Podcasts about mark 10:1-12

Lead Pastor Jeff Denton continues our series: Live Like Jesus - A Study in the Gospel of Mark. This message in the series is titled "Marriage: The Key to Divorce" and covers Mark 10:1-12. Originally preached at Waterbrook Bible Fellowship on Sunday, May 21, 2023.

What happens when the "twitterpated" emotions of romance fade? What is God's heart for you when your marriage seems ready to crumble? Jesus words, "What God has joined, let man not separate," may seem hard for our 21st century ears to hear. They were no less difficult to hear when Jesus said them, and God's grace is needed -and available- for us all! Whether you are single or married, Jesus' teaching from the beginning of Mark 10 applies to us all.

In this lesson Jesus teaches us about the blessing of marriage and the sorrow of divorce. In speaking of it he points us to his love, his patience, and his faithfulness. Our daily reading in God's Word, for saints and sinners.

Having worked with both teenagers and adults I can testify that there are commonalities, but a whole lot of differences. Teenagers are stubborn, short-sited, hormonal, erratic, self-centered, and inconsiderate. Adults are all those things, but with more experience. [For the record, that’s a joke.] There are a number of differences between adults and teens. One subtle difference I’ve begun to notice is the nature of the questions each asks. Adults tend to ask “how” questions. How do I do that? How can a person believe that? How can I achieve that goal. Teenagers tend to ask “why” questions. Why would I do that? Why does a person believe that? What would I set that goal? Often adults stop asking “why” because they know why. Too often we stop asking “why” because the answers are harder to come by, or they reveal too much about ourselves or others. A youth pastor can guarantee strong attendance and lively discussion in youth group by discussing sex. (Again, adults aren’t all that different.) The truly insightful students always push the “why” questions; “Why does God care if I have sex with my boy/girlfriend? Shouldn’t God be more concerned with child hunger, or murderers?” In this reading Jesus is confronted with “how” questions about divorce, but Jesus immediately shifts the discussion to “why” questions.

Divorce Bible Reference(s): Mark 10:1-12 Series : Come die with me Rev. Michael Orsmond www.abergavennybaptist.co.uk

Jesus defends marriage by taking us to the word, to God's original intent in the word and also by establishing the boundaries. The best way for us to defend marriage in our culture is to stand on the word and live out marriage with joy the way God intended it.

Mark 10:1-12 – Marriage and Divorce in a Confused Society David Robertson 24th October 2010 6.00pm

Mark 10:1-12 – Marriage and Divorce in a Confused Society David Robertson 24th October 2010 6.00pm