When It Gets Hard

Blended Service

Hymn - Thy Word

Welcome And Announcements

Worship Songs - Your Grace Is Enough

The Heart Of Worship

Table Prayer

Teaching - When It Gets Hard

Communion

Hymn - You Are My All In All

Sermon Outline

When It Gets Hard

Ephesians 5:22–33 | Matthew 19:1–8

I. Why marriages struggle

a. Unmet expectations.

b. Selfishness.

c. Sin.

II. Jesus and the pharisees

a. The Pharisees came to Jesus with a legal question - Matthew 19:3-8

b. He says: you're asking the wrong question.

c. You're asking what's permitted. I'm telling you what's intended.

d. God’s vision for marriage is far better than what you've settled for.

III. Ephesians 5 -a closer look

a. Ephesians 5:22-33

b. Mutual submission is the foundation.

c. Husbands: the bar is impossibly high.

d. Not a call to authority but a call to sacrifice.

e. Submission becomes the natural response to being cherished.

f. Wives: respect is not weakness.

IV. Forgiveness is not optional

a. Here's the engine underneath all of this: forgiveness.

b. Without it, the whole thing stalls.

c. Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and compassionate to one another...

d. Forgiveness is not:

— Saying what happened was okay.

— Pretending you weren't hurt.

— Trusting immediately or skipping consequences.

V. Conflict done right...

a. Every marriage has conflict.

b. Fight the problem, not each other.

c. Your spouse is not your enemy. The problem is the enemy.

d. Repair attempts

e. Know when to get help.

f. Getting help is not failure. It's wisdom.

g. Your marriage is worth the investment.

VI. Making it real...

a. Where do you need to choose love this week?

b. Love is not primarily a feeling.

c. Love — the covenant kind — is what you do when the feeling has left the room.

d. A covenant is not cage - it’s a safety net.

Children’s church - first service - K thru 4th grade
Youth class - first service 5th grade and up
Nursery - both services for children 4 years and under

Learning Opportunities

Midweek Bible Study - Wednesday 6pm
Adult Sunday School: The Promise Of Heaven - David Jeremiah

Attendance and Offering

Regular offering: $ 2,231.28

Mortgage offering $ 40.00

Total: $2,271.28

First service: 74

Second service: 48

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