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The State of Your Union

Shawn Bain
10/04/09 - Gospel Meeting

Series: Shawn Bain October 2009

The State of Your Union 
- Genesis 2:18-25 - 
The need for such a study - Christians involved 
If you had to explain marriage to another person, what would you 
say? 
What do you feel are the ingredients of a successful or 
fulfilling marriage? 
Have you really read, reviewed, meditated, & put into practice 
God’s marriage package? 
God’s Blueprint for Marriage - Gen. 2 
Man’s loneliness is not good (v.18) 


God’s Blueprint for Marriage - Gen. 2 
Man’s loneliness is not good (v.18) 
Accepting who God made for you (v.21-23) 
Leave others for your spouse (v.24) 
God’s Blueprint for Marriage - Gen. 2 
Making marriage last - “cleave” (v.24) 
WHY? For Love and I Promised 
Openness and Honesty (v.25) 
Intimacy is what God has in mind for marriage 

Learning about marriage from Genesis 2,3… 
Personal affect of marriage (Gen 2:25; 3:7,8) 
Societal affect of marriage (Gen 3:3,4; Rom 5:12) 
There is hope for the world (Gen 3:15; Jn 3:5)