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Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

The First Wedding Day

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Spirituality

4.815K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

You can’t understand the central storyline of the Bible unless you understand something about marriage. The Bible begins with a marriage in Genesis 2, and at the end, in Revelation, it ends with a marriage and the wedding supper of the Lamb. In some ways, you can understand what the whole Bible is about and what the gospel is about in terms of marriage. In Genesis 2, we have the first wedding. Let’s ask the text a question: how can we be successful in seeking out marriage and in actually being married? There are three things the text says you need if you’re going to be married well: 1) attentiveness to idolatry, 2) patience for a very long journey, and 3) supernatural humility. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on January 4, 2009. Series: Bible: The Whole Story - Creation and Fall. Scripture: Genesis 2:18-25. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

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0:00.0

Welcome to Gospel in Life.

0:03.9

How can we trust in God's goodness and faithfulness even when the answers were seeking seem

0:08.5

elusive?

0:09.5

In today's sermon, Tim Keller teaches on what it means to wait on God.

0:13.8

After you listen, please take a few seconds to rate and review our podcast.

0:17.4

Your review can help others to discover our podcast and experience the hope of the Gospel.

0:22.7

Now here's today's teaching from Dr. Keller.

0:25.5

Tonight's Scripture reading comes from Genesis, chapter 2, verses 18-25.

0:33.8

The Lord God said, It is not good for the man to be alone.

0:38.0

I will make a helper suitable for him.

0:40.9

Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the birds

0:45.7

of the air.

0:47.1

He brought them to the man to see what he would name them and whatever the man called each

0:51.1

living creature that was its name.

0:54.2

So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the

0:59.1

field.

1:00.8

But for Adam, no suitable helper was found.

1:04.3

So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep.

1:08.7

And while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and closed up the place with

1:13.8

flesh.

1:15.6

Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man and he brought

1:20.1

her to the man.

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