The text from Hosea that was read for us is a rich text (Hos. 2:14-23), one that calls for more extensive treatment than can be offered in the brief words of exhortation in a wedding ceremony. But we have it on the authority of the apostle Paul that the prophet here was speaking of Christ …
Nethaniel and Emily
If you look around for a moment, you should see at once that we worship and serve a God who delights. He delights to create and make, and He delights to create and make beautifully. When we learn the nature of the divine majesty from that which is made, as Paul indicates, we learn much …
David and Katie
In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, welcome. As we have gathered here for another wedding, we are reminded of God’s continuing and continuous kindness to us. He established marriage at the very foundation of the world, and He did so because it was a key instrument for the accomplishment of His …
Paul and Kari
In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, welcome. We have gathered in the name of the triune God of Scripture. We are gathered under the Father Almighty, who made heaven and earth. We are gathered in the name of Jesus, as members of His body. We are gathered by the Holy Spirit …
Luke and Elizabeth
In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, welcome. Let us pray together now, seeking God’s blessing on this joyful event. Our Father in heaven, You are God of all weddings, the Father over all Your children, and the Lover and Giver of life. We pray in the name of Your Son Jesus, …
Justin and Laura
Weddings are a wonderful way of proclaiming the gospel. Many aspects of the gospel are on display in weddings, and can be seen there in their true glory. Sometimes, when we merely talk about the gospel, we can get tangled up in definitions. When that happens, some people react away from those definitions as though …
Brian and Morgan
In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, welcome. Let us pray together now and seek God’s blessing on our hearts and minds as we contemplate the nature of the joy before us now. Our Father, You are the Giver of all good things, with marriage in the first rank of those good …
Jody and Nancy
The Lord Jesus is the great bridegroom, the model for all bridegrooms. But He has become a bridegroom in a broken and fallen world, and this has implications for His marriage to the Church, and for our marriages as we imitate Him. When Adam and Eve fell into sin and rebellion, this not only introduced …
Daniel and Lydia
The Bible describes our triune God as one who keeps covenant. Not only does He keep covenant, but the Scripture says that He keeps covenant and mercy. In Deuteronomy, this wonderful truth is declared this way: “Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with …
Kent and Alyssa
A few minutes spent watching the evening news should be sufficient to establish—to the satisfaction of all faithful Christians—that we live in sexually confused and troubled times. From issues like the demand for homosexual marriages to women in combat, from women in combat to the demand that women be ordained to the Christian ministry, and …