1. God’s Plan A – ‘The Local Church’ Glorifying God by becoming The Beautiful Bride

2. Genesis 15v8-18 Exodus 19:3-6

3. my bride; ‘You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace. How delightful is your love, my sister, and my bride.’ Song of Songs 4:9-10

4. one husband ‘I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to him.’ 2 Corinthians 11:2

5. her holy without stain, wrinkle of blemish ‘Christ loved the church and gave himself for her to make her holy and to present her to himself … without stain, wrinkle of blemish ’. Ephesians 5:25-27

6. The Beautiful Bride Genesis 15v8-18; Exodus 19:3-6 What does the groom look for in his bride? 1.Beauty

7. ‘Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.’ Ephesians 5:25f

8. The Beautiful Bride Genesis 15v8-18; Exodus 19:3-6 What does the groom look for in his bride? 1.Beauty – Eph 5:25f 2.Faithfulness 3.Love

9. first love. ‘You have forsaken your first love. Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lamp stand from its place.’ Revelation 2:4