Divorce & Remarriage (LH)
Weekly Reading
Monday: Leviticus 25, John 8
Tuesday: Leviticus 26, John 9
Wednesday: John 10
Thursday: Leviticus 27
Friday: John 11
Saturday: Psalm 64-66, Proverbs 14
Sunday: 2 Chronicles 10-21
Tuesday: Leviticus 26, John 9
Wednesday: John 10
Thursday: Leviticus 27
Friday: John 11
Saturday: Psalm 64-66, Proverbs 14
Sunday: 2 Chronicles 10-21
Sermon Notes
Key Passage: Matthew 19
1 Corinthians 7:15
Proverbs 11:14
Matthew 5:31-32
Mark 10:10-12
Luke 16:18
1 Corinthians 7:10-15
Psalm 32:1-2
Marriage in the Kingdom
Is Divorce Permitted for Christians?
Sexual Immorality, Abandonment, and Abuse
Making the Decision to Divorce
When Abuse is the Issue in Consideration
-Make the Decision in Community
-Attempts for Reconciliation have Been Made, and the Marriage has Been Restored
-Attempts for Reconciliation have been Attempted, but Unrepentance Persists
-Divorce Is Allowed
Remarriage
What if I have been Divorced and Remarried, and my or my spouse's divorce was Not Biblical?
-Ask the Lord's Forgiveness
-Remain Married
-Consecrate Yourself and Your Marriage to the Lord
An Encouragement to the Singles in Our Congregation
-If You Desire to Get Married, Let this Sermon Serve as Encouragement to Be Overly, Abundantly Wise in Who You Marry
-Do not enter into a Marriage Covenant with Someone who has not Been Divorced Biblically
-If you have been divorced, widowed, or single, pray about a Consecrated Life of Singleness
If You Are the Reason for a Divorce
Abuse that could conceded to divorce would be where the harm to the covenant is so pervasive that it is truly not a covenant of agape love anymore at all.
"When I preach on divorce, there are those in the audience who are going through divorce or who have just gone through it and they are so emotionally raw that it is hard for them to hear the message. There are those who are divorced but who didn’t want the divorce that they got and they are second-guessing themselves, wondering what they could have done, and some of the things that I may say may even seem to encourage their second-guessing. There are those who had biblical grounds for divorce and who only reluctantly pursued divorce but who are still troubled in their consciences and disappointed at the end of their dream for a happy lifetime marriage, and they may feel a sting in the preacher’s words not intended for them. There are those who have a marriage teetering on the edge and they are out of energy and they are out of answers, and their spouse has long-since given up and to hear the subject mentioned from the pulpit seems to be inviting a doom that they are now beginning to reluctantly expect. There are those who are unbiblically
divorced and so internally defensive about the subject but they’ve never come to grips with their own sin. There are those who think the Bible’s teaching on divorce is unrealistic, out of touch, pie in the sky. There are those who have friends or family members divorced or divorcing, and it’s hard for them to even think about the subject. There are those who are deeply concerned about marriages in our church and who feel frustrated as to what they might do to help. There are those who are worried about the effects of divorce on their children or grandchildren or on other children in the church. And there are the children of divorce–hurting, angry, and confused. And one neither wants to ordain the future effects of parental divorce upon them nor ignore the reality of the impact on them nor fail to show compassion for them as this most sensitive subject is approached. And each of those groups of people has different questions they are asking and wanting answers for. All of those things add up to a huge challenge for the minister who wants to be faithful to God’s word–but preach we must, for Jesus has spoken." - Ligon Duncan
1 Corinthians 7:15
Proverbs 11:14
Matthew 5:31-32
Mark 10:10-12
Luke 16:18
1 Corinthians 7:10-15
Psalm 32:1-2
Marriage in the Kingdom
Is Divorce Permitted for Christians?
Sexual Immorality, Abandonment, and Abuse
Making the Decision to Divorce
When Abuse is the Issue in Consideration
-Make the Decision in Community
-Attempts for Reconciliation have Been Made, and the Marriage has Been Restored
-Attempts for Reconciliation have been Attempted, but Unrepentance Persists
-Divorce Is Allowed
Remarriage
What if I have been Divorced and Remarried, and my or my spouse's divorce was Not Biblical?
-Ask the Lord's Forgiveness
-Remain Married
-Consecrate Yourself and Your Marriage to the Lord
An Encouragement to the Singles in Our Congregation
-If You Desire to Get Married, Let this Sermon Serve as Encouragement to Be Overly, Abundantly Wise in Who You Marry
-Do not enter into a Marriage Covenant with Someone who has not Been Divorced Biblically
-If you have been divorced, widowed, or single, pray about a Consecrated Life of Singleness
If You Are the Reason for a Divorce
Abuse that could conceded to divorce would be where the harm to the covenant is so pervasive that it is truly not a covenant of agape love anymore at all.
"When I preach on divorce, there are those in the audience who are going through divorce or who have just gone through it and they are so emotionally raw that it is hard for them to hear the message. There are those who are divorced but who didn’t want the divorce that they got and they are second-guessing themselves, wondering what they could have done, and some of the things that I may say may even seem to encourage their second-guessing. There are those who had biblical grounds for divorce and who only reluctantly pursued divorce but who are still troubled in their consciences and disappointed at the end of their dream for a happy lifetime marriage, and they may feel a sting in the preacher’s words not intended for them. There are those who have a marriage teetering on the edge and they are out of energy and they are out of answers, and their spouse has long-since given up and to hear the subject mentioned from the pulpit seems to be inviting a doom that they are now beginning to reluctantly expect. There are those who are unbiblically
divorced and so internally defensive about the subject but they’ve never come to grips with their own sin. There are those who think the Bible’s teaching on divorce is unrealistic, out of touch, pie in the sky. There are those who have friends or family members divorced or divorcing, and it’s hard for them to even think about the subject. There are those who are deeply concerned about marriages in our church and who feel frustrated as to what they might do to help. There are those who are worried about the effects of divorce on their children or grandchildren or on other children in the church. And there are the children of divorce–hurting, angry, and confused. And one neither wants to ordain the future effects of parental divorce upon them nor ignore the reality of the impact on them nor fail to show compassion for them as this most sensitive subject is approached. And each of those groups of people has different questions they are asking and wanting answers for. All of those things add up to a huge challenge for the minister who wants to be faithful to God’s word–but preach we must, for Jesus has spoken." - Ligon Duncan
Discussion Questions
3DQ - 3 discipleship questions to ask each other: What is God saying to you? What are you going to do about it? How can I help?
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