Sermons on Contract Marriages:

The Purpose And Design Of Marriage Series

Contributed by Duane Smith on May 20, 2007

The purpose of this message is to outline God’s purpose and design for the family and to encourage the church to return to our godly foundation.

THE BIBLICAL FAMILY: The Purpose & Design of Marriage Gen 2:18-25 INTRODUCTION: A. Psalm 127:1 Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. 1. Like never before in the history of America, our families ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:18-25

Denomination: Baptist

Marriage: Discord Or Harmony

Contributed by Ray Ellis on May 21, 2007

In music the discords set your teeth on edge and make you unable to enjoy the music. An orchestra in harmony is pleasing to listen to and inspiring. Marriages in discord are merely surviving and not thriving.

Marriage: Discord or Harmony Genesis 2:18-25 “God said, it is not good for man to be alone. I will make a companion who will help him.” (18) God brought all the animals of creation before Adam, but no companion could be found among them. “So the Lord God caused Adam to fall into a deep sleep. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:18-25

Denomination: Free Methodist

Pre Marriage Relationships

Contributed by Mark Holdcroft on Jun 19, 2007

A painfully honest sermon, about developing a Godly pre-marriage relationship, from two people who failed God and had to fall upon His mercy. This was preached by my wife and I.

Relationships – How to develop a godly relationship We are going to talk about relationships before marriage today. The first thing that I want to say is that we didn’t do everything right. In fact we made a lot of mistakes and had some failures along the way. We want to share some of those ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:3-9

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Fireproof Way For Marriages.

Contributed by Allan Kircher on Jan 16, 2012

The majority of arguments between husbands and wives  Have to do with disagreements over who is in charge of what in the relationship.

A Fireproof way for marriages? Pastor Allan Kircher Shell Point Baptist church Ephesians 5:21-5:33 Introduction: In Successful Marriages, Spouses give up their rights for one another  wives give respect to their husbands  husbands give love their wives  spouses give Christ ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:21-33

Denomination: Baptist

Marriage: Whose Idea? Series

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Feb 3, 2012

God instituted marriage and designed it to reflect his love for us in Jesus Christ.

First Presbyterian Church Wichita Falls, Texas February 5, 2012 MARRIAGE: WHOSE IDEA? Of Horses and Carriages: Part 1 Isaac Butterworth Genesis 2:15, 18-24 (NIV) 15 The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it…. 18 The LORD God said, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:15-24

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Marriage Of Faith And Deeds

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Mar 5, 2012

Some people live under the separation of faith and deeds. But they were destined to be together. And what God has joined together, let man not separate.

THE MARRIAGE OF FAITH AND DEEDS James 2:14-26 1) James 2:14-18. • Faith, like love, is an action word (vs. 14-18). If a man who merely says I wish you well but does not act upon that wish by feeding his fellow man then it is not true faith. True faith expresses itself in love. Gal. 5:6b, ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Marriage: Duel Or Duet?

Contributed by Adrian Rogers on Mar 27, 2012

Marriage is more than moonlight and roses. In our day, it is by many lightly regarded, and by many as lightly discarded. But marriages are kept alive by God's grace.

Introduction Jesus said, “If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink” (John 7:37). And, the only people who go away unsatisfied from that living water are those who are filled with the stagnate water of self-love. But, if you’ll seek the Lord Jesus, today, if you ...read more

Scripture: James 3:5-8

Denomination: Baptist

"Bricks That Build A Marriage".

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010

Marriage Service Sermon. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: 1 Peter chapter 3 verses 1-8: ill: • For the first time in her life • Four year-old Suzie had just been told the story of "Snow White": • She could hardly wait to get home from nursery school to tell her mommy. • With wide-eyed excitement, she retold the fairy ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:1-8

Denomination: Brethren

"Bricks That Build A Marriage".

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Dec 4, 2010

"Bricks That Build a Marriage". (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: 1 Peter chapter 3 verses 1-8: ill: • For the first time in her life • Four year-old Suzie had just been told the story of "Snow White": • She could hardly wait to get home from nursery school to tell her mommy. • With wide-eyed excitement, she retold the fairy tale to her mother that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:1-7

Denomination: Brethren

God's Marriage Instructions Series

Contributed by David Owens on Jan 11, 2011

This sermon addresses God's commands for wives to submit to their husbands, and for husbands to be considerate and respectful of their wives.

Introduction: A. Marriage bears the brunt of a lot of humor, and in many respects for good reason. B. Here’s a few interesting quotes about marriage: 1. Mae West said: “Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution yet.” 2. Rita Rudner said: “I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Marriage: Forgiving And Forbearing Series

Contributed by John Piper on Mar 29, 2007

The purpose of human marriage is temporary. But it points to something eternal, namely, Christ and the church. And when this age is over, it will vanish into the superior reality to which it points.

You recall perhaps that my wife, Noël, said, “You cannot say too often that marriage is a model of Christ and the church” (see Ephesians 5:31-32). I said that I think she is right for three reasons. I’ll mention two. The first was that saying this lifts marriage out of the sitcom sewer and elevates ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:21-33

Denomination: Baptist

Love, Honor And Marriage

Contributed by Jennifer Lincoln on Apr 3, 2012

The importance of love, honor, and marriage as a whole

Love, honor, and marriage are the subjects that I will be speaking unto you by the Holy Ghost. These three are like a three fold cord that is not quickly broken. Love is so powerful that the entire law is fulfilled upon it, and that it covers all sins. How many of us are truly walking in the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:9

Denomination: Holiness

Essential Elements For Marriage

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on May 30, 2012

Here are six short teaching on Marriage

For June Wedding Sermonette Essential Elements for Marriage Part One I want to share with you something that is no big revelation, but a simple truth that should always be in the fore thought of our minds, “The world has changed, and it is going to keep changing.” (Marriage, From ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:24-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Marriage And Wisdom For The Oneness Series

Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 12, 2011

A Proverbs-Driven Life embraces marriage as the most significant of relationships worth careful nurturing.

Life Simplified Marriage and Wisdom for the Oneness October 30, 2011 INTRODUCTION Studies Find Big Benefits in Marriage By JENNIFER STEINHAUER Published: April 10, 1995 Single people may simply not know what's good for them, a recent group of studies suggests. A body of demographic research ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 9:9

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Article 25. Marriage Series

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Mar 17, 2010

Pastor Vaughan unpacks Gods design for marriage taking us right back to creation and shows how we are made for hetrosexual relationships within the context of marriage. That marriage has divine origins but has to be worked out here on earth due to our

Introduction. The Sanctity of Marriage today is under attack from all quarters of society and state, this of course is not something new society and states have often attacked and ignored and imposed their own take on the God given institution of marriage. Ever since the fall of humanity, people ...read more

Denomination: Baptist