Episode 95
Summer on the Mount: Divorce (Matthew 5:31-32) | Pastor Hayden Thomas
Weekend Sermons Podcast · Compass Bible Church Hill Country
June 25, 20231h 3m
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Show Notes
Preaching Point: A personal commitment to God’s original intent for marriage is a necessary component of faithfully following Jesus.
Main Text: Matthew 5:31–32 31
Teaching Points:
- Recover God’s Permanent Design for Marriage
- Honor Marriage as a Reflection of Christ and the Church
- Tenaciously Guard Your Marriage Covenant
Application Questions:
- Write down one observation or application you made from this week’s sermon.
- Read Malachi 2:14-16 and Matthew 19:3–8. Throughout history, man has done his best to lower the standard of marriage and create an abundance of loopholes to dissolve the marriage covenant. How does a biblical view of God’s permanent design for marriage challenge the prevailing idea of divorce and remarriage?
- Read Ezekiel 11:19–20. How does recognizing that sinful hearts are at the bottom of every divorce give genuine hope that as the heart is redeemed so the marriage can be redeemed?
- Read Ephesians 5:22–33 and 2 Corinthians 11:2–3. What changes in your commitment to the marriage covenant once you recognize that our earthly marriage is designed to reflect Jesus’ permanent love for the church and the church’s eternal commitment and obedience to Jesus?
- Read Genesis 2:18–25 and Hebrews 13:4. What are some priority shifts you can make to better guard and honor your marriage?