Sermon Notes 3/15/2026
Sunday, March 15, 2026
Having an Awesome Family
Matthew 19:1-6
II. Statistics About Marriage (14 years of studying)
A. ______ less likely to commit adultery if you believe the Bible is
truth
B. __________________ have the lowest level of
extramarital affairs
C. Regular church attenders have ______ lower divorce rate
D. Conservative Bible-believing people are ______ less likely to divorce
E. Religious couples enjoy far more satisfying intimacy than the _____________
III. Jesus’ Testing of Marriage (Matt. 19:4) “Only the Creator of marriage can give us the correct ________________ of marriage because He _____________ it!”
A. The Pharisee’s question of testing Jesus
1. Rabbi Shemai- ______________________
2. Rabbi Hilel- ________________
B. The Pharisees were hoping to get Jesus to ____________
C. Jesus’ response was interesting
1. Verse 4- “Have you not ___________?”
2. Jesus does not say
a. “Well, the culture of our day __________”
b. “Have you watched your favorite ____________?”
c. “Have you listened to this ________________?”
d. “Have you considered what __________________
________________?”
e. “Have you confided in the _________________?”
3. God wants to ____________your marriage, Satan wants to ____________ it
4. God wants to bless your marriage in His _____________
IV. Jesus’ Definition of Marriage (v. 4-6)
A. Marriage is between one _________________________ and one ______________________________
B. Marriage is a _____________ relationship (v. 5)
1. __________ become _________
2. Not two, but _________ (v. 6)
C. Involves:
1. Doing ____________ together
2. ________________ is to be enjoyed
3. Speaks of one life-time __________________
4. Man leaves his ____________________________
Conclusion: Three Things that Will Kill Your Marriage
A. Putting your _____________ or your _________ before
your spouse
B. Putting your _______________ before your spouse
C. Putting ______________ before your spouse