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Finding a spouse, patriarch-style! (Genesis 24)

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Finding a spouse, patriarch-style! (Genesis 24)

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  1. Finding a spouse, patriarch-style! (Genesis 24)

  2. Finding a spouse, patriarch-style! (Genesis 24) • Marriage is good Genesis 2:24-25 … a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.

  3. Finding a spouse, patriarch-style! (Genesis 24) • Marriage is good • A Christian should never start a romantic involvement with a non-Christian 1 Corinthians 7:39 …she is free to marry anyone she wishes, but he must belong to the Lord. 2 Corinthians 6:14 Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?

  4. Finding a spouse, patriarch-style! (Genesis 24) • Marriage is good • A Christian should never, ever start a romantic involvement with a non-Christian • A spouse won’t necessarily fall into your lap

  5. Finding a spouse, patriarch-style! (Genesis 24) • Marriage is good • A Christian should never, ever start a romantic involvement with a non-Christian • A spouse won’t necessarily fall into your lap • Involve parents and family

  6. Finding a spouse, patriarch-style! (Genesis 24) • Marriage is good • A Christian should never, ever start a romantic involvement with a non-Christian • A spouse won’t necessarily fall into your lap • Involve parents and family • Look for a marriage partner, not a date

  7. Finding a spouse, patriarch-style! (Genesis 24) • Marriage is good • A Christian should never, ever start a romantic involvement with a non-Christian • A spouse won’t necessarily fall into your lap • Involve parents and family • Look for a marriage partner, not a date • Sex is for marriage

  8. Finding a spouse, patriarch-style! (Genesis 24) • Marriage is good • A Christian should never, ever start a romantic involvement with a non-Christian • A spouse won’t necessarily fall into your lap • Involve parents and family • Look for a marriage partner, not a date • Sex is for marriage • God answers prayer

  9. Finding a spouse, patriarch-style! (Genesis 24) • Marriage is good • A Christian should never, ever start a romantic involvement with a non-Christian • A spouse won’t necessarily fall into your lap • Involve parents and family • Look for a marriage partner, not a date • Sex is for marriage • God answers prayer • Put God first!

  10. Finding a spouse, patriarch-style! (Genesis 24) Put God first! Matthew 6:33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

  11. Finding a spouse, patriarch-style! (Genesis 24) • Marriage is good • A Christian should never, ever start a romantic involvement with a non-Christian • A spouse won’t necessarily fall into your lap • Involve parents and family • Look for a marriage partner, not a date • Sex is for marriage • God answers prayer • Put God first! • It’s never too late to put things right

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