Canyon Creek Church Sermons Canyon Creek Presbyterian Church

For many the Heart emoji is the symbol of loving something or someone. Being “in love” is a phrase we use for the romantic sentiments of elation, euphoria and bliss, which sponsor spontaneous demonstrations of devotion and adoration. Interestingly the Valentine’s Heart, so well known in our culture, is not the Christian symbol for love. The Christian symbol for the highest kind of love is the cross of Jesus Christ. How do we love our spouses and our friends with this kind of love? The Bible provides a long list of characteristics of loving in this distinctly Christian fashion. We can do this!

It is difficult to love one another genuinely although this is the call not only for our marriages but all relationships in life. It is difficult because sin gets in the way of our relationships and cause us to hurt one another in a variety of ways. Join us this Sunday as we look to Ephesians 4:17-32 seeking to understand how we can love genuinely while working through the difficult issues that come as we have conflict.

God has designed marriage to work in a complementarian fashion. The two become one and add great benefit to one another through serving one another. This is the riskiest part of marriage because it involves trust and respect for one another. It also requires submitting to one another.

The term, “Soulmates”, is well known in our culture today and it was used in Ancient cultures as well. Most definitions of this non-Biblical term include ideas like: “There are few people with whom I could find a perfect marriage fit and so I must find that ideal person in order to have a happy marriage relationship.” Some go much further and believe the ancient idea that there is but one person who is the matching half of your soul and you must find that person. We Christians need to redefine this contemporary concept of Soulmates to rediscover what God has intended for couples who have entered into the covenant of marriage and been joined together into “one-flesh” by Him.

There is no such thing as the perfect marriage because there is no such thing as perfect people. Marriage is wonderful because it provides a space to share your life with another person. However, one thing we quickly realize is that our partner is broken and so are we. The beauty comes when we realize that God meets us in this broken relationship and works to weave us together by his grace.