Sermon
Gospel Direction for Difficult Marriages
Stonebrook Community Church
Speaker: Matt Heerema
April 12, 2026 · 38 min
MarriageGospelChurch / EcclesiologyGrace1 Corinthians 7:10–161 Corinthians 1:4–91 Corinthians 6:19–20
Summary
Paul addresses divorce in the context of mixed-faith marriages, emphasizing that the Bible never commands divorce but rather points to God's design for permanent, covenant marriage. Through five gospel truths—God's provision, the church's protective role, forgiveness available to all, believers' belonging to God, and God's constant presence—the sermon situates the teaching within Christ's redemptive work, calling believers to faithfulness while extending grace to those in broken circumstances.
Highlights
The marriage itself is not the goal. The marriage has a goal. That goal is Christ.
Your life is now in Christ about God's glory. Whatever I do with my life, I do so that people see who God is more clearly.
The Bible never commands divorce. There's never a passage where it says, here are the circumstances in which you should divorce your spouse.