Pastor Verne starting a new series entitled, Following God’s Design for Your Marriage. God invented marriage and has designed a plan in the Bible. This Sunday, we’ll learn that making the right choices before marriage prepares us to make the right choices after marriage. Making the right choices means that I marry a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 6:14-15). It means that I am depending on God for my joy, peace, and security (Psalm 16:11). It means that I am living pure before a holy God (1 Thessalonians 4:3-8). It means that I am serving God (Matthew 23:11). And it means that I am seeking direction from God as to whom I am to marry (James 1:7). After I marry, I must identify the forces attempting to destroy my marriage. I must make the difficult adjustments, so my marriage is complementary (Genesis 2:18), not contentious. I must be equipped with God’s plan for my marriage which is a 100% commitment (Matthew 19:6). Marriage requires that I anticipate the problem of selfishness (Genesis 3:6-7). Self is not to rule. God call me to deny self (Matthew 16:24) and love (1 Corinthians 13:5). I must be willing to work through the inevitable trouble that enters into marriage (James 1:2-4). Troubles are not to drive us apart but bind us together. God’s Law says, “You shall not commit adultery” (Exodus 20:14). Extramarital affairs are doom to marriage. A marriage blessed by God walks in God’s ways and follows God’s design.