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  • Making Marriage Work

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Feb 14, 2005
    based on 27 ratings
     | 2,714 views

    Over 50% of weddings performed this year will end in divorce. And the statistic does not change just by going to church. Why? Maybe we should read the directions!

    Making Marriage Work Genesis 2:24 New Deal: Tim Timmons maintains that there are basically three stages in marriage. Stage #1 is the Ideal. That’s when everyone is excited, when love is grand, and “our marriage is going to be different!” But then along comes stage #2. The Ideal becomes an Ordeal. ...read more

  • God, Sex, And Marriage

    Contributed by Jeffrey Dillinger on Mar 5, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 7,909 views

    What does God say about sex before marriage? What about sex outside of marriage?

    God and the Marriage Bed (1 Cor. 7:1-9) Intro: A. When you look at our society today, we have seen many marriages that have ended in divorce. When you consider the statistics concerning sexuality and teens, you see that most people have some type of sexual activity before they marry. The term ...read more

  • Marriage - God's Masterpiece Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Apr 25, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,961 views

    Is marriage dead? No way - it’s alive and well and a way God communicates the gospel. There are a lot of misconceptions about the roles of husband & wife that this section clears up.

    Here’s today’s trivia quiz: which country has the highest and which country has the lowest divorce rate? (highest is Belarus 68% [divorces as a % of marriages]. Lowest is Macedonia 5%. U.S. Rate is 49%) When looked at another way - the number of divorces per 1,000 population per year - Sri Lanka ...read more

  • Redemptive Relationships: Marriage Series

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Sep 21, 2003
    based on 84 ratings
     | 30,896 views

    Marriage becomes redemptive when we understand: 1. It is to be a model of our relationship with Christ. 2. It is where we learn to love and be loved. 3. It is intended to be a source of joy.

    I am one of those fortunate people who grew up in a good home that was fairly normal and functional. There was love, my mother was a stay-at-home mom, and my dad worked long hours. We did not have a lot, but we were well cared for. It was not a home without its kinks, but it was a good home ...read more

  • Keeping Marriage Intact Series

    Contributed by Chris Hodges on Jul 29, 2003
    based on 46 ratings
     | 5,654 views

    To stress ways to keep marriages healthy.

    The 10 Commandments #7: Keeping Marriage Intact Text: Exodus 20:14 Thesis: To stress ways to keep marriages healthy. Introduction: (1) Divorce is out of control. (a) “The divorce rate has quadrupled from 4.3 million in 1970 to 18.3 million in 1996” ...read more

  • Myths About Marriage

    Contributed by Howard Mcglamery on Dec 12, 2002
    based on 87 ratings
     | 3,865 views

    A Message to Single Adults. Nearly ten years of my ministry was spent ministering to the needs and hurts of Singles. This message came out of that ministry.

    Myths About Marriage Psalm 127:1 Introduction What is a myth? - "A myth is viewed as an idea or ideal, based on a half truth, which presents a distorted picture of reality." Single adults when faced with rejection, loneliness, or sexual tensions, often find it easy to romanticize or fanaticize ...read more

  • Marriage - A Special Relationship

    Contributed by Warren Bird on Dec 15, 2002
    based on 46 ratings
     | 4,513 views

    Transforming our attitudes to marriage to conform with Christian teaching

    Introductory Discussion The relationship of marriage seems to be a pretty popular topic here at Padstow, with goodness knows how many engagements we have at the moment and maybe some more to come if what I see going on is any indication. And this is a really good thing. The lifelong commitment of ...read more

  • "Memories And The Marriage Vows"

    Contributed by Ken Harris on Mar 25, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,181 views

    The purpose of this sermon is to motivate Married Couples to remember their Wedding Day, and their Marriage Vows by reawakening thier Flames of Love.

    Proverbs 5:18 (KJV); 26 March 2006 by U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris CP Walker, Taegu South Korea BIG IDEA: Christian husbands should live under the assumption that the wife of their youth, will also be the wife of their Middle Age, and the wife of their Old Age too. ...read more

  • Marriage As Christ Modeled

    Contributed by Kemuel Travis on Feb 15, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,879 views

    To show that Christ’s relationship with us gives us a wonderful picture of what our marriages should be like.

    INTRODUCTION Our society is full of many so called “Urban Myths” These are stories that are claimed to be facts and likewise widely distributed and believed, yet with no basis to them at all One such myth came into popularity in the 90’s when it was said that the uncooked rice thrown at couples ...read more

  • The Marriage Relationship Of Believers Series

    Contributed by Bob Briggs on Dec 29, 2005
     | 4,775 views

    Helping husbands and wives to see the light of Christ design for their marriage

    In a survey done last year by the Barna Group they found the likelihood of born again Christians getting divorced equal to those who are not born again. In their interviews, they found 35% of born again believers have been divorced along with 35% of non born again Christians. George Barna ...read more

  • Understanding Godly Marriage

    Contributed by Eric Hanson on Apr 12, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,178 views

    God doesn’t leave us in the dark regarding His beautiful plan for Marriage. Here are powerful principles for success in your’s.

    UNDERSTANDING GODLY MARRIAGE Pastor Eric J. Hanson Any reader of this message knows full well that we are living in a time when marriage and the home are under attack. From a drifting culture comes the idea that marriage is whatever we want it to be, or maybe, it isn’t even needed. Clarity of ...read more

  • Your Marriage Matters Series

    Contributed by Clay Hallmark on Jun 9, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,887 views

    This is message 4 in a series of messages on the family called "Your Family Matters!"

    Our mothers matter / your children matter / your time matters / your marriage matters! This is perhaps one of the timeliest messages I have preached at this church in the past 5 + years I have been pastor. Why? Marriages are under attack all around us! Never before have I seen Satan attacking men ...read more

  • Marriage For The Right Reasons Series

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Jun 21, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,932 views

    People get married for lots of different reasons, but are they getting married for the right reason?

    A June Wedding: Marriage for the Right Reasons Hosea 1:1-11 Why do people get married? A report in the British journal Health 24 lists the top six reasons people give for getting married: 6. It’s the right time. You have a solid and secure relationship and it feels like the logical next ...read more

  • Three 'r's Of Marriage

    Contributed by Brian Gilbert on Aug 8, 2005
    based on 155 ratings
     | 73,875 views

    A look at three areas we must understand in order to have happy marriages.

    THE THREE ‘R’s OF A GREAT MARRIAGE INTRODUCTION: Open with “Aisle, Altar, Hymn” Joke. Tonight we are going to talk a little bit about marriage. Marriage can be a fun topic to preach on, but is almost always a tough topic to preach on. Tonight I am keeping it simple. As a matter of fact, you ...read more

  • 3 Principals Of Marriage

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Oct 30, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,933 views

    Just as their exist marriage between a man and a woman, the Bible teaches there is a marriage covenant between man and God.

    (3 Principals to Marriage) Eph 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; Eph 5:26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, Eph 5:27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, ...read more