Christian Searchlight

  MANAGING YOUR MARRIAGE Text: Genesis 2v15, 18 & 24; Proverbs 14v1   MANAGEMENT: (1) It is the process of getting activities completed efficiently and effectively with and through other people. (2) It is like investment. Its goal is to get the best out of resources; add the most value etc.   MARRIAGE: Marriage could be defined in so many ways e.g. 1.      The legally or formally recognized union of a man and a woman. 2.      It is the intimate union and equal partnership of a man and a woman. 3.      Christian marriage is the covenant union of a man and a woman who have given their lives to Jesus. 4.      Marriage between two people of the same sex or with an animal is not a Christian marriage.     Marriage is an institution ordained and ordered by God. Genesis 2v18 and Genesis 2v24. Marriage is the only institution that was established before sin ca...

 

 

  WE ARE MADE FOR OBEDIENCE: We prove our love for God, and His Lordship in our lives, by our obedience. We cannot call Him Lord, while we say, ”No” to His guidance. Christ is either Lord of all, or He is not Lord at all. We cannot give Him control of part of our lives while holding on to the rest. IT’S ALL OR NOTHING. We are either all in, or we are all out. There is no such thing as half-hearted surrender to the Lordship of Christ.  • Are we immediate in our response to the Spirit’s nudging or do we have to be prompted several times before we act?  • Are we swift in confessing sin when we are convicted?  • Are we quick to take ownership of our behavior and ask for forgiveness when we have offended someone? The degree to which we are surrendered to the Lordship of Christ will be revealed in the manner in which we respond to the commands of God in Scripture. What may be ok behavior for the average believer, may not be acceptable for the leadership of Christ’s...