Today I am beginning a new series on marriage. In this session the title of my message is €The Real Deal - How To Have a World Championship Marriage.€ You see, I have got great news for you on this Easter weekend. God, that's right, our loving and transcendent God wants all of us to have world champion marriages. Now I know what some of you are thinking. You are saying to yourself, €This is kind of odd. I am here on Easter weekend and this skinny guy who just got back from Las Vegas in November is talking about marriage on Easter! That doesn't really jell, does it?€ But I beg to differ. The implications of the resurrection of Jesus Christ have to play out in our important relationships. The next most important relationship to Jesus Christ is our relationship with our spouse. The message of Easter is simply this, folks. God sent Jesus Christ to die on the cross for all of our sins. All the people held their breath because they thought Jesus was down for the count. But God brought Him back from the dead and the same power that brought Christ back from the dead is available to resurrect your marriage. And that is exciting. That is some good news.
Now marriages here are in a lot of different stages. A few marriages look like the real deal but in reality they are an ordeal and you are looking for a new deal. Others marriage partners here feel like they are on the ropes, like they are being bombarded by this punch and that punch. You are having problems. Others here feel like your marriage is down for the count. The referee is counting you out. Conversely, we have some marriages here that are great marriages, I mean marriages that you could write books about. But there is help in this series for you , too. A lot of people here are unmarried says
Pastor Ed Young
. You are single adults and you are wondering how these messages will relate to your life. Studies show that over 90% of singles will get married. And, singles, you desperately need this information because you need to know as much as you can prior to walking down the wedding runner. So this series is for all of us as we talk about how to build a stronger and more God-centered marriage.