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Benefit Concert
for the Gabriel Taylor family
Show Our Love for the Taylor Family with a
Benefit Concert by Stonybrook Musicians Stonybrook
Sanctuary Friday March 4 730p
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Sex is the Creative Power of God
Biblical Texts Directly Addressing Divorce

• The Bible is much like a library that preserves
  opposing arguments.

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Sex is the Creative Power of God
Biblical Texts Directly Addressing Divorce

• Deuteronomy 24v1-5
• Jeremiah 3v1
• Malachi 2v10-16
• Matthew 19v1-9
• Mark 10v2-12
• Luke 16v18
• 1 Corinthians 7v10-15

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Sex is the Creative Power of God
Biblical Texts Directly Addressing Divorce

• The Bible is much like a library that preserves
  opposing arguments.
• There is an internal debate within the Bible
  itself regarding divorce.

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Matthew 19v1-9
1 When Jesus had finished saying these things,
he left Galilee and went into the region of Judea
to the other side of the Jordan. 2 Large crowds
followed him, and he healed them there. 3 Some
Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked,
Is it lawful for a man to divorce
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his wife for any and every reason? 4 Havent
you read, he replied, that at the beginning the
Creator made them male and female, 5 and said,
For this reason a man will leave his father and
mother and be united to his wife, and the two
will become
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one flesh? 6 So they are no longer two, but
one. Therefore what God has joined together, let
no one separate. 7 Why then, they asked, did
Moses command that a man give his wife a
certificate of divorce and send her away? 8
Jesus replied, Moses permitted
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you to divorce your wives because your hearts
were hard. But it was not this way from the
beginning. 9 I tell you that anyone who divorces
his wife, except for sexual immorality, and
marries another woman commits adultery.
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Three rabbis walk into a In answering the
Pharisees question, Jesus enters into an ongoing
debate between Rabbi Hillel and Rabbi Shammai.
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1 Corinthians 7v12, 13, 15
12 To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord) If
any brother has a wife who is not a believer and
she is willing to live with him, he must not
divorce her. 13 And if a woman has a husband who
is not a believer and he is willing to live with
her, she must not divorce him
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1 Corinthians 7v12, 13, 15
15 But if the unbeliever leaves, let it be so.
The brother or sister is not bound in such
circumstances God has called us to live in
peace.
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The ones most often forgotten
Please turn to page 696 in your pew Bible.
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Recovering from the Slow Drift
What if weve drifted apart? What if I no
longer feel in love with my spouse?
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Who Suffers the Most in Divorce?
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Recovering from the Slow Drift
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Recovering from the Slow Drift
What if weve drifted apart? What if I no
longer feel in love with my spouse?
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Sex is the Creative Power of God
United Methodist Church Statement Regarding
Divorce
God's plan is for lifelong, faithful marriage.
The church must be on the forefront of premarital
and postmarital counseling in order to create and
preserve strong marriages. However, when a
married couple is estranged beyond
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United Methodist Church Statement Regarding
Divorce
reconciliation, even after thoughtful
consideration and counsel, divorce is a
regrettable alternative in the midst of
brokenness. We grieve over the devastating
emotional, spiritual, and economic consequences
of
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United Methodist Church Statement Regarding
Divorce
divorce for all , understanding that women and
especially children are disproportionately
impacted by such burdens Although divorce
publicly declares that a marriage no longer
exists, other covenantal relationships resulting
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United Methodist Church Statement Regarding
Divorce
from the marriage remain, such as the nurture
and support of children and extended family ties.
We urge respectful negotiations in deciding the
custody of minor children and support the
consideration of either or
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United Methodist Church Statement Regarding
Divorce
both parents for this responsibility in that
custody not be reduced to financial support
control, or manipulation and retaliation. The
welfare of each child is the most important
consideration. Divorce does not preclude
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United Methodist Church Statement Regarding
Divorce
a new marriage. We encourage an intentional
commitment of the Church and society to minister
compassionately to those in the process of
divorce, as well as members of divorced and
remarried families, in a community
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United Methodist Church Statement Regarding
Divorce
of faith where Gods grace is shared by
all. -The Book of Discipline of The United
Methodist Church 2008
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The Big Picture -- Redemption
God creates good and whole things out of painful,
broken things.
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