Sunday Service Sermon 30.25

Jesus Teaches about Marriage                 Mark 10:1-12

1.______________ matter – vs. 2

     a. Why did they ask this question?

               i. Matthew 19:3   “Is it lawful to divorce one’s wife for any cause?”

     b. Two schools of thought on divorce in Jesus’ day

              i. Rabbi Shammai taught that the only cause for divorce was adultery (sexual immorality)

            ii. Rabbi Hillel taught that anything that caused the man to be unhappy was valid, even a poorly prepared meal.

          iii. Most Pharisees followed Rabbi Hillel’s view because it put their own pleasure ahead of anything else.

     c. The Pharisees wanted to ________ Jesus

    d. They wanted to cause ______________

    e. They wanted to keep their _______-____________ agenda

2. Understanding God’s _______________ matters most – vs. 3-9

     a. Jesus starts with the ________ – vs. 3

    b. Jesus _____________ the reason for the law – vs. 5

          i. The ________________ of our hearts

               • We want what we want

               • We choose not to forgive

         ii. God gave _________________ not a _________________

     c. Jesus teaches them the original ____________ – vs. 6-9

              i. One ______ and one ______________  

            ii.                          ____________ and ________________

          iii. Becoming one in ________, _________, _______, and ______________.

          iv. ______________ by God

           v. ______________ only by man’s sinful motives – _____________ and ______________ (see 1 Corinthians 7)

3. What about _________________ after divorce?

     a. First, divorce is ______________ to God’s ___________ but _________________ because of man’s sin.

    b. The ______________ (Church Father’s) view is that remarriage is ___________ allowed because the Bible never directly states it is.

    c. The _______________-_____________________ view is that remarriage is _____________ for the _______________ party.

4. Ultimately human marriage should __________________ and ______________ Christ’s marriage to us.

     a. He will ____________ divorce us

     b. He ___________ _____________ us

     c. He __________________ expresses _________ to us

    d. He ______________ __________ on our behalf and for our  ___________