1. “The Blueprint for Marriage!”
Ephesians 5:22-33; 1 Peter 3:1-7

2. Obviously, the sanctity of marriage (the home) is under attack…

3. “Marriage is a lot like twirling a baton, turning handsprings or eating with chopsticks; it looks so easy till you try it.”
Helen Rowland
(author/journalist)

4. At what point did things start going south
At what point did things start going south? When did the home begin to deteriorate?...

5. to reaffirm strong marriages are built according to God’s blueprint
Purpose:
to reaffirm strong marriages are built according to God’s blueprint

6. I Marriage in GENERAL Terms
A. Marriage is a Divine Institu- tion

7. Matthew 19:6
“Consequently they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.”

8. God’s divine blueprint (His Word) is given to instruct in the functionality of marriage/home…

9. I Marriage in GENERAL Terms
A. Marriage is a Divine Institu- tion
B. Modern Abandonments of Marriage

10. The number of “couples” living together outside of marriage has increased…

12. The sitcom Murphy Brown was called “groundbreaking” by introducing and touting single parenting…

13. II Marriage in SPECIFIC Terms
A. Leaving and Cleaving
B. Becoming One Flesh
C. Doing It for a Lifetime

14. This is of God and NOT of man!

15. At their fiftieth anniversary, a reporter asked, “To what do you attribute your fifty years of successful marriage?

16. Conclusion and Summary:
…Ford wasn’t know for his Christian ethics, but he wasn’t far off God’s formula for a solid marriage. May each of us buy totally in to the Blueprint of Marriage; God’s instructions given as found in His Word!