Marriage ‘A better story’ – 1 ‘A better story’ – 10 ‘A better story’ – 14 ‘A better story’ – 15 ‘A better story’ – 16 ‘A better story’ – 5 ‘A better story’ – intro ‘Goodbye married couples, hello alternative family arrangements’ ‘If the church were Christian’ – 9 “Wives, submit to your husbands” 1 Cor 11:3/Eph 5:23 – ‘Kephale’: ‘head’? ‘source’? ‘foremost’? 1 Corinthians 15:44 – ‘Raised a spiritual body’ 1 Corinthians 7:14 – Sanctified spouses, holy children 50 politically incorrect thoughts for men – 1 50 politically incorrect thoughts for men – 2 50 politically incorrect thoughts for men – 4 50 politically incorrect thoughts for men – 5 Adelphopoiesis: ‘the making of brothers’ Adultery Catholic abuse scandal – is celibacy to blame? Children need fathers Children need parents who are married Christ and culture Civil partnerships Cohabitation Cohabitation – a reality check Decision-making by husbands and wives Did Paul abandon his wife? Divorce and remarriage Don’t overspecify the biblical text! Everybody’s marriage affects everyone else’s God’s good design for men and woman God’s good plan for men and women: our unfinished business Gone Girl Guidelines on male headship in marriage Lost boys Love needs law Marriage and the marshmallow test Marriage as God did not intend it Marriage as God intended Marriage rate at its lowest since records began Marriage vows Marriage: antidote to loneliness Marriage: more than a metaphor Marriage: surprisingly good for you Marriage: what the Bible teaches Men and women: what’s the difference? Polygamy in the Bible Pray to be gay? Puritans on male leadership Remarriage after divorce Same-sex attraction and the church Sex and culture Sex in Genesis 2:18-25 Song 7:9b-8:7 – Aspects of love – sermon notes The mutual love of husband and wife Theology of sexuality and gender Top 10 key facts on marriage Train a child in the way that he should go What if God has not joined together? Who needs marriage? Why do many people prefer cohabitation?