These are the sermon notes that appear in the bulletin on Sunday morning.  Feel free to follow along as you listen.

Series: Strengthening Your Marriage

Title: The Divine Design of Marriage

Ref: Genesis 1:27

The Divine Design

God made man and woman ______________________

Do you know that your differences play a major role in who you are __________________ in Christ?

God designed men and a women ______________________ different

What a man is looking for in a relationship:

1. _________________________________ fulfillment

2. _________________________________ companionship

3. _________________________________ spouse

4. _________________________________ support

5. _________________________________ and praise

What a woman is looking for in a relationship:

1. _________________________________

2. Support in _________________________________

3. Honest and open _________________________________

4. _________________________ support (__________________________)

5. Family _________________________________

There is nothing like a _________________________________ relationship to show us where we are more like us and less like Christ.

It is within the intimacy of marriage that the __________________ __________________ of my heart are often revealed.

Differences can divide, but in God’s hand they can be just the tool He uses to ________________________________ our hearts to be more like Jesus.

If marriage is designed by God and instituted by God, then He must be right in the _________________________________ of it.