{"id":218,"date":"2018-11-07T11:29:57","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T19:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/migrate.bettersermons.org\/?p=218"},"modified":"2020-06-01T11:40:30","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T18:40:30","slug":"three-ps-in-a-pod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bettersermons.org\/three-ps-in-a-pod\/","title":{"rendered":"Three P’s in a Pod"},"content":{"rendered":"
Three P’s in a Pod<\/span><\/div>\n

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\nIt\u2019s hard to get married. It\u2019s even harder to stay married. For it to last, every marriage requires a love that is pre-eminent, practiced and permanent.<\/p>\n

Text:<\/strong> 1 Corinthians 14<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Introduction<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nAisle, altar, hymn wedding story.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n2.<\/td>\nWeddings are happy occasions. They are also fraught with frightful challenges.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n3.<\/td>\nPersonal wedding blooper stories.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n4.<\/td>\nIt\u2019s hard to get married. It\u2019s even harder to stay married.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n5.<\/td>\nAt the end of the day I\u2019m thankful for a 1 Corinthians 13 kind of love that sees us through.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Preeminence of Love<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nThe first P in the pod of love emphasizes the preeminence of love. Verses 1-3.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n2.<\/td>\nExamples of typical definitions we give love.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n3.<\/td>\nExamples of real love in marriage.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n4.<\/td>\nMarried love is the preeminent thing. It is the most important human relationship there is.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nIt is more important than our relationship with our parents. Genesis 2:24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\nb.<\/td>\nIt is more important than the relationship with our children.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\nc.<\/td>\nIt is more important than our relationships with our friends.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\nd.<\/td>\nIt is more important than your relationship with the church.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\ne.<\/td>\nIt is more important than your job, making lots of money, living in the big house, and having lots of stuff.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n5.<\/td>\nMarried love is so important that we have built it right into our doctrinal framework\u2014It\u2019s number 23 of the 28.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n6.<\/td>\nMarried love is the preeminent thing. A priority. A commitment.
\nA pledge to live and grow and love through all of life for better or for worse . . .<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n7.<\/td>\nThere is only one thing more important:  Our love for God.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Practice of Love<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nThe second P in the pod of love is the practice of love. Verses 4-7.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n2.<\/td>\nStory of young couple on first date. He asks for a kiss and she does not respond. Finally he asks, \u201cWhat\u2019s the matter with you?  Are you deaf?\u201d And she responds, \u201cWhat\u2019s the matter with you? Are you paralyzed?\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n3.<\/td>\nLove is something you do . . .<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n4.<\/td>\nLove is patient  — Practical examples.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n5.<\/td>\nLove is kind  — It keeps up the little attentions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n6.<\/td>\nLove does not envy \u2013 Guarding against jealousy in marriage.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n7.<\/td>\nLove does not boast \u2013 Guarding against a spirit of arrogance.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n8.<\/td>\nLove is not rude \u2013 Being considerate and polite.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n9.<\/td>\nLove is not self seeking \u2013 It is devoted to the service of the other.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n10.<\/td>\nLove is not easily angered \u2013 It is slow to anger. It chooses its battles wisely.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n11.<\/td>\nLove keeps no record of wrong \u2013 Keep short accounts. Deal with the present. Move on.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n12.<\/td>\nLove does not delight in evil, but rejoices in the truth \u2013 Find a positive way to interpret and respond to life\u2019s events.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n13.<\/td>\nLove always protects \u2013 Problems in the marriage are never exposed outside the home except when together seeking professional counseling.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n14.<\/td>\nLove always trusts, hopes, perseveres \u2013 It is there for the long haul.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Permanence of Love<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nThe third P in the pod of love is permanence. Verses 8-13.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n2.<\/td>\nMarried love is a lifelong journey shared together.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n3.<\/td>\nGod\u2019s design for permanence in marriage seen with Adam and Eve. Matthew 19:6.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n4.<\/td>\nMarriage is a commitment of two wills to each other.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n5.<\/td>\nIt is a lifelong pledge till death do us part.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n6.<\/td>\nLove that is conditional will never grow to its full potential.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n7.<\/td>\nBe as true as steel to your marriage vows<\/em> \u2013 AH 104.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Appeal<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nStory of the couple lying in bed at the end of the day after celebrating their fiftieth wedding anniversary. The wife remind her husband of their courting days when he used to hold her hand, kiss her, and bite her on the neck. When he throws off the covers and heads to the bathroom she asks, \u201cWhere are you going?\u201d to which he answers, \u201cTo get my teeth!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n2.<\/td>\nAppeal:  Put some teeth into your marriage.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Submitted by Dan Martella. Better Sermons \u00a9 2005-2007. Click here for usage guidelines<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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