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Sunday Worship | Marriage God's Way | July 5, 2026
Demetrius D. McClendon, Sr.
Demetrius D. McClendon, Sr.
Sunday, July 5, 2026
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TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: Mark 10:1–12
SERMON FOCUS: Marriage, Divorce, God's Design, Covenant Relationship, Grace

Sermon Highlights:
• Not Lawless but Heartless – The Pharisees tested Jesus, but He pointed to the hardness of their hearts.
• Not Legally but Godly – Jesus takes them back to the beginning: God's original design for marriage.
• Not Legally but Holy – Marriage is more than a license; it is a covenant picture of Christ and the Church.
• But Grace – Even in brokenness, there is redemption and grace.

Key Scriptures:
• Deuteronomy 24:1–4
• Malachi 2:16
• 1 Corinthians 7:10–16
• Ephesians 5:31–33
• Colossians 3:13

A Picture of the Gospel:
• Marriage reflects the relationship between Christ and the Church. As Christ loves His Bride, so husbands are called to love, and wives to respect—bearing with one another in grace.