippians 2:1-5
Romans 12:10 

Commitment even if the other is unlovable 
Sacrificial and surrendering 
“What can I do for my wife/husband today?”

Oneness in Marriage is about… 
Dependence
Preference
Commitment
Embracing the difference

ONENESS in marriage is…
Aquila and Priscilla (Acts 18:1-3; 18,26; Romans 16:3,4)

A ONENESS marriage is a reflection of God’s image