2. Marriage

3. Be Not Afraid, Be Aware

4. Three Observations 1.This is the inevitable conclusion of divorcing religion from the “secular.” [Insert rant about secularization.] 2.We will have decisions to make. 3.Our commitment to love, joy, gospel, and truth are unaltered.

5. A Mystery of the Church Ephesians 5:18-21 Marriage is one of many arrangements of God that require submission. Submission is one of many activities of the life filled with the Spirit.

6. A Mystery of the Church Ephesians 5:22-33 Marriage reenacts the creation, the merger of heaven and earth. Marriage reenacts the gospel, the merger of God and man. Marriage foreshadows the new creation, the merger of heaven and earth again! Marriage models the relationship between Christ and his church. Marriage teaches us selflessness.