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TITLE: Get her
for me
TEXT: Judges 14:1-3
PROPOSITION: Marriage is more important than physical attraction.
QUESTION: What?
KEY WORD: Ingredients
SCRIPTURE READING: Same
INTRODUCTION:
- Survey in Hamilton County (Chattanooga) – called “First
Things First” – reported in Chattanooga Times, November 25, 2003
- Hamilton County residents ranked the most important
priorities as part of the State of the Family 2003 report:
Family
Faith
Children
Career / Work
Health
Money / Finance
Hobbies /
Leisure Getting ahead in life
Marriage /
Spouse School
- 54% believe that if the traditional family unit falls
apart, the stability of American society will collapse.
- 70% believe the typical marriage today is weaker than
the typical marriage 30 years ago.
- 69% agree that children who are raised in a home with
both their natural parents will grow up to be more stable emotionally than
children raised by one parent.
- What are the Biblical ingredients for marriage?
Background
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Samson saw a
woman of the Philistines and liked what he saw.
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He knew it was
a violation of the law.
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He just liked
what he saw and said, “Get her for me.”
What are the ingredients for marriage?
Commitment – Intent
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May begin with
or without a ceremony
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Marriage cannot
begin without a commitment
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Genesis 2:21-25
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Genesis
29:16-20
Ceremony – Public
Announcement
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There is no
ceremony recorded in the Bible
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All parts of
the typical ceremony are taught in the Bible.
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John 2:1-2 –
Feast, friends, family, picture in the paper
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Wedding rings –
marriage license
Law of the state
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Obey the law –
Romans 13:1-4
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Blood tests,
age limits, applications fees, waiting periods
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Annulment –
Fraud, already married, false pretenses, avoid prosecution, avoid deportation
Conclusion:
- Samson just saw the physical attraction.
- Judge Judy book – “Beauty Fades; Dumb is Forever”
- What happens to a marriage when age changes the physical
beauty?
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