In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, welcome to you all. Let us pray. Our Father and God, we know how You delight to bless Your people, and we thank You that these blessings include the goodness of marriage. We rejoice before You now in the formation of a new union, and …
Justin and Emily
Since the entrance of sin into our fallen world, we have a tendency to divide things that belong together, and to put together things that should be kept distinct. We blur what should be sharp, and we divide what should be blended. Although the creation of marriage antedates the entrance of sin, sin has entered …
Sharon Elizabeth Howell, R.I.P.
In Psalm 116, we see the deliverances of God in the midst of life, and we see the ultimate deliverance of God at the end of life. The psalmist is pressed by his troubles—the sorrows of death surrounded him (v. 3). He found trouble and sorrow, which everyone who is paying attention in this life …
Kyle and Elizabeth
In order to have a Christian home, the kind we just sang about, it is necessary to have Christians. In order to have a Christian marriage, there must be a Christian man and Christian woman. Going beyond this, in order to have a good Christian marriage, we must have a good man and good woman. …
Daniel and Brooke
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 …
Levi Jachin Hicks
“Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and …
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, …