MARRIAGE THAT WORKS

About this episode

This episode discusses the challenges of marriage and how the gospel provides solutions, focusing on teachings from 1 Peter 3:1-7.

Needless to say, there are a lot of "marriage issues” that have to be dealt with when you’re a pastor. Some of them are discovered in premarital preparation. Others show up later on. Pretty much no marriage is immune to some form of tension that threatens the harmony that should be there. That God intends. Then there are those who have simply bailed out on marriage altogether, as the culture around us questions its validity and redefines its basis. Christians are not immune from any of this, and yet we hold in our hands (or there it sits on a shelf) the very solution to any issue we may face. The “secret” of making marriage work. The gospel of Jesus Christ. The Bible tells the whole story: the origin of marriage, as well as the end of it in eternity, and all that is in between. We have examples, instruction, metaphors, and goals to reach; everything that we need to have a marriage that works. As part of our Imitators of God series, we’ll be looking at 1 Peter 3:1-7 in order to see what that looks like for both husbands and wives. So, bring your bad marriages and your good ones on Sunday to hear what God has to say about it. Be determined to hear from the Spirit through the Word…

People in this episode

Host: Todd Dugard

Topics covered

• marriage
• Christianity
• gospel
• spirituality
• 1 Peter
• relationships

Keywords

• marriage issues
• premarital preparation
• gospel of Jesus Christ
• 1 Peter 3
• Christian marriage
• spiritual guidance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Harvest Bible Chapel

Books & works: 1 Peter

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