The Purpose of Marriage
- Preacher
- Ed Young
- Tradition
- Baptist — Southern
- Published
- Length
- 32:32
About this sermon
God’s purpose for a happy marriage and happy couples is for us to honor Him. After your relationship with God, marriage is the most important relationship you’ll have. In this sermon, Pastor Ed and Lisa Young literally practice what they preach as they square off in a game of ping pong! In this unique message, they speak candidly and share from their own marital wins and losses. They help us to discover that couples who play, lay, and pray together, stay together. Marriages thrive when couples are willing to make small peaks that take them to giant peaks! Life's too short to play ping pong with the wrong person! In marriage, it's a formula for frustration when one person likes to spin the ball while the other slams; when one likes to play on both sides of the table while the other keeps score. Because, in the end, no one wins. God’s purpose for marriage is to honor Him. This relationship called marriage is analogous to the relationship that God has with his children. It's the second most important relationship that you will have. Everything that we do in our marriages is to honor God through this relationship. Marriage can be compared to a game of table tennis or ping pong. This relationship we call marriage is a big deal. It's not just a game, it's something way bigger. If you think about marriage, the goal of marriage is for both to be winners in the relationship. It's not about just hitting it back and forth and keeping it going. That's great, but it's about a bigger purpose. It's about honoring God. Very few people when approaching the wedding runner, they've made all the plans and the flowers are ordered, the caterer is secure and you have this big day. That's awesome. But we need to think beyond the big day to the big experience of honoring God in the totality of what our marriage is all about. 6 Ways to be a happy couple: 1. Become a servant. 2. Keep kindness in play. 3. Avoid spins and slams. 4. Play on your side of the table. 5. Don’t keep score. 6. Stay at the table. The bottom line of all of this... The Ball Is In Your Court. It really is. It's about Jesus. Jesus died on the cross for our sins, rose again, and he says, okay, the ball's in your court. You receive me, my forgiveness and grace so that you're reconciled to God through what Jesus did, and that will play out in your marriage, your child-rearing, and your career. Remember though, it's about Jesus and about his grace and his love, for you and for me. Ping Pong Principles | F Is For Family | Sermon by Pastor Ed Young & Lisa Young #happymarriage #relationshipgoals #christianfamily Follow #EdYoung on social Ed Young Facebook: http://bit.ly/EdYoungFB Ed Young Instagram: http://bit.ly/EdYoungIG Ed Young Twitter: http://bit.ly/EdYoungTW
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